Your first Allis purchase

First for me was a '53 WD45 that you guys have seen a million pictures of. It had it's issues when I brought it home, but it had a good tight tranny, strong engine, and (aftermarket) power steering. Has been a work in progress ever since. I love this thing!

The question is; What is the next one likely to be?

The post says first Allis purchase, so I guess that was in 1988, a 917 garden tractor. Two 720’s after that and a multitude of attachments for them over the years. Then the 190XT.

For me it was a WD 45 Gas.   

when we moved from suburbia where our 40' x 120' lot was the one of the biggest in Redondo Beach (!) to what seemed to us huge at the time - 5 acres - I casually mentioned that we would eventually need a tractor to tame it.

WD45D in 1967.  $400 and a broken #6 piston.   Used it for 8 years...

1939 WC that my dad and I drove for the same guy as a hired hand.  He is now 86 and I am 62.  I am the second owner of it.  

My first was a CA that I bought while still in High School, Spring of 1966.  Since then added another 20 some AC's, last being the English D270.  Used to wheel and deal tractors but only sold one Allis, a C we had when I bought the CA, wish I could find it.

Dad started farming in '51 with a one year old C. Then came WC, new '57 WD45, used D-15II, 185, I took over farm and bought'81 6060 and 7010, later 200. Dad added a B and G for fun. Forgot D-14. Wish they were all here. See

The first tractor I learned to drive was a Allis B that my Dad bought used. Traded it off on a new CA in 1956 with a 2-row front mounted corn cultivator. I still have the original invoice, my brother and I were with my Dad when he bought the CA. I still have the CA and still use it about 100 hrs per year. When the tractor was about 10-12 years old Dad had the motor rebuilt with new pistons and rings and I rebuilt the transmission,rear end and all the wheel bearings about 10 years ago. My son and daughters learned to drive the CA as their first tractor. My 12 year old grandson was his first tractor he starting when he was 5-6 years old. He is waiting for the day it is his.

59 series 1 D17 with armstrong steering and Freeman trip loader in the spring of '79.

My First Allis was a WF that I bought in 1994 which is still in my collection today. I was 13 at the time and my grandfather was encouraging me to get involved in his hobby.

Edited by 34 Airflow - 06 Jan 2018 at 10:18pm

the first purchased,,package deal,, 1972 started dairy farming,,51 WD,68 170,,69  170. still have the WD and one 170 and added 21 more working allis s from B on steel ,,190XTs,,7000-7060s and the newest is a 8010 4 wheel

I upgraded in 1995 from an old Ford NAA to a 170 diesel. Man I felt like I had a Cadillac! Later I added a 180 Diesel and a 190 gas. The 170 Diesel developed an engine problem last winter and I hope to tear it down this spring an find out what is wrong.