[AT] another Allis Chalmers question

[pga2 at hot1.net]

Offer him $2000 and bump that to $2200 if he balks.

Phil

> ok thanks Phil.  I take it you think it is worth $2500.  I guess it is
> knowing that he paid $1400 for it and that I have done a couple hundred
> dollars of free work on it that bothers me.  grins
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <pga2 at hot1.net>
> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 12:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] another Allis Chalmers question
>
>
>> Charlie,
>> Fuggedaboudit. Just give me your friend's name and number and I'll do
>> him and you a favor. :o)
>>
>> Phil
>>
>> > Cecil,  I want your opinion on something.  I have one D-14 that is
>> in running condition and I use it for mowing, bushhogging, etc.  It
>> is a wide front 3pt hitch.  I have a narrow front snap couple model
>> with a cracked block and a few missing, minor parts,  I have single
>> front wheel that is in rough shape due to sitting in a field for 15
>> years.  The engine is stuck ( left out with no hood and the spark
>> plugs out) but I know the history of the tractor and it was used
>> very little so things like gears and shafts etc are in good shape.
>> None of mine have power steering.
>> >
>> > Now my question.  I have a friend who has a D-14 snap coupler with
>> power steering and a heavy duty front axle that, if it is in fact an
>> AC axle, is NOT for a D-14 or 15 that I have ever seen.  His tractor
>> is in good shape (better than the one I use) but he doesn't like it.
>>  He wants a MF 135 and he wants to sell the D-14.  He told me if he
>> could get $2500 for it he would sell it and buy a 135 he found for
>> $5500.  I know he only paid $1400 for the D-14.  I hauled it home
>> for him and have done the majority of maintenace and minor repairs
>> on it for him at no charge. However, he is not offering to do me any
>> favors on it.
>> >
>> > I would really like to have the power steering unit (even though it
>> has a bad seal and leaks the fluid out)  It has good tires all
>> around and a new manifold.
>> >
>> > I think that $2500 is too much for it but considering what I will
>> have to pay in parts to fix all of mine I am thinking it might be
>> worth buying if I can get it for  around 2k.
>> >
>> > I want to keep the drive train of the single front wheel model I
>> have in one unit if I can because it is rare (only 54 made with
>> single front wheel)  I figure I can use parts engine parts  and
>> miscellaneous parts from the cracked block narrow front to make the
>> single front wheel whole,  combine the best parts of my friends and
>> my working tractor to make one really good working tractor and have
>> enough parts left over to build a narrow front tractor and have the
>> heavy duty axle left over.
>> >
>> > If you could follow through all of that what do you think?  Should I
>> buy it from him at that high price or just let it go?
>> >
>> > Add into your thought process that I have not had the time or
>> > inclination to do anything other than bench engineer to any of them
>> in a couple of years.
>> >
>> > Charlie
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
>> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> > <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:08
>> AM Subject: Re: [AT] another Allis Chalmers question
>> >
>> >
>> >> > Hi Cecil,  I don't remember the size.  All I know is what
>> Valu-bilt
>> > shows in
>> >> > the catalog.     It might be that your manifold has been replaced
>> >> with
>> > one
>> >> > for a Series I or II tractor and there was a size change on the
>> >> series
>> > III
>> >> >
>> >> > Charlie
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I asked the Parts Dept at Sandy Lake Implement about the difference
>> in sizes. I was told that the 1 3/8" dimension they give is the
>> inside dimension, not the outside, so I ordered one. I am sure it
>> will be 1 1/2" outside. I thought about a change in manifolds too,
>> Charlie. I hate to
>> > have
>> >> to send things back.
>> >>
>> >> Cecil
>> >> --
>> >> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to
>> wonder what you said.
>> >>
>> >> Cecil E Monson
>> >> Lucille Hand-Monson
>> >> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>> >>
>> >> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>> >>
>> >> Free advice
>> >>
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