[AT] Two Allis Chalmers U's

Fri Apr 30 14:08:57 PDT 2004

Grant I have a D-14 that sat in a field for about 15 years.  It was in good
condition when it was parked the guy just didn't like the tractor for some
reason and parked it and wouldn't sell it.  He finally died and I bought it
from his family.   EVERY bit of paint is rusted off of it.  The seat has
holes rusted in it.  The headlights are rusted out.  The gas tank is
probably shot.  You get the idea.

It is humid down here.  45% is a dry day.  80 % is probably below average
and 95 - 100 % is common.  That and the heat takes a heavy toll.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Weir" <grantweird at hotmail.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Two Allis Chalmers U's

>
> Charlie,
>
>     I don't know how long those tractors have been out there in the
> elements, but I think at least 20 or 30 years.  They are rather well
> preserved arent they?  Perhaps having all those trees and shrubs so
tightly
> packed around them helps some.  The air does tend to be quite dry up here
> for most of the year, although every other tractor I have worked on has
had
> little or no paint left on it at all so who knows.  I don't know if the
> weather up here qualifies as "severe", although it does get rather cold
> during the winter months, which sometimes causes problems with water
> freezing in blocks, rads, and gear-boxes.  I'll bet the state of the
> tractors is more due to being shaded from the sunlight than anything else.
> Also, I think AC used some pretty good paint too.  Maybe Mother Nature is
> into AC's - she does seem to give em' a bit of a break.  :-)
>
> Grant Weir
> Saskatoon, SK.
> Canada
>
>
>
> >From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
> >Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> ><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >Subject: Re: [AT] Two Allis Chalmers U's
> >Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 21:00:13 -0400
> >
> >Grant,  how long do you think those U's have been sitting in that field?
I
> >can't get over how good shape they are in.  Considering the severe
weather
> >you have up there it would seem like they would be destroyed.  I guess
heat
> >and humid, sometimes salty, air are worse on old stuff than that cold dry
> >air you have up your way.
> >
> >It's a nice find.  I hope you can get your hands on them.... and soon.
> >
> >Charlie
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Grant Weir" <grantweird at hotmail.com>
> >To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:41 PM
> >Subject: [AT] Two Allis Chalmers U's
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > >    Last fall, Dad and I found an Allis Chalmers U on rubber on an
> >abandoned
> > > yard site out near the home place.   The owner had fairly recently
> >bought
> > > the place and did not know it was there.  This spring he finally got
out
> > > there to have a look and promptly called Dad back to tell him that
there
> > > were actually TWO Allis U's out there!   He also mentioned that his
sons
> > > might want to restore them so he would be keeping them for now - but
> >check
> > > back in a couple of years.
> > >    Last weekend I took the digital out for a drive and stopped by the
> >place
> > > to see if I could find this hidden tractor we had missed.  I felt it
was
> > > mildly embarrasing that I had actually missed a find that was right
> >there
> > > under my nose, and wanted to see some proof.  :-)  Well, it is there
> > > alright, but man is it ever deep into the bushes!  No wonder I
couldn't
> >find
> > > the darn thing the first time out.  I almost bashed my shins on it
> >before
> >I
> > > saw it.  Whew!
> > >    There was one other thing that I thought was pretty cool - both of
> >these
> > > tractors serial numbers differ by only three numbers!  Pretty wild eh?
> >I
> > > have a notion that Dad and I will be the new owners of these tractors
> >sooner
> > > than later.  Hopefully we can get them this summer.   Check the link
> >below
> > > for some snapshots of the things I saw on Sunday.  Neat stuff!
> > >
> > >
>
>http://groups.msn.com/GrantsOldTractorGoodies/sundaymorningcruise.msnw?albu
mlist=2
> > >
> > > Grant Weir
> > > Saskatoon, SK.
> > > Canada
> > >
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