[AT] Two Allis Chalmers U's

[Grant Weir]

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>
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>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?albumlist=2
> >
> > Grant Weir
> > Saskatoon, SK.
> > Canada
> >
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