[AT] another Allis Chalmers question

[charlie hill]

Thanks LeRoy.  This one is pretty nice and I can  drive it home and only
cross one paved road!   Now that it is running sweetly again, I doubt that
he is so interested in selling it but I'm going to let him know that I want
first refusal on it.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LeRoy Price III" <leroy_price3 at hotmail.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] another Allis Chalmers question


>
> Personally, I'd try to worm the price down a bit.  I had a shot at the
> decent D14 in
> Kansas for $2250 and it finally sold for $2000.  The guy was plowing with
it
> so it ran
> fine.  Me being in PA, I'd pay $600 more just to get it home so I passed
and
> will try to
> sell some of the JD herd I have and fund a nice D-14.  I've seen a bunch
> around, some
> nice and the not so nice ones.  Have yet to see one below $2000 on the
net.
> I keep
> having flash backs to the Jacktown Swap meet the yar before last I think
> where
> someone brought a decent Tricycle there for sale.  Ran nice. Price was
> $2500.
>
> LeRoy
>
>
> >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] another Allis Chalmers question
> >Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 17:50:56 -0400
> >
> >Thanks Cecil,  good advice as usual.  The front end is made from what
looks
> >like a piece of 5 inch schedule 80 pipe.  The mounting bracket and
> >everything is different.   It looks like someone did it in a shop but
it's
> >not jack leg work.  If it is a one off piece who ever made it was a pro.
I
> >have never seen one like it on an Allis.  It came to my mind that the
> >tractor was orriginally a narrow front and someone adapted an axle from
> >some
> >other brand of tractor to it.
> >
> >He has the stock sized rear tires on it and with this axle it sits up
high
> >in the front end.  I have a set of 14.8's (or is it 14.6) on mine.  Those
> >would look good on this one.
> >
> >I don't think he needs the money.  He is just tight and figures the 135
is
> >worth the difference between 55 and 25.  This guy has 4 pickup trucks and
> >no
> >one to drive them but him!
> >
> >Charlie
>
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