[AT] Allis Chalmers wheel disk

[Rob Wilson]

Hi Charlie,
 My buddy Duke has the CA harrow, WD and a 12' for a WD 45. I can't believe
the little CA handles that 8' but as I say with the side weights it does
alright.
The railroad track added to it to assist in it's work kind of counter acts
the
weights on the engine most times :)
Rob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 3:33 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Allis Chalmers wheel disk


> Hi Rob,  Allis made the 200 series wheel disk in sizes from 8 feet to 15
> feet acording to Swinford.  He also says the 21 1/2 foot model 213 was
made
> for the WD 45.  A friend of mine had one that was (I thought) 9 1/2 feet.
I
> could have been smaller.  He pulled it with a CA and he told me his father
> bought it with the CA.  I can't confirm that is correct.   Those disks
were
> fairly light weight and didn't cut deep.  My friend was running it in
light
> sandy soil and used it as a finish harrow.
>
> The Swinford book mentions the 8 foot lift type harrow you mention as
being
> made for the CA.  To be honest it is amazing to me that a CA would handle
> it.  I know for a fact that my dad's D-10 had a handful with a Ford-Mac 5
> foot pick up disk.  However we didn't have any front end weights on the
> D-10.  Having power to pull it was never a problem but picking it up and
> wheel slip (in real sandy land) were.