[AT] Allis Chalmers wheel disk

[charlie hill]

Like I said earlier Rob, those little Allis's have a lot of heart and  a lot
of guts.  I picked up a piece of 2" thick by 8" x 2' steel plate the other
day that is destined to be a front end weight for my D-14.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Wilson" <rowilson at infinet.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 10:41 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Allis Chalmers wheel disk


> 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.
>
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