[AT] I needed another tractor

[Gilbert Schwartz]

 Cecil; This sounds like a really nice acquisition, one you don't have to
spend many days and dollars on to make it like you want it. One more winner
for you.
  The stove will be good too, even this time of the year. One fire in the
morning, to take the chill off, and you're good for the rest of the day.
Gil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 12:45 PM
Subject: [AT] I needed another tractor


> Today was one of those days that a person wishes could be repeated
> over and over. I have been suffering from the long cold winter and
wondering
> when spring was going to get here. It seems like April, with the beginning
of
> northern shows, was never coming. I was having my 2nd cup of coffee and
reading
> the paper when I spotted an ad for an Allis Chalmers D-12 tractor with
Bush
> Hog and some other stuff for sale including a Vermont Castings Defiant
wood
> stove. I called the seller and it turned out I was the first caller.
Around
> here it pays to be up early and to read the paper early. I told him I
could
> be there in an hour and kept my fingers crossed that no one would try to
get
> there ahead of me and jump in early. It happens, and has happened to me. I
> had to drive over 40 miles to get to the seller's place and was there in
less
> than an hour.
>
> I pulled in the yard after wondering all the way down if this was
> going to be another wild goose chase. I have driven many miles before only
to
> find that the item being sold was pure junk. As I turned in the driveway,
I
> saw this very nice Allis D-12 the first thing and said to myself, "That
can't
> be it."  It was unbelievable. Good tires all around and excellent sheet
metal.
> One small ding in the grille. All the original lights were on it and it
was
> a Series III tractor. Every option available is on the tractor including a
> factory 3 point hitch. It has the Hi-Lo lever on the left side also,
giving
> it 8 speeds forward and 2 reverse. He has the original owners manual and
an
> IT shop manual as well as some spare filters and so on that go with it. It
> has the two lever hydraulic control setup to the right of the drivers
seat.
> I noticed it has a 12 volt system and a comfort seat. I think this is the
> first unrestored D-12 I have ever seen with all the original factory
lights
> on it and all in excellent condition. He has added another light on the
rear
> of the right fender as he used it for farming and wanted lights on both
sides.
> I never could figure out why they didn't mount lights to the rear on both
of
> the fenders anyhow.
>
>
> I have been looking for a Series III D-12 Allis for at least 5 years
> without success. I have really wanted one to use around the place as I
have
> 3 point equipment that was designed for a tractor of this size.
>
> The Bush Hog is indeed a Bush Hog brand, is a five foot model, and
> comes with a spare set of blades. Not beat up and runs nice and quiet. My
old
> Ford bush hog has blown the seals and will no longer hold gear oil. I will
> retire it and maybe take it down to Beilers auction next year and sell it
now
> that I have this one.
>
> I drove the tractor around, tried all the gears and the clutch, tried
> the Bush Hog which runs off the PTO. Everything worked. All the gears are
quiet
> and the clutch is as smooth as silk. The seller took it down the private
lane
> in 7th and 8th gear for me just to show me how well it runs.
>
> The price was very fair and he was firm on it. I did not argue or try
> to beat him down in price. I have looked for one of these for so long that
I had
> about given up. He told me after I bought it that he hardly slept last
night as
> he hated to sell his stuff. He is retired now and has sold the property
where
> the tractor has been housed and does not have room for it any more. He
said he
> is glad someone is getting it that will use it.
>
> I also looked at a very large Vermont Castings wood stove - a "Vigilant"
> model and bought that too. I have been looking for one of them for my shop
for
> a couple years as they will take 2 foot logs and have good thermostatic
control.
>
> So, I had a very nice day so far. I hope the good luck holds. If so,
> there is no telling how the afternoon will go.
>
> Cecil
> -- 
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>
> Free advice
>
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