[AT] WD 45

[charlie hill]

Rob,  It won't be orriginal but those engines are sometimes replaced with AC
D-17 diesel engines (also found in some combines I think).  I know around
here that engine is accepted in WD 45 in stock tractor pulls.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Wilson" <rowilson at infinet.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] WD 45


> Yep you got it right. This is a VERY common problem with the WD series
> of tractors. Believe me I have learned a great deal about these things
> during
> this restoration. The only time you would ever have troubles with the
> 3rd gear and the hydraulics is when you actually put the tractor to use.
> In a parade or show you would never know there was a problem. This
> is why a lot of guys with restored WD and WD45s won't bring them to
> plow days since they know that it will or might have these issues. If you
> plan on using it plan on trying it out before buying it. On a separate
> topic a friend of mine with a WD45 Diesel is finding out the hard way
> how true "caveat emptor" is. He purchased a very nice original WD45D
> and brought it home and played with it for a bit. Plowing and showing it.
> It's in good shape and has most of it's paint and looks decent cleaned up.
> Just the way he likes them. Well he was having a little lack of power
> problem and it running rough. He ended up pulling the head to see
> what was wrong and found out. Someone had stick welded the head
> cracks and milled the crap out of it and made it totally useless to
rebuild.
> My buddy Duke that is working on it told him to pull the pistons and
> liners to see the rest of the problems. Reluctantly he did and Duke
> was right the block was also junk. I haven't talked with him yet but
> I'm sure he's not feeling to great about now knowing he's going to have
> to hunt down and good Buda for it to even make it a tractor again. :(
>
> Rob
>
> Rob
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "R Mull" <rbobmull at comcast.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] WD 45
>
>
> > Reading between the lines ,I think the speedy sleeve is to allow a
proper
> > fix for the seals between the PTO and transmission.
> >
> > I have not been there or done that.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Robert Mull
> > Woodstock, Georgia
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Wayne Snelling" <wsnelling at southplainscollege.edu>
> > To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: [AT] WD 45
> >
> >
> > > Rob: Do I understand by your comments that the WD and WD45 third gear
> > > problem can be fixed by a sleeve on the shaft and not having to
replace
> > > gears? How about bearings?
> > >
> > > Wayne
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
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