[AT] Allis Chalmers WD or WD45?

[James Yost]

Gil,  

   Serial #WD222932. Someone emailed me and said it
was a 1956 WD45. Looking at the decals they seem to be
original. I think the serial will tell the rest. I am
sure when I get into this tractor I will have more
questions.

Thanks, Jim


--- Gilbert Schwartz <gschwartz1 at mchsi.com> wrote:
> Jim; Sorry I'm late in getting back to you on this
> but I'll still try to
> help you out. (been down in the Carribean doing a
> boat ride).
>  First, I wouldn't pay too much attention to what
> that decal says, (unless
> you know for certain that it's original)  and then
> I'd want to check. That
> tractor is something over 50 years old and a LOT of
> things can  change in
> that amount of  time.
> The tractor serial is STAMPED onto a boss on the
> left rear axle housing and
> is sometimes hard to read due to rust and/or
> multiple coats of paint. When
> you stand behind the tractor, facing the tractor,
> that boss is located just
> above the tractors left pillow block which attaches
> the lift arm shaft to
> the housing. (When you try to get onto the tractor
> seat, put your right foot
> on the drawbar, step onto the step plate with your
> left foot, the boss will
> be a few inches above your left toe. The number will
> begin with WD and then
> have several digits. With this number we can get
> year of build, etc.
> Some of the later machines had the engine number
> stamped onto a boss on the
> left side of the block to the rear of  the carb.
> If your machine has a curved shifter, it's either a
> late model WD OR a
> WD-45. If the engine has a large metal plate
> covering and bolted to the
> right side of the block, the block is a WD block.
> 45's didn't have this
> plate.
> There are other subtle differences but I won't go
> into them here/now. Get
> that serial and we can go into it deeper.
> Remember, it's an old machine and could have several
> parts replaced with
> parts from other machines.
> Happy to help, just holler,
> Gil
> 
> Original Message ----- 
> From: "James Yost" <jnyost at yahoo.com>
> To: "Tractor" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2004 3:17 PM
> Subject: [AT] Allis Chalmers WD or WD45?
> 
> 
> > Hey I need some help,
> >
> >   I have acquired my father in-laws "WD45" so the
> > "decal" says. He has been gone for 13+ years now.
> He
> > always referred to this tractor as a WD not a
> WD45. Is
> > there a way of just looking at it to tell the
> > difference? Where is the serial number located? I
> know
> > nothing about these orange tractors but I am soon
> to
> > find out. Nice project ahead of me.
> >
> > Thanks in advance, Jim
> >
> > =====
> > Jim and Janna Yost
> > Utica, Ohio
> > USA
> > jnyost at yahoo.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Jim and Janna Yost
Utica, Ohio
USA
jnyost at yahoo.com


	
		
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