[AT] Odd rod on a WD Allis?

[charliehill]

Well, after 1 hour on AllisChalmers.com 115 people have viewed the picture 
and only one guy replied and he thought it might be something riged up to 
knock down weeds.  That was a good guess maybe but it appears to be a 
manufactured piece not something a farmer rigged up.  Almost everyone on 
AllisChalmers.com knows AC stuff well.  That tells me it's somewhat rare or 
someone would have known what it was by now.

Charlie
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From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [AT] Odd rod on a WD Allis?


> There is nothing external on the WD steering on that side. The
> steering shaft is on the right side and all of the gearing is inside
> of the front housing. That is part of what made me think loader brace.
> On some non-AC loaders they mount to the rear axle and any weight in
> the bucket might be prone to put a twist on the rear axle and stress
> the point where the side rails of the tractor attach to the rear axle.
> Scott Pike whose WC w/loader sits over on the next road has a loader
> that lifts by long cylinders that lay under the loader frame and push
> back against the rear end. I don't recall what other bracing and
> attachments. it has. I also do not recall what brand it is. Its kind
> of a strange looking thing to me but seems to work well.
>
>
>
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>
> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
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