[AT] D17 with front fenders

[charliehill]

Oh I forgot, as for fenders on a D-17, I'm an Allis guy.  I've looked at a 
lot of Allis tractors in use and at shows and I can't think of ever seeing 
any fenders on a D series AC tractor.  Not even on the orchard models.  It 
would have to be for export or some specialty use.  However, AC would do 
about anything a dealer or group of dealers wanted.  Case in point,  around 
here there were a lot of 185 AC tractors sold with a "Tobacco Special" 
package.
I think some other 100 series as well.  I posted a picture of one on 
Allischalmers.com and some guys in the midwest and west coast who really 
know their AC tractors told me in no uncertain terms that AC didn't make a 
tractor badged as "tobacco special".  They were sure of it and some of them 
were ex-dealers.  I was equally sure they were wrong because I remember when 
they were being sold.  I saw them on multiple dealer lots and saw ads for 
them.  To make sure I called a big dealer who was an AC dealer until AC went 
under and asked them about it.  The man told me without a doubt that the 
tractors came off the rail cars with the "tobacco special" decals on them 
and that they had longer axles than the standard tractor. (set up to 
straddle two 48" rows).   Clearly the deal was that AC did a special run of 
those tractors just for this region (NC, S/E VA and SC).   So if some group 
of dealers wanted D-17's with fenders there might have been some built.  I 
still don't want one!  grins.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Waugh" <pwaugh at embarqmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] D17 with front fenders


>I have found that with me and my grand kids, my attitude has a lot to do
> with the outcome .... front fenders for my 930 Case are sounding better 
> all
> of the time
> Paul-46555
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charliehill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
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> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 7:21 AM
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>
>>I can see where they might keep the mud chunks off your face with a FWA
>> tractor in certain conditions but they would also be constantly clogged 
>> up
>> with mud and I'm pretty sure I'd have them ripped off either by accident
>> or
>> on purpose in short order.
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ralph Goff" <alfg at sasktel.net>
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>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Larry Goss" <rlgoss at insightbb.com>
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>>> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 6:50 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] D17 with front fenders
>>>
>>>
>>> Fenders are required on front wheels almost everywhere except in the US,
>>> Charlie -- required.
>>>
>>> Larry
>>>
>>>
>>> Not in Canada either as far as I know. Front fenders have been offered 
>>> as
>>> options on front wheel assist tractors but I've seen more without than
>>> with
>>> them.
>>>
>>> Ralph in Sask.
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