[AT] Interesting AC-B

[Recentjester at aol.com]

I have three of them in pieces.
 
 
In a message dated 4/16/2015 8:04:14 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
soffiler at gmail.com writes:

And, of  course, he ISN'T selling it for a thousand bucks.  Reserve  not
met.  For all we know he could want $3K for  it.

SO


On Thu, Apr 16, 2015 at 12:41 AM,  <Recentjester at aol.com> wrote:

> if the guy sold it for a  thousand he would be giving it away.
>
>
> In a message  dated 4/15/2015 11:04:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
> mogrits at gmail.com  writes:
>
> I'm glad  we have something to talk and "argue"  about and that it's 
about a
> "B". For  me, this is the ultimate  tractor at the ultimate size. (Well,
> maybe a G is  a better size  but I have yet to see one of those in the 
wild
> in these  parts) I  don't care to think how my Grandfather had his land
> broken to   begin with, but for most of my lifetime his B I now own was 
all
> he  needed  to turn and cultivate what he still farmed.
>
> P.S.  I know we aren't  really arguing about this here- just talking.
>  Nit-pickin' is  allowed.
>
> Warren
>
> On Wed,  Apr 15, 2015 at 5:08 PM,  <jtchall at nc.rr.com>  wrote:
>
> > Well worth a grand if it runs.  Not impressed  with the restoration. Oil
> > filter and carb are leaking.   Front tires are a mess with cracks, not 
to
> > mention overspray.  The  tractor obviously spent many years outdoors and
> was
>  > never repainted  along the way---way too many pits in the sheet  metal.
> The
> > steering  wheel spokes are a mess. If he  wouldn't have said it was the
> best
> >  restoration, I'd  overlook that stuff, but since he said it I'll call
> him
> >  out
> > on it.
> >
> > John  Hall
>  >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >  From:  Mogrits
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 6:14 PM
>  > To: Antique  tractor email discussion group
> > Subject:  [AT] Interesting  AC-B
> >
> > 999.00 on ebay right now  at:
> >
> >
>
>  
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1939-Allis-Chalmers-B-Hand-Crank-Awesome-condition-/261850154492?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cf77c45fc#viTabs_0
>  >
> >  I don't know, it looks like they just painted  everything orange and
> slapped
> > stickers on it but if i was  nearby, it would definitely be  worth a 
drive
> to
> >  look at just to see. It does appear straight and  original. Says  it's
> been
> > rebuilt top to bottom. Has a belt pulley  but  no hydraulic system.
> >
> > Warren
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