Allis-Chalmers tractor purchase. Now, The Old Tractor thread. Post yours.

[campfire]

Priming the beast.




Prepping the accessories.



Gonna need some more newspapers.



Turning yellow.



But we didn't stop there. Yellow gave way to Prairiegold.




The flash gives a better representation of the color.



I finished spraying late at night. And then I realize that the dew was coming in. So I covered my wet paint with random stuff I found handy.

 

[campfire]

Final painted product.






And then reassembly started.










I did end up replacing the old cloth-covered wiring. But it looks like that was later.



We nearly have an engine!



We have wheels again!




Yay! Nearly ready for its test drive.

 

[78K30]

I know nothing of farm equipment but I think I'm going to paint the k20 Allis Chalmers orange.

I love ancient mechanical stuff.

Sure you don't want it Allis Chalmers green? Most people don't know that the original Allis tractors were green like this 20-35. The orange looks much better in my opinion.

Here is our main workhorse on the family farm (not ours but identical) One of the last of the great name that was Allis Chalmers. It's an '84 and they were merged into what is now AGCO.

1984 8070 front wheel assist with the powershift transmission. excellent machine with a cab layout that was years ahead of its time.

 

[78K30]

I'll post more in the morning. We're just a small family operation so we farm with what most people refer to as classics. And @campfire instead of liking all of those posts I'll simply say it's beatiful and job well done!

 

[campfire]

Test driving day. What a glorious feeling to have it running again. And in better shape than I had ever seen it.





Then all I had to do was add the trim.




Shiny.






And a couple shots of it doing actual hobby farm work.

 

[thearborbarber]

Keep the updates coming!

 

[campfire]

It even rescues Farmalls!

 

[campfire]

I'll post more in the morning. We're just a small family operation so we farm with what most people refer to as classics. And @campfire instead of liking all of those posts I'll simply say it's beatiful and job well done!

You can like them. Won't bother me.

Thanks, though. This project is something that I am super proud of. And not something that gets noticed every year. I'd hate to say that I'd forgotten about it, but it hasn't crossed my mind in a while.


Morning. Morning. Oh yeah. That thing that happens at the start of every day. This has been a really neat trip down memory lane for me. But it's waaaaaay late at this point.

Good night, yous guys...

 

[campfire]

Keep the updates coming!

Don't have much more. The year I graduated high school I took it to the local county fair. They gave me a blue ribbon and a handshake (and a prize of $1.28, which is less than the $5ish that I had gotten for bringing 3 pens of poultry the previous year). I took it in a few parades (I'll look for the pictures if you want them) Then I moved away and haven't done much with it since then. It's still on the family farm. My family members use it as they have need. But I'm 400 miles away and rarely have occasion to use it.

This thread might make me homesick.

 

[campfire]

Oh yeah...that leaking exhaust pipe blew soot out the rear of the hood (over the gas tank). So the color has faded a bit. It needs a wash. Otherwise not much has changed.

 

[streetrodchev]

As long as we are hijacking Wade's thread...
This is Grandpas Cockshutt, he bought it new, but sold it at his auction in '63.

Dad bought it in 2007(?) from the guy that got it from grandpa and then soon after got the rusty one that I am sitting on.

Still has original paint.


Grandpa's Farmall C had a bad day...

 

[Phil513]

Best thread ever.

 

[CK5]

I posted a picture in the Photo A Day thread.

I did not want to be accused of tech in the lounge.

1954 model WD45. High HP.

Came with a working saw. Ran it before I bought it but it was a little week. Turns out the magneto was dying.

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So now we are discussing the finer points of the lack of points. Feel free to chime in.

Seen that setup before...

 

[diesel4me]

Good thing about old farm tractors & heavy equipment is they dont rot away like old GM cars & trucks do...

Found a photo of the Ford 600 I used to have,that was taken after I spiffed it up a bit with some rattle cans..(Actually it was a 641 model)..I miss having the loader to lift stuff,but having no power steering and down pressure sucked..I found it too high geared too,even in first gear it felt "too fast" and you were always riding the clutch in tight spots..

 

[Bent77]

Tractor porn


Awesome

 

[6872xtc]

@streetrodchev , what year is that tractor?

I really miss the family farm in the sense of how much time was spent with family and friends. It was about getting the job done, whatever it was, and then having fun too!

The mechanical stuff was a huge draw as well!

 

[campfire]

As long as we are hijacking Wade's thread...
This is Grandpas Cockshutt, he bought it new, but sold it at his auction in '63.
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Dad bought it in 2007(?) from the guy that got it from grandpa and then soon after got the rusty one that I am sitting on.
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Still has original paint.
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Grandpa's Farmall C had a bad day...
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Very nice Cockshutt. I love family machinery stories.


But YIKES! What happened to the Farmall? That one doesn't have a frame, so serious cast-iron driveline components are in pieces. I'm not sure how I'd even start to fix that.

But I'm sure there's a cool story here.

 

[streetrodchev]

@streetrodchev , what year is that tractor?

The original paint (Grandpa's/ Dad's) Cockshutt 50 is a '54 and the no paint Cockshutt 50 is a '53 (first year of the model 50) and I believe the Farmall C is a '50.

Very nice Cockshutt. I love family machinery stories.


But YIKES! What happened to the Farmall? That one doesn't have a frame, so serious cast-iron driveline components are in pieces. I'm not sure how I'd even start to fix that.

But I'm sure there's a cool story here.

Thanks. After dad bought it back, we did get Grandpa on a hay ride behind the 50 before he passed away.

I think the Farmall C had a flaw in the casting that failed, I'll have to ask dad about that again. Grandpa sold the farm in '90, but was using it to plow snow and move trailers around (winter storage in the out buildings). I know the new owner of the farm got the C and continued to use it in the same way.

 

[campfire]

I think the Farmall C had a flaw in the casting that failed, I'll have to ask dad about that again. Grandpa sold the farm in the 80s, but was using it to plow snow and move trailers around (winter storage in the out buildings). I know the new owner of the farm got the C and continued to use it in the same way.

So it was successfully pieced back together?

 

[streetrodchev]

So it was successfully pieced back together?

Yes, it was fixed.

I remember driving the C as a little kid, I was probably 7-10 years old.