3pt add on to my allis chalmers wd45

[farm boy00]

Last year I purchase my ac(Allis Chalmers) wd45. And the guy had a few parts tractors and one had a loader and a have duty homemade 3pt. Picked up the tractor for $800 3pt for I think $150 or $200

 

[KennyG]

Looks like it's pretty "experienced" but, in my opinion, the wd45 was the best of the 50's tractors. Good luck with it.

 

[farm boy00]

She is kind rough for body wise but it is a work horse

Just went to get it this weekend from my farm. Hasn't been ran in a few months. Couldn't get it to roll over to start. Could be the battery or???

 

[KennyG]

She is kind rough for body wise but it is a work horse

Just went to get it this weekend from my farm. Hasn't been ran in a few months. Couldn't get it to roll over to start. Could be the battery or???

Probably the battery. Also, these have the external contactor on the starter that the starter rod actuates (avoids a solenoid) which sometimes doesn't make a good connection. Has it been converted to 12 volt? If not think about it. Makes it start a lot easier.

 

[farm boy00]

Probably the battery. Also, these have the external contactor on the starter that the starter rod actuates (avoids a solenoid) which sometimes doesn't make a good connection. Has it been converted to 12 volt? If not think about it. Makes it start a lot easier.

My brother had a problem with the push button(what we call it) with his wd. Tractor has not been converted. I want to or I might keep it original and get a 6v battery

 

[KennyG]

It's been many, many years but I think the 12 volt conversion is really easy. If I recall, we only changed the coil, the headlights and the generator and regulator. The original starter works fine on 12 volt as long as you don't crank it too long and there really isn't anything else electrical on it.

 

[farm boy00]

It's been many, many years but I think the 12 volt conversion is really easy. If I recall, we only changed the coil, the headlights and the generator and regulator. The original starter works fine on 12 volt as long as you don't crank it too long and there really isn't anything else electrical on it.

I would up date it but I want to keep it original as possible. I still might though

 

[Deere Dude]

-Your tractor brings up fond memories for me. My dad had one around 1955-60 and I was about 8-11 years old. It was a monster to me and he let me drive it but I remember it being hard to turn for a kid. It had a front end loader and he only put chains on one wheel otherwise when pushing snow or dirt if he would hit something rough the front end would pop up off the ground. I remember it had to be started with a crank on the front and it was tough to turn over, but that was what we used for the heavy lifting. Nice tractor.

 

[farm boy00]

-Your tractor brings up fond memories for me. My dad had one around 1955-60 and I was about 8-11 years old. It was a monster to me and he let me drive it but I remember it being hard to turn for a kid. It had a front end loader and he only put chains on one wheel otherwise when pushing snow or dirt if he would hit something rough the front end would pop up off the ground. I remember it had to be started with a crank on the front and it was tough to turn over, but that was what we used for the heavy lifting. Nice tractor.

Those old tractors have some good lifting power. I bent a set of forks with the loader

 

[franklin2]

My dad got a wd in a trade deal for some hay off his property. The farmer he got it from liked it because of the hand clutch. They used it to bale hay and when the baler got into a big wad of hay, the tractor could be stopped with the hand clutch and the pto still had power and could turn the baler till it caught up. He converted it to a 3 point hitch, and it looked just like the pictures above.