Vintage tractor options for 3-bottom plow pulling

Soundguy · Dec 12, 2007

They might been after it for scrap value.. unfortunately... sad as it is..

soundguy

Robert_in_NY · Dec 12, 2007

If it had been a Deere then I could see it as some people think they are made of gold

Nat · Dec 12, 2007

Robert, an Allis Chalmers B is a great tractor to restore and a great one to use. I have "rehabbed" several over the years cause they are as simple as an anvil and just about as tough. Here is the latest one I did. It is rare in that it has a snap coupler, a retrofit from AC as they thought it would take over the market leaving the 3PH as a footnote in time. Allas, not so. There are snap couple to 3PH adapters which I have so I can use any of my 3PH equipment on it.
You will enjoy fixing it and who knows there may be a little gril helping. My olsest grand daughter loves to go to Papa's shop and hang around while I'm working on anything. later, nat

LAWALLSTRACTOR · Dec 12, 2007

I too have a AC B and a set of cultivators for it. My favorite is a 1938 unstyled WF which has been many years in the middle of restoration. I have a C for parts and a WC with a steel rear end. The only one which I have restoration complete on is the WD.

Robert_in_NY · Dec 12, 2007

That is why I didn't sell it. These little tractors are fun to restore as they don't take a lot of room or heavy equipment to handle. The down side is these little tractors don't have much use other then from a fun perspective.

A WD45 diesel would be fun to hook to a disc and head out to the field to play. Of course the Allis B would work for a raking tractor as it has plenty of ground clearance but getting on and off is not as easy and with my back now I don't know how long I will want to ride it around a hay field.

Anyway, here is what my B looks like. I need to get a generator and mount and get the broken mount bolts out of the block. I also need to get a cylinder for the rear lift and run the hydraulic line. Also, the flywheel needs to be either spun around or replaced.

And the tractor behind the Allis B is a Massey Harris 81RC that I would love to bring inside to start restoring. It was the first tractor my father bought and he used it to help my grandfather hay.

Robert_in_NY · Dec 12, 2007

LAWALLSTRACTOR said:
I too have a AC B and a set of cultivators for it. My favorite is a 1938 unstyled WF which has been many years in the middle of restoration. I have a C for parts and a WC with a steel rear end. The only one which I have restoration complete on is the WD.

I was lucky as we helped set the auction up where I bought the cultivators. While clearing equipment out of the barn we found the original owners manual for the cultivator so we put it in the house so it didn't get lost, stolen or ruined. Without it I would just be looking at the cultivator and scratching my head, well, even with it I am still doing that since I haven't put the cultivator up to the tractor to see how it will line up.

billbill1 · Dec 13, 2007

Robert, I had a "B" just like that in 1987 and was forced to get rid of it in a divorce. Mine didn't have a starter (other than the crank) but was very easy to start. My boys used it like a 4 wheeler back then. Even the paint was pretty good on mine and I sold it for $400, wish I had it back.

jimmysisson · Dec 13, 2007

Robert - it looks like that rockshaft (or whatever you call it) for the implement lift goes in front of the brace for the seat back. I bet that's an unwelcome kick in the tailbone when you cross a furrow or some such. Ouch!
Jim

Egon · Dec 13, 2007

I'm curious?

In the area where I grew up about the only three point equipment in the 50's was for the ford 8N's and these were not as popular as they seem here.

Everybody else used fixed drawbar pull equipment.

Here the talk is about three point attachments being the norm.

Wonder why?

Farmwithjunk · Dec 13, 2007

Egon said:
I'm curious?

In the area where I grew up about the only three point equipment in the 50's was for the ford 8N's and these were not as popular as they seem here. Everybody else used fixed drawbar pull equipment.

Here the talk is about three point attachments being the norm.

Wonder why?

By the early 50's Ferguson and Ford tractors were starting to get REAL popular around these parts. Mid 50's saw other brands getting their rendition of 3-point hitch up and running. Many smaller farms, smaller fields, and irregular shaped fields here. 3-point equipment was extremely well received. By the mid to late '50's, 3-point was the norm here, even on a lot of bigger equipment.

And us old coots gotta remember, there's a BUNCH of TBN members that weren't born yet or at least they weren't old enough to remember what went on in the '50's. Lots of "fill in the blanks" when it comes to recalling THE GOOD OL' DAYS.