1953 Allis Chalmers WD45 2nd One Made!

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[@jonoliver1986]

Great video! Nice history on WD45s.

[@jonoliver1986]

Total restoration...

[@steveo1512]

Interesting...looking forward to seeing a video of it restored!!

[@banditfarmer1900]

I would say restore it back to original. The first tractor I bought was a WD45 back in the early 80s and farmed with it so I have a soft spot for these tractors so make her stand tall and proud again. Bandit

[@RealTractorDave]

Thanks Bandit, I think a full restoration is in it's future.

[@evanaustin2636]

I just looked at the block from my WD45, mine is AM3853-10. I forgot to look for a number below it. My tractor is a 1955. I'm guessing that AM3853 is the actual casting number, the -10 (or -21 in your case) may refer to the patterns used to make the sand molds for casting? Since they mass produced these I'm guessing they had more than one set of patterns, and the number would help identify which pattern made the mold if manufacturing problems came up. I work in die cast tooling and the same type of system is still used to identify mold cavities in case of production problems. It's cool you realized the significance of that tired old tractor. Personally I like them unrestored because then I'm not afraid to work them, but that one probably deserves a restoration. Thank you for being willing to save it! Hope you have a good one!

[@RealTractorDave]

Thanks for the info!