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From red to ora

07-04-2005 19:28:10




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Hey all you Allis guys I come from a long line of Farmall lovers.I"ve been pulling them for several years now.Today I bought a WD45 and I intend on pulling it for a change,my question is where are the serial# tags and so forth and I know this sounds dumb but what is a powercrater engine?I know the Farmalls had firecrater piston kits and I was just wondering if it was a dome piston or what.What kinda horsepower are these tractors?This tractor has shutters in front of the radiator does this make it an older one or what?How can I tell whan this tractor was built?Thanks for the help,Eric from Ky

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Bil(Wis)

07-05-2005 09:47:57




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 Re: WD45 info in reply to From red to orange, 07-04-2005 19:28:10  
Check the serial number on the upper back side of the left brake housing. I think I said that right. The vertical rear side of the left brake housing up near the top. They are usually very hard to see after 50 years of rust, dirt and paint. Make sure you do indeed have a WD-45. Decals don't mean anything. Engine in WD-45 had 226 cu in vs 201 cu in in WD. A GREAT BIG difference in power. Serial # should verify correct model. Engines have some obvious differences. Lots of previous posts on that.

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Texas Denny

07-05-2005 05:25:26




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 Re: WD45 info in reply to From red to orange, 07-04-2005 19:28:10  
The shutters were originally designed for use with a distalate (or kerosene) burning engine. Low grade fuels required that the engine be very warm (at least 170F) for the fuel to burn completely and for the engine to develop rated horsepower. Air flow could be controlled when in use to maintain the temperature. A lot of the WC tractors were designed for this option. Some WD were designed this way. And some WD-45 were designed this way. The shutters were absolutely necessary when the tractor was used without a thermostat.

As Sid says, it is hard to pin down a reason for your tractor having shutters. If you have the setup for gas start and low grade fuel run, it would be assured that you had one of the WD-45's that were purchased this way. You would need, in addition to the shutters, a small gas tank that was used to start and warm up the tractor before switching to low grade fuel. There would also be a switching valve which would switch between the small and large tanks.

My guess is that none of the other stuff is there. The original purchaser probably just liked the looks of the shutter or had some other interest in them.

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Sid

07-04-2005 21:38:33




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 Re: WD45 info in reply to From red to orange, 07-04-2005 19:28:10  
Powercrater was an Alis trademark the pistons were dish shaped on the top. They also featured a center fire combustion. The engine serial number is on the left side of engine toward the lower rear kinda between carb and air intake breather. They advertised 45.27 HP belt 40.01 HP drawbar. I am not sure about the shutters why they were on some and not others. The tractor serial number is on the left axle in the area of the brake cover. If you look to the Research & Info section to the left of this page you can look up your serial number and find the date of manufacture.

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