WD Allis--son bought

Reason for post. My son just bought a WD with a bucket. Does not know the year, but does not have live hyraulics. Seller said it had a two point hitch system and could be modified to a three point. What's the cost of doing that?

Couple other problems. It leaks some from the middle and looks like oil so must the the main motor seal. How much of a job to split tractor--or can the moter just be lifted?

Also noticed the right brake either needs adjustment or new bands--How much of a job?

Also, are manuals available?

Thanks for any help you might give.

We do not know if this is a WD or a WD 45. The decal says only WD. How do you tell the difference?

He has a loader on it with a trip bucket--only the boom has hydraulics. How hard would it be to "hydraulasize" the bucket (to coin a new word) to make it more versatile?

Also, Is there a way to use the 2 point and still keep the hydraulics hooked to the loader and use that too, or do you have to disconnect and support the boom? Hope my question is clear. What I want to know is can you use the back hydraulics and loader at same time or have a valve to divert from one to the other or some such without uncoupling (interchangably)?

Handful of differences between the WD and 45. On the right side of the engine the WD will have a removable plate over the tappets the 45 will have a solid block there. Most WD's have a straight shift lever. Very few late WD's and all the 45's the lever will be curved. WD will have a cast iron cover on the brake housing on the right that the seat mounts to 45 has a steel bracket sandwiched in. Serial number is stamped vertically on the back of the left brake housing. Keep in mind most of the parts mentioned interchange and often do through the years. That includes engines.

As to adding a hydraulic bucket that is another story. The hydraulics on the WD's and 45's left a little to be desired. IMHO they don't make good loader tractors unless you install completly separate hydraulic system. If you decide to use the factory hydraulics remember they are a 4000 psi system and will blow apart some cylinders if you can get enough oil. If you really want to use it a lot as a loader put on a crank driven pump, resevoir, valve, and oh yeah you will need different cylinders on the arms also. If you are using the loader occasionally for snow leave the trip bucket.

Sorry about the long post.

HTH

jt

As already said the hydraulics and PTO continue to operate when using the hand clutch, but not the foot clutch.

Cross Mfg. makes the best 3 point conversion in my opinion. Lots of people sell them and they run around $300 or so new.

The hitch system is called a snap coupler, it has 3 points of attachment just like a 3 point; 2 lift arms and 1 other. IH or Farmall made a system called a 2 point, AC did not.

Brake bands aren't too much of a job in my opinion. Splitting a tractor can be, it all depends on a persons mechanical ability.