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1948 AC WD 45 -hydraulics

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Gary Weekley

09-25-2007 15:10:25




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I'm looking at 1948 wd 45 starts great sounds good, but hydraulics not working. would this be costly to repair?.The fellow wants $1500. for tractor and brushhog. I'm very interested in this tractor to use for brushhoging Thanks Gary




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JMS/MN

09-26-2007 10:42:11




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 Re: 1948 AC WD 45 -hydraulics in reply to Gary Weekley, 09-25-2007 15:10:25  
Tractor Data is usually wrong. First WD45 came out in 1953 at serial number 146607. Starts with 'WD', just like the WD's did. Late '52 WD had the new style transmission with the curved shifter, serial number 127008.



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PeterE

09-26-2007 19:53:10




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 Re: 1948 AC WD 45 -hydraulics in reply to JMS/MN, 09-26-2007 10:42:11  
146607 is listed as the first WD45 on the site. I don't see what is wrong with the serial number list.



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John (MO)

09-26-2007 06:38:18




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 Re: 1948 AC WD 45 -hydraulics in reply to Gary Weekley, 09-25-2007 15:10:25  
Can't be a `48 and be a WD45. $1500 is a fair price for a good WD45 tractor. $800 to $1000 is more where good WD's sell. Of course good used brush hogs are easily $500. The WD had about 15% less HP than the WD45 when both tractors were new. But by now these tractors have been overhauled a few times and there is no telling what internal parts the engines have. It is very common to put WD45 parts into a WD engine and make them almost exactly the same as far as HP. The WD engine has a large removable plate across the side of the engine block, while the WD45 engine block is solid, no removable plate. The WD45 tractor and the last year of WD production saw a change in transmissions and those tractors have a curved shifter while the earlier WD's had a straight shifter. Most of the tractors are now fitted with snap couplers but most of the WD's came with a pin hitch type drawbar. A 3 point conversion to the drawbar is a very popular upgrade and will cost a few hundred dollars to buy if it hasn't already been done and you want to go that route. Either tractor is usually worth a little more with a wide front than a narrow one. About $100 to $300 typically. There are two types of AC wide fronts and the one that attaches to the front of the tractor with 4 bolts is stronger than the one that attaches with 3 bolts, and there are also aftermarket wide fronts that have been put on some of the tractors. Check close and know what it is you are looking at and thinking of buying. DO NOT go by the decals that are on the tractor, or even what someone else tells you the tractor is, KNOW for sure from your own research. Otherwise you will most likely get burned some on a deal. The hydraulic pump is fairly easy to overhaul or exchange for one that someone else overhauled. Condition of tires is very important to the value of these tractors. If you pay top dollar for a nice one of these and then have to add $500 worth of tires, you've then spent about 1/3 too much. Good luck, a good WD or WD45 is a very good, usable tractor.

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John (MO)

09-26-2007 06:53:00




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 Re: 1948 AC WD 45 -hydraulics in reply to John (MO), 09-26-2007 06:38:18  
Forgot to mention to BE SURE and check the condition of the transmission. Some of the tractors jump out of gear pretty bad. After making sure the brakes work!!! drive the tractor down a hill in each gear. Use a fairly high throttle setting at first and after the tractor is up to speed, quickly close the throttle. If the transmission gears are worn too much, or if the shifting forks are worn or bent, the tractor will pop out of gear and you will be freewheeling. WWWWHHHHEEEEE!!!!! this is where checking the brakes first becomes of life saving importance. Depending on the hill and what's at the bottom, it can be quite an exciting ride if you find you are sitting on a tractor with a bad transmission. As I said, make sure you do this in each gear, but there is a problem 3rd gear is most often the one. It is also the gear you would use a lot in working with the tractor. The fix to a transmission that jumps out of gear, can require that the tractor be split in two and gears replaced. Can you say EXPENSIVE? Or, it could be that the shifting forks need replaced or repaired. That does not require splitting the tractor and the parts don't usually cost nearly as much. In my opinion a WD or WD45 that jumps out of gear is only worth around 1/2 as much as one that does not, and that is figuring that there is only a 50/50 chance the tractor will need to be split and gears changed. Again, KNOW what you are buying from YOUR OWN research, not what someone else tells you about the tractor.

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Jack a

09-26-2007 05:02:42




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 Re: 1948 AC WD 45 -hydraulics in reply to Gary Weekley, 09-25-2007 15:10:25  
Probably has broken springs. Check the oil level first. If you disassemble it make sure you keep it very clean and every part has to go back in the excact same place it came from. Check the rollers for flat spots. But I'd say it has a broken spring that is caught in a spool. Tell him to knock off a couple hundred because if you have to buy a used pump you'll have that much more in it.



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poogie

09-25-2007 16:13:52




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 Re: 1948 AC WD 45 -hydraulics in reply to Gary Weekley, 09-25-2007 15:10:25  
There is no 1948 WD 45. I believe the first 45 was in 53. a good WD is as good as a WD 45 and should be worth about the same. If you are a fair mechanic the hyd should not be a big problem as they are possibly the most simple hydraulic system of their time. If the tires are good and the rotary cutter is in good shape the price is about right. May try to negotiate a bit.



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