Worked on a lot of the IH double diameter knot style knotters . In other words, the type we refer to as McCormick knotter whereas the other style is called Deering knotter. What I always wanted was a camera to take pictures of what was happening when it missed a knot. Turning the flywheel by hand and watching each step while it ties gets your adjustments in perspective but it is a whole different ball game when that knot is tied in one second. What camera would it take to break that cycle down so you could see each movement clearly. Too late now to worry about it but just something I always thought some one would come up with. Another tool IH could try to make a reluctant dealer buy. Speaking of dealer tools, a lot of them were mandatory and shipped to dealer with introduction of new models but an awful lot were up to us mechanics to get on the boss and convince him we needed them. Then, after finally getting some of them, watching some of the guys abuse those very tools you groaned and moaned for years to get. Frustrating.
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Today's Featured Article - Tractor Profile: Allis-Chalmers WD45 (Gas Version) - by Staff. Beginning production in 1953, the WD45 had the same general look as the WD tractor which was produced earlier - but was much more powerful. This was due to the new 4-cylinder "Power Crater" gasoline engine with a 4 x 4-1/2 inch bore and stroke. Some people feel this was one of the most significant tractors offered by Allis-Chalmers in those days. Nothing in its weight or power class could match its performance. In 1954 they began offering the WD45 with the new "Snap-Coupler&quo
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