Allis-Chalmers WD45 Plowing a Field

An Allis Chalmers WD-45 plows a field on the club plow day.
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[@ChiefAUS]

That Allis Chalmers WD-45 would put the others to shame. Spent many hours plowing with the WD-45 and the D-17. Very good tractors. It was a shame they went out the way they did.

[@chrisjohnson4666]

ChiefAUS great tractor hated the snap coupler but throw a 3pt conversion on its good.. Snap coupler plow was great only issue we ever had was corn stubble being a low clearance plow it could plug...

[@bradhaenitsch1145]

On z contrary big muscle allis will live forever in my mind

[@CheeseheadMedia]

Corporate mismanagement will kill the best of companies.

[@paullyon-vv9tb]

👍🇺🇸we had one gas one Disiel WD45S ALONG WITH 170, 180 AND WC. ALL GREAT WORKING TRACTORS

[@CheeseheadMedia]

Allis made great tractors.

[@mystic24100]

I sold my 3 bottom snap coupler plow 3 or 4 years ago, never used it. Then someone saw my JD 2 bottom pull type plow and wanted 5 acres plowed. I said okay. So I Hooked up my ‘54 WD 45 and thought that this would be fun. Then they wanted 8 acres plowed. Okay. Well at 79 years old and a cold wind blowing out of the north, 2 hours and that was all I could do at one time. I did kind of enjoy it, but not fun like I thought. Video on KZbin, type In Dennis Moural.

[@CheeseheadMedia]

I'll be sure to check it out.

[@festus51]

When the dirt comes in chunks that is hard dirt for plowing

[@CheeseheadMedia]

That's the black clay gumbo we have here in SE Wisconsin

[@farmingforfunandprofit940]

If Memory Serves me correctly Our WD 45 pulling the same plow pulled it in 3rd gear with a hell of a lot more authority than this one does... Sounds like the Engine is rubbing at 1/2 throttle, and the the Traction Booster doesn't seem to be set right..... Down South we have deer flies that bite... and they would eat you alive moving that slow.....

[@CheeseheadMedia]

With the thick gumbo we have for soil; he's actually moving along pretty good.

[@mystic24100]

I will be plowing tomorrow, plan on getting a video of it.

[@CheeseheadMedia]

Awesome!

[@WornoutRNPARAMEDIC]

Good rich dirt. That is the first tractor my father had on the little farm where I grew up. He later traded up to the D 17 and on to the XT 190, then finally something in the 7000 series, I'm not sure what. All fine tractors. US and a good friend of ours were the only one's farming with AC tractors. About everybody else was JD. Cut them and they would bleed green. All good tractors. Just had to make sure there was a quality dealer around for service as needed.

[@CheeseheadMedia]

My appreciation for AC tractors comes from my grandfather who had a WD45. I always thought the early JD diesels with the pony motor to start them are neat as well.

[@danvanhoose6783]

Give it some gas

[@CheeseheadMedia]

That's also the result of the clay gumbo we have in SE Wisconsin.

[@deweydodo6691]

Need some fluid in those rear tires .

[@CheeseheadMedia]

It only plows once a year.

[@charlietanner6211]

that is some nasty dirt looks like traction booster is out of adjustment or it neds more weight also allis never did have a good plow i have 2 5/16 one had 22 different moldboards availble if you got one worked in mo gumbo it wouldnt work other places but that 45 had very good motors i,vs been through lots another thing i noticed is that plow wasnot level

[@CheeseheadMedia]

Our dirt has a lot of clay in it. Not my tractor or plow so I can't comment on how it was setup. But thank you for watching.

[@donplautz9656]

Great video brings back alot of memories

[@CheeseheadMedia]

Glad to hear it!

[@donvoll2580]

Good day Boy that looked like pretty heavy soil. Now traction booster would that have help. We had WD-40 didn't know to use traction booster. Thanks

[@randystout9955]

WD-40 is penetrating oil !

[@donvoll2580]

@@randystout9955 No we had a WD tractor & it was considered 45, but we thought it only had 40 hp. That is why I called WD-40. Thanks

[@michaelhuppe5151]

@@randystout9955 my dad always called the penetrating oil WD45!

[@CheeseheadMedia]

The black clay gumbo we have here in SE Wisconsin brings even mondern tractors and tillage equipment to its knees.

[@donvoll2580]

@@CheeseheadMedia Watching this video again, I would use chisel plow 1st to work it up then plow Thanks

[@rstephenson7717]

A workhorse for its size.

[@CheeseheadMedia]

The WD45 was a BEAST for it size.

[@Reginald-rr1gh]

Those traction boosters sure worked nice

[@CheeseheadMedia]

In the heavy clay soil we have they are almost a requirement.

[@barnacles62]

To think all these years farmers went through all that and it was actually worse for the ground than no till. Tilling has played a big role in destroying the planet, as well as clearing trees....

[@CheeseheadMedia]

Tillage has its purpose. Like everything though there needs to be balance.

[@bernardbergen2779]

I used to run a tire chain on the wheel not in the furrow to control wheelspin.

[@CheeseheadMedia]

I'll ask our club members if they have ever done this.

[@bobwalton3642]

Fluid in the rear tires is the only way to go without it a tractor is useless

[@artwoggon8907]

that clay is a little to hard and sticky for that 3 bottom

[@CheeseheadMedia]

That's the kind of soil we get to farm around here.

[@oliviahentges2890]

Spent many hours doing that on a 45. May be wrong but it sure looks and sounds like he didn't have the traction booster set correctly while plowing

[@CheeseheadMedia]

Not my tractor but I have read other comments that are similar.

[@carlhelmick7711]

That old ground was hard. But that's no til ground for you .

[@CheeseheadMedia]

I'm just happy one of the members of the club allowed everyone to come out to one of their fields and play for the day.

[@maddog2771]

If that WD45 was a horse they would have whipped it to death pulling that plow

[@CheeseheadMedia]

That's the thick gumbo we have here in SE Wisconsin

[@mica122213]

AC getting it..

[@steviedepaoli2717]

He needs the correct mufffler. Sweet sound when a "45" is pulling.

[@CheeseheadMedia]

It's a great sound to listen to