Allis B…And Why I Shouldn’t Browse Auctions

[ClassicTractorProfessor 5,451]

Last Tuesday night I couldn’t sleep, no matter what I tried I just could not go to sleep, so while laying there awake browsing Facebook I stumbled upon an ad for an online auction. And for once it was 100 miles away, not 1000. Started browsing through the listings and stumbled across this little Allis Chalmers B with only 2 bids on it. It looked rough but I could maybe see some potential in it, and I’ve always wanted a B. So I put in my max bid and went about my business. Thursday night I get an email from the auction co with an invoice for $319…$290 for the tractor and $29 for buyers premium (I hate that they charge seller and buyer premium on online sales, but I won’t get on that rant tonight). Paid the invoice, then remembered my trailer is 100 miles away still at the show grounds along with the WD. Saturday morning I made the trip to the show grounds, loaded up the WD and brought it back to the farm. First 200 mile round trip for the day done…headed out for the second trip to pick up the B. 
 

Let’s just say when I got there it was a “little” rougher than I originally thought. But oh well we bought it let’s load it up and get it home. 
 

 

Got home too late last night to mess with unloading it. Fired up the 1940 Farmall A today and drug it off the trailer and into the shop. Started tearing in to it and yeah it’s ROUGH. But we like a challenge around here and I promised the seller that grandads tractor wasn’t going to scrap so we are gonna do our best to try to save it. 

 

Here’s the first of probably many videos on the project. With a torch, hopes & prayers, and maybe a tetanus booster she will live again. Stay tuned and enjoy! 
 

We Brought Home an Allis B… and Immediately Regretted It 😂
https://youtu.be/PyBvPMV89jY

 

 

[T-Mo-(Moderator) 4,656]

An AC B is the wide front version of the C, for the most part.  Neat little tractors, pretty equivalent to the Farmall As.

[Achto 30,019]

Fun project.  

Hope fully the rear hubs are good, ours were a little sloppy on the splines. When the time comes PLEASE be carful crank starting it. Our B shattered my brothers wrist once.

[Ed Kennell 43,304]

1 hour ago, Achto said:

 When the time comes PLEASE be carful crank starting it. Our B shattered my brothers wrist once.

                                                                      That looks like the one I grew up on.     Lucky we lived in the mountains and could usually drift start it.

But if we had to use the crank, Pappy always pulled the crank up....never push it down.  That's when wrists, arms, and shoulders got broken.

Ours had hand brakes but it looked like your project.

 

 

Oh, probably not a concern for an Okie, but never try to down shift when pulling a drag sled full of rock up a steep mountain.

They are very acrobatic and have perfected the back flip move.    Experienced by a 70lb 10 yo.   

Edited 2 hours ago by Ed Kennell

[Kenneth R Cluley 617]

Kudo's to you for getting her to help getting off the trailer, and more Kudo's to her for doing it!

[953 nut 62,555]

Looking forward to the save project thread.

[oliver2-44 11,015]

11 hours ago, ClassicTractorProfessor said:

 Started tearing in to it and yeah it’s Got CHARACTER. But we like a challenge around here and I promised the seller that grandads tractor wasn’t going to scrap so we are gonna do our best to try to save it. 

 

. With a torch, hopes & prayers, and maybe a tetanus booster she will live again. 

Fixed it for ya

If those pistons are stuck, I saw a video awhile back of a new way to unstuck them.

Pour a little water, then diesel in cylinders and light it.

As things heat up hammer pistons with 2x4. Work quickly above flames

Keep trying to turn crank until it engine rolls