Chris689 80 #1 Posted 15 hours ago Last year I purchased this Simplicity 5212 for $40. Someone swapped in a 18HP Briggs. Came with 4 different mower decks and only the 36” was in good shape to actually use. The others were either rotted, seized or both. Would only run half choked and battery wouldn’t charge. I replaced the chinesium carb with and oem carb and it ran perfect. Then swapped out the regulator and the charging system came back around. Then I found out Allis owned and sold Simplicity in 83. This tractor is an 87 but I decided I wanted to make a replica. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easton Rich 869 #2 Posted 15 hours ago I like the idea! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris689 80 #3 Posted 15 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Easton Rich said: I like the idea! Thank you! Allis had their 616 hydro tractor which was the same chassis and body as this 5212. The decals are repops for the 616 so the project came around almost perfect lol. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Easton Rich 869 #4 Posted 15 hours ago It's about the New Holland and XI series WH 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 54,336 #5 Posted 15 hours ago (edited) @Achto and I have a buddy who does Simplecities/Allis. Tried to turn him from the dark side many times but no luck so we just tell everybody at shows we don't know him. Actually does have some nice vintage B's tho. Edited 15 hours ago by WHX?? 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 30,714 #7 Posted 6 hours ago 9 hours ago, WHX?? said: Tried to turn him from the dark side many times but no luck 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chris689 80 #8 Posted 5 hours ago 9 hours ago, WHX?? said: @Achto and I have a buddy who does Simplecities/Allis. Tried to turn him from the dark side many times but no luck so we just tell everybody at shows we don't know him. Actually does have some nice vintage B's tho. I was looking to get into vintage farm tractors last year when I sold my F150 and using that profit to do it. Growing up my grandfather had a 49 and 51 Farmall H. I was mainly looking at AC WD45s and the smaller D series tractors. Ended up rethinking that plan after my deployment and bought 2 snowmobiles instead, the 73 WH and WH snowblower attachment. Happier with this decision since it was much cheaper and easier to store in my small barn than a farm tractor and everything I wanted for it lol. Someday I’ll follow through with that plan though. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
702854boy 460 #9 Posted 4 hours ago 10 hours ago, WHX?? said: Tried to turn him from the dark side many times but no luck At least its better than the green stuff 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 54,336 #10 Posted 4 hours ago 37 minutes ago, 702854boy said: At least its better than the green stuff True 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 8,562 #11 Posted 1 hour ago Glad to see that I am not the only one with a horse of a different color in my herd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
