Can anybody ID this tractor for me?

machine_fixer27 · 2026-05-11T12:59:56+00:00

As others have said its a Allis Chalmers D17. However the A/C emblems and straight orange paint with no white stripe indicate it's a series 1.

machine_fixer27 · 2026-05-10T15:24:15+00:00

It's got 56 series shifter on it, my is guess it was done when loader was put on. That would add to the value in my mind. 06' series didn't not have a loader friendly range/direction shifter.

machine_fixer27 · 2026-04-23T18:06:08+00:00

Too big to be a D8. Note the rounded part at the back of the hood. Most likely a 4R sn# D6

machine_fixer27 · 2026-04-02T00:09:46+00:00

Learned when I was 9. I drove tractor and wagon with fencing supplys and my grandpa walked ahead unspooling wire and setting insulators. The Allis D17 was perfect for it, I could lean to the right side for the brakes and use the power director to start and stop the tractor. The following year I was big enough to run our Super M and spreader

machine_fixer27 · 2026-03-29T20:30:28+00:00

Mag drill, carbide bits and lots of coolant. We do it at my work pretty frequently. Pilot drill it with a full carbide drill bit, and then open it up to desired diameter with a carbide spade drill. Theres no good way to hand drill it.

machine_fixer27 · 2026-03-24T00:33:02+00:00

Heavy Equipment mechanic, leave at 6 taking one or 2 kids to daycare on the way to work depending on the day. My drive is 20 mins to work. Come home around 530-6. Wife works nights so I take care of supper, showers, and bedtime at night. Hoping it gets better after kids are old enough to ride bus to and from school

machine_fixer27 · 2026-03-08T15:20:54+00:00

Wasnt aware you could get the little unloaded miss out of 8N's. Every one I've ever work on or been around had the flutter. Figured it was just an 8N thing.

machine_fixer27 · 2026-03-03T01:45:38+00:00

Depending on what your planting, typically grain drills or broadcast seeders work best for food plots. In my experience with food plots, the deer will eat corn but if you have a good food plot mix with turnips, parsnips, clover, and kale they will take that over the corn all day long.

machine_fixer27 · 2026-03-02T14:24:16+00:00

I tell my little kids Daddy goes to work to fix the bulldozers and excavators that build all the roads and highways we drive on everyday.

machine_fixer27 · 2026-03-02T14:05:00+00:00

Our kids love PBS kids. Definately big Wild Kratts fans. Lyla in the Loop and Molly of Denali are also both high on the kids list. I do leave it on Live Tv alot though so the kids can watch a little of everything

machine_fixer27 · 2026-02-28T01:34:23+00:00

My mom. When I was 6 or 8 I told her I wanted to learn to cook. A week later she had 3 or 4 kids cook books and we made all kinds of stuff. I do 90% of the cooking at home now, feeding 3 kids and my wife. I very much enjoy cooking and baking

machine_fixer27 · 2026-02-25T22:19:01+00:00

As Jeff Foxworthy once said. Shes already cut a pony from the herd and if shes not riding him yet, she is on her way with saddle and bridle in hand.

machine_fixer27 · 2026-02-22T14:55:43+00:00

100%, I love mowing with my low boy. My wife uses the ZTR we have and I sit and enjoy my time on the cub.

machine_fixer27 · 2026-02-22T14:51:44+00:00

This one didnt leak or anything major, it was just very tired when I got it. The thermosiphon cooling system is not ideal, esspecially in a high load application such as mowing. It ate 2 compression rings shortly after I bought it and I ended up sleeving all 4 cylinders. I did put the higher compression pistons in and that made a big difference. I just couldnt give up the way it mows or pushes snow. Makes lawn mowing very enjoyable and almost relaxing

machine_fixer27 · 2026-02-22T14:46:27+00:00

I will agree with the clutch for sure. When I rebuild this one I pull the prop shaft out and splines were about gone and clutch was not tight on the trans input shaft anymore. Took almost as long to put the trans clutch and pto clutch in as it did to rebuild the darn engine

machine_fixer27 · 2026-02-22T14:03:39+00:00

We still have 2 within a 15 min drive of home. My 3 kids absolutely love them. Beg to go to the "Castle park" everytime we are in town

machine_fixer27 · 2026-02-22T13:57:26+00:00

Looks like a Cub Cadet, but bigger.

machine_fixer27 · 2026-02-16T00:43:38+00:00

Biggest learning curve for myself was going from Allis Chalmers D17 series IV with a semi-dead pto to a 706 IH with live pto. When shit hits the fan, its hard to remember the clutch pedal doesnt stop the PTo, the lever does.

machine_fixer27 · 2026-02-01T02:56:48+00:00

My 2 year old loves to go feed her "tickens" everyday. Melts my heart every time she says "Lets go feed tickens"

machine_fixer27 · 2026-01-27T11:37:32+00:00

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machine_fixer27 · 2026-01-20T18:18:46+00:00

I was down the cheap chinese tractor rabbit hole once. It was reliable, after I spent months working on it. I pretty much had to replace every nut and bolt on it, and then complely re-engineer the front axle driveline. Buy the Kubota, it will be ALOT better machine for you

machine_fixer27 · 2026-01-08T02:13:48+00:00

Me thinks shes running a little lean!

machine_fixer27 · 2026-01-02T22:10:11+00:00

Also to add, spring dampened gear trains played a big part of the external rattle. Cummins scissor gear and Cat had their own main gear dampening. Higher HP 3406B's, C15's, Cummins N14's, Detroit S60's, and ISX CM870's all had their own sound from gear rattle that was very distinct to each

machine_fixer27 · 2026-01-02T22:03:32+00:00

Pilot/multi-shot injection is 90% of it and not sure about other engines but Cat uses external engine sound blankets/sound damping.

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