What IS a BOW-AXLE B and Why Is It Dead- Outdoors

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#AllisChalmers #KubotaB3030
An old tractor with the motor stuck from sitting is pulled a few hundred yards to the shop. Prior to moving, a couple pints of diesel fuel was dumped down the smoke pipe. Just in case it breaks loose, the fuel will provide a bit of lubrication on the dry sleeves. Many times it just takes minimal effort to shake one loose, but this time the exercise does not work. No matter, the purchaser is a cousin who intends on a total rebuild of the old gal.
Taking advantage of free help, the Much Older Brother had stopped by to discuss a different problem so I got him to climb aboard the fancy and much newer '05 Kubota B3030 to give me a tug back to the shop so it will be a little easier to prepare the little tractor for its upcoming move.
But then again, I had to move the little guy by myself a couple hours after my help vacated the premisis....You'll have to tell me what you thought of that one.

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@tomfillmore9710 2 года назад

Good video that is a nice little tractor glad it is getting restored that's great thanks for the video have a great night take care

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Yes Tom, they are really neat little tractors. Super handy with a finish mower too !! Have a wonderful evening my friend. Oh...still no motorcycle pictures.

@ButlerOutdoorsCanada 2 года назад

That'll B a mighty fine machine with a little TLC, you're the man Wendell!!!

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

It purred like a kitten when I drove it in place and parked it five years ago or so. It'll purr again !!

@tectalabyss 2 года назад

Hello my friend. Great to see you and your older Brother. That tractor will make your cousin , a very nice one. All my very best to you and yours.

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

He can't wait to get it into his shop !! He will do a nice job on it, I know. The Much Older Brother made a pretty good cameo appearance didn't he.

@oilyragsgarage7200 2 года назад

Your yard is full of treasures, if I was there I'd be trying to revive them all. Couldn't help myself 🤣

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Hahahaha....that's exactly what I've been trying to do for decades. But they keep showing up. I just got a line on a twin pair of VAC Case this week !!

@copperhead6132 2 года назад

This makes me miss my lil Allis B. Awesome video again Wendell!

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

I'm glad to have resurrected a bittersweet memory with the video. (-:

@jeremybraveboy1344 2 года назад

I have a 1953 Allis Chalmers B with adjustable front end, snap-coupler hitch and all the cultivators for it. My great grandad bought it new, it’s getting some work done to it now.

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

That's awesome Jeremy !! Keep it nice and keep it in the family for the next generation.

@regsparkes6507 2 года назад

Now this is the era of tractor that I'd like to be able t get and work on. Nice one, Indeed!

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Too bad by live so far away Reg...I have about 5 more B's and C's ready to go down the highway pretty cheap !!

@regsparkes6507 2 года назад

@@tractorman4461 Oh my! :)

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

@@regsparkes6507 LOL (-:

@ontariovintagetractor 2 года назад

There’s a surplus of B’s in this video 🤣 I also have a bow axle B , great little tractors

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

I wondered if this one would catch your eye. LOL I kinda want to turn one upside down and make a low rider....just for the heck of it.

@ontariovintagetractor 2 года назад

@@tractorman4461 sure did ! Hahah , that would be neat I’ve seen that done. You should do a tractor video and go through your fleet , I’d love to see what you have , take care friend

@mikeheilman2560 2 года назад

Nice job Wendell, very interesting and nice to see your "much older brother" more relaxed and not too hipper.

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Hahahahaha....Mike, he'll just say he needs that much energy to keep me from messing up !!

@1lilfarm 2 года назад

Nice!! My AC "B" has the adjustable front end and I use it mainly for cultivating the garden. I also have the mid-mount sickle bar set-up for it. The tractor doesn't get used too much anymore but she starts right up when I need her. Believe it or not, I worked on this tractor to make it easier for my Dad to start (he had been pull starting it for years) back in 1998. I purchased the battery that is in it, in March 1998 (one week before Dad passed away) and it still uses that same 6V battery today! The battery is always hooked to a "Battery Butler" and has never failed to start. 😊😊😊

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

I've had much better luck as well with a Battery Tender but not quite that good of luck !! That's great to get that much life out of one. Allis makes a good easy starting tractor. That other B in the background will start with a quarter turn of the crank even with a blown head gasket. I'm still pretty bummed about this one.

@donaldhofman5257 Год назад

I have many hours of mowing with those tractors and mid mounted sickle mowers!

@jankotze1959 2 года назад

Great video, good the hear you Cousin have good plans for it, the Kubota is powerful little tractor, nice video Wendell

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

He's been looking for another project. Its a perfect tractor for the five foot finish mower. Very similar to your Farmall too.

@jdjeep46 Год назад

Nice old tractor. I just bought a 1953 Allis Chalmers B from the farm behind me. They used it for cultivating tobacco until the government took away the tobacco subsidy and then it was only used in the garden. South central Virginia here was a big tobacco growing area. It comes with a complete parts tractor, an extra cultivator frame, lots of cultivator shovels, an original plow, etc. it has that bow axle also. It was fully restored in 2011. Nice family but unfortunately the husband died in 2018. This was his prized tractor. Most of my old stuff is two cylinder John Deere’s so this is a new adventure for me. Not sure I will be able to work on this old tractor because I am not sure what to do with the two extra cylinders, lol.

@tractorman4461 Год назад

Man TBP, what a buy !! Naw, that Allis will be simple...actually 2 times simpler than any of the John Deeres because they have twice the amount of power pumpers !! I have actually worked on JD pretty much less than most of the other common brands. There just weren't that many farmers in this area that used that color green. Now there were a LOT of Olivers, Massey's and Farmall's though !!

@jeffmc7946 2 года назад

That is good that the B is getting a new life!

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

It really upset me to see it stuck. I drove it to the spot it was sitting about five years ago or so. But water got in my running down the bottom pipe on the muffler where it slides into the manifold.

@jeffmc7946 2 года назад

@@tractorman4461 it seems better to take off the muffler and block the exhaust pipe.

@mountainman1961 2 года назад

I agree with much older brother!!

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

OOooooOOOOooo NOOooooOOOOooo !!!! There's more of you out there !! At least they (Farmall's) are red....but the REAL red is MASSEY red. LOL

@mountainman1961 2 года назад

@@tractorman4461 I’ve ran just like you most all the tractors.ac,Massey,jd,farmall, miniapolis,white,duetz,case, etc. but I bottle broke on a brand new international 1086 plowing 400 acres.

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

@@mountainman1961 Now THAT was a tractor !! I'd like to have a 1086, but alas... the closest I come to it is a 2504 Industrial. Its missing the carb. That's the way I got it.

@gatorsworld 2 года назад

We, when I was young us to to free up stuck engines with Bardall and it worked most of the time....what a terrible way to have that exhaust and was the perfect way to give you trouble......CHEERS

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Yes sir. Aggravating to say the least. It was one heck of a surprise to find it stuck so tight. This one's not my first rodeo either Gator. LOL

@rickburris6164 2 года назад

Another good video. The old Ally's were good tractors and I hope that your cousin can get her going again.

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Oh I have not doubt. He's a very accomplished mechanic. This won't be a big deal for him at all Rick. I was super surprised when we gave it a bump the other day and it was stuck !!

@RJ1999x 2 года назад

An Allis Chalmers never dies

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

@@RJ1999x whoops...this one did. But it was owner neglect that did it, not shortcomings of the tractor. (-:

@RJ1999x 2 года назад

@@tractorman4461 It didn't die, it was just resting. Could easily been repaired

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

@@RJ1999x Oh heck yeah. They are only declared dead as they enter the grinder before being loaded on a slow boat to China.

@RCAFpolarexpress 2 года назад

Bonsoir Sir, You have great driver skill's and that will be a great restoration project for sure !!! Darn It Water is never good at all,,,, Keep warm Sir Cheers !!!

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Good evening mon ami. Yes, water and engines do not go together at all !! LOL Have a good evening and hopefully you will be thawed out by July !!

@RCAFpolarexpress 2 года назад

@@tractorman4461 lol !!! CHeers !!!

@DIYMyWay 2 года назад

Hey Wendell! Thanks for sharing another cool old tractor with us! Glad you figured out how the water got into the cylinder. I hope you’ll keep us updated on the restoration process.

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Oh heck yeah, I'll try to get him to send some progress pics.

@MichaelThomas-ej8nb 2 года назад

Wendell, I had a WD that had water come in thru a rusted out small hole in the top of the muffler. It was a mess to say the least. Good luck to your cousin. I have been in that headache before. Diesel fuel, A/t fluid, some painters acetone and ALOT of elbow grease. haha

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Oh yeah, been there and done that as well Michael. Being a good mechanic he won't have too much of a problem. I had a Massey Harris 30 under roof. I bought it cheap and it was running fine when I parked it. Ten years go by and its stuck tighter than a plug in a jug !! There was a nail hole in the tin roof perfectly aligned with the open exhaust pipe. Yep, that one got a total rebuild too. I put in new set of sleeves, pistons, rings...the whole shebang. And to think...it ran when parked !! LOL I've got an Allis C motor on an engine stand right now. All 4 cylinders filled with water...the list goes on.

@TractorTech 2 года назад

The sheet metal looks really good on that tractor. That is too bad water got in the engine.

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Yes Roger, I don't think there's a dent or rust anywhere...other than surface rust. Fenders are good too !! It'll be a bit time consuming, but it won't be too awfully bad to get running. Pull the head first thing.

@OldSneelock 2 года назад

Lowrider Tractors. Don't that beat all. Do they have spinner hub caps?😁😎 I expect it is a fun thing to do. I have a modified 8N that does things no sane tractor should do. I of course tried the full capability of the tractor and I can say that 55 mph on a Ford 8N is just nuts. 😁😎

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Hahahahahaha......I can't BEGIN to imagine any tractor at that speed. LOL. I'm sure if there was any pay in the steering it was EXTREMELY exciting. But heck they make them look as fancy as resomod cars. When you got time to kill, type in Allis Chalmers Low Rider and see how long it takes to find one or two. It's crazy stuff. But on a side note, I'd take your six cylinder 8n any day of the week !! I'd LOVE to have one.

@backachershomestead 2 года назад

Bet that's like the space shuttle reentering the earth's atmosphere. Lol

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

@@backachershomestead I can't imagine being aboard EITHER one !! (-:

@baroja5303 2 года назад

buen tractor las viejas glorias que desarrollaron las granjas de eeuu

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Sí, y hay muchos de ellos. Allis, Internacional, Massey Harris, John Deere.

@PaleHorseOutdoors 2 года назад

Cool tractor Wendell! I will be really awesome if it gets restored. I'm looking forward to more on this! :)

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Oh he will get it done for sure. He's a darn good mechanic and grew up on a farm and cut his teeth on old Allis's. Of course back then they were kinda NEW Allis's.

@PaleHorseOutdoors 2 года назад

LOL thanks, Wendell. I love that sense of humor of yours. I told the wife about your detour to Whataburger. :)

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

@@PaleHorseOutdoors Well doggone I'm glad you shared the story with her...unike MY Missus that didn't share her pancakes with me. No, I'm not bitter......)-; LOL Just kidding....kinda. (-:

@jeffmc7946 2 года назад

We had restored a 300 Lp with an underslung exhaust. It still got water in the engine!

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

I tell ya Jeff, if water can, it WILL get in there somehow. I had one I drove into the lean-to and let it set a number of years. Went to get it out and do a little work on it and found it locked tighter than could be. A drip from a hole in the tin roof hit directly into the exhaust pipe !! Yep, that one got a total rebuild. Really aggravating, it is.

@RJ1999x 2 года назад

Bow axle B? Much sought after? All Allis Chalmers B were a "bow" they were made for 1 row. A "C" on the other hand came either narrow front or adjustable wide front

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

They are just about the only ones that guys look for to build a low rider. That one fellow named Foose or something like that built a fancy low rider John Deere, but normal guys love the B's for that purpose. Yes, there's tons of the B's out there for sure. Something like 125,000 were built.

@mattthescrapwhisperer 2 года назад

I have a pal with a B lowrider all restored.

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

There's a lot of them out there. All cool too. I'd love to do it to one Matt.

@martinbenton742 2 года назад

Yep. Everyone has their own formula for stuck engines. Mine is acetone and marvel or acetone and ATF. Our local AC dealer had a B model on their lot about 15 years ago. Stuck engine, and made yours look like museum quality. He wanted $3500 for it. Believe me, I tried not to laugh at him, with no success. Doc

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

Hahahaha....sounds like he was dropped on his head and didn't recover.... Those guys are out there for sure. I use Acetone and ATF, I'm just out of Acetone right now. I have good luck with it too and I know you do as well Martin.

@josegarcia-ky3fs Год назад

Are they hard to work on

@tractorman4461 Год назад

Not at all. Just about as simple as they come. Just takes a bit of time and a few bucks Jose.

@janbill79 2 года назад

on my allis B I got from an auction I thought I was keeping the water out cause I had the muffler covered then I realized the manifold wasn't like on a farmall h/ wasn't solid where the pipe meets manifold from muffler can't remember if the manifold also had a hole in it , but I was suprised too , to see water in cylinder, after that I started taking mufflers off and buying small tarps just to go over the engine no more problem. But is a pain to remove all the time and recover

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

I'm pretty sure that's how it got in this one too Bill. The smoke pipe just slipped loosely into the manifold, so it allowed the water to slide down the outside of the pipe and little by little enter the manifold opening. This one started out with a tarp, but it split down the middle in a couple years and I didn't change it.

@janbill79 2 года назад

@@tractorman4461 so the manifold must be a bad design by allis chalmers. There defect caused your to br locked and mine. Wonder what the solution is. maybe after market manifolds are normall

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

@@janbill79 I don't know. But a lot of manifolds are threaded internally for a pipe to be inserted into it and tightened. Not all of them obviously. Sometimes guys just take a piece of smaller black iron pipe or exhaust pipe and slip it inside the manifold opening. Then the bounce around the farm for years flattening out the threads to where the proper sized pipe will no longer thread into it. I'm guilty of the same thing but on many of them I will measure the outside diameter and go to the auto parts store and buy a short section of whatever size it takes to slip over the manifold. A LOT of manifolds are really short on the exhaust opening and a piece can't be slipped over it far enough to stay in place. Those you either have to 'chase' the threads and thread in the right size pipe or slip one inside, which creates the problem you and I found on our little B's.

@janbill79 2 года назад

@@tractorman4461 so they didn't come from the factory that way . I wondered? so farmers leave a loose pipe and wear out the threads from ever working with correct pipe again makes perfect sense thanks I had no idea

@tractorman4461 2 года назад

@@janbill79 Some are threaded, some are not. But if you do chase the threads if this is one of those, make sure you stuff a rag below the opening to catch all the shavings made by the pipe tap. I have done several larger tractors with 2'' threads and you don't want any shaving to enter an open exhaust valve. When done, use a vacuum cleaner to suck the top of the rag before you pull it out.