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Tractor of the month, June 2013


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This month will be AC 3/400 & Homelitesid="size3">id="red">

1. For club (paid) members only.

2. Allis or Simplicity made tractor are eligible.. Later on, other tractors will be allowed.

3. The selection committee will determine each monthly criteria.

4. They can be a restoration, an original, a rescue, a modification, an extensive repair/rebuilt - as called by the committee.

5. Narrative and pictures are required - to tell its story, and why it is deserving of being the Club's tractor of the month. Tractors that do not meet theme criteria will be removed by the comitteee.

6. Members can enter a tractor multiple times (months), but it can only win once per year. Once they've won, they cannot submit it again for a year on any subject.

7. Each contest will have four week submission period followed by club membership voting for a two period after that. When a winner of that period is announced a new subject will be presented.

8. At the end of the year, we will have a separate contest of the previous winners for Tractor of the Year, with a bigger prize.

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This is now open for members to enter their own tractor. The newly-formed committee will determine future categories.

Post your entry as a reply to this topic, with pictures and a story -- sufficient to convince club members that it is deserving of being the club's Tractor of the Month.

Please post only entries/nominees in this topic -- any other replies will be deleted.

Once the nomination period is over, this topic will be locked, and members will be asked to vote on the nicest tractor listed in this topic.

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I would like to nominate my personal favorite AC/Lexington tractor, the one and only Allis HB-314. It's a 'modification' machine put together by Paul (Mack) and is a real neat, unique blend of the cool AC 300/400 styling, and the traditional AC/B-series color scheme and hydrolift.

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Started as an AC 312 with mods...

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Here's a great thread put together by Paul on this machine:http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=112531&SearchTerms=allisPics in various dress!

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And of course, the famous 'Lakeview, Ohio Plowday!

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I guess since Homelites are allowed I will nominate my Homelite T-16. It started it's journey with me when Bob(BLT) told me about a pole barn full of old Simplicity and other brand tractors. Bob and I went there to see what we could buy but the prices were way too high. Months went by and the prices went down, way down. My brother in law and I proceeded to buy up trailers full. Here is one of the loads with the Homelite (T-10)

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Yes, it started out as a T-10.

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Well, I decided it needed bigger tires on the back and side headlights.

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After that the restoration began. I started by removing the hood and used electrolysis to remove the rust.(it also removed most of the paint). I also used the tub for the frame and console.

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Since I was taking it completely apart I thought I would add some options. So, a hydrostatic transmission and electric lift were robbed from this donor.

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New paint, decals, seat and front tires later.

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And finally the 16hp Briggs.

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Thanks Josh for the nomination. That tractor took me around six years to get completed. It went through many variations with a lot of trial & error and long periods of inaction before becoming my dream tractor!

The frame is the 410s that I grew up on, putting many hours behind the wheel mowing, tilling and plowing snow. The dash, steering and sheet metal are from a 312v that was my first tractor purchase many years ago. B series seat, hydro lift and foot pegs from a tractor purchased from Keith Gearhardt. The hydro rear end came from Bryan Osenga when his garage was full of 700/7000 series machines.;) With other parts coming from Dan Poppelman (peppydan) and decals from Cory Forrester.

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I nominate Greg Pointon's AC 410S resto with custom Quickway loader install:

The tractor resto:

http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=119883

The loader resto and custom frame fab:

http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=120977&whichpage=1

I'm trying to upload a pic of the finished product, but it's not working. I'll try again in a few.

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Thank You Chris for nominating my AC410/Kwik-Way Loader.My resto threads are long and detailed so I posted some quick before & after pics below...but for the whole story check out the links below...ThanksThe tractor resto:http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=119883The loader resto and custom frame fab:http://www.simpletractors.com/club2/topic.asp?ARCHIVE=true&TOPIC_ID=120977&whichpage=1lub2/attach/GLPointon/

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Oh what the heck .Ill throw my "Lil Homey" in for the vote this month

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I bought this tractor from Dan Reed (cleanbee) a couple years agoTractor wasnt real bad shap but needed a few things.

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After getting it I gave it a good cleaning and a new paint job,Needed a motor so I found a good 8 hp Briggs. Found a new high back seat and 4 lug tires for it.The only mod I did was to hide the tank under the hood from a old Broadmoor since i didnt like the looks of the Side engine mount tank that came from factory.Here is a few Photos from the show on Saturday in Plainfield

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Here is another shot next to Toms T16

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So this month I ask you guys to vote for the "Lil Homey" and prove the li guy can win also sometimes.....

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