B10Dave 1,665 Posted July 16, 2018 At the Tri- County Heritage Club show this past weekend in Ilderton Ontario; Allis Chalmers was the feature tractor. Along with the usual triangle show plaque they gave out a custom fuel level checker to everyone who displayed any Allis equipment. Here is mine. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gwiseman 1,442 Posted July 16, 2018 Really cool 😎. I remember my dad & grandpa taking a stick to measure fuel in old tractors before starting work for the day. This was back before dad carried a fuel barrel w/⛽️ So gasoline was carried to the field in 5 gallon cans, hoisted to the fuel tank, and poured into a screened funnel to refuel. No need to do it unless you could empty the full can. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Talntedmrgreen 1,916 Posted July 16, 2018 That's a pretty neat gift! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B-16_IC 1,029 Posted July 17, 2018 That would be handy! A nice premium for the show participants. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hick 1,880 Posted July 29, 2018 A local author, Roger Welsch, has several books on tractor restoration. As he started out as a a newbie, folks warned him about making sure to clean out the fuel gauges in the tanks. What? WCs did not have a fuel gauge. Then he starting finding sticks in the tanks, and figured it out! Dad had a piece of strap iron with a crook on the end of it to hang on the throttle rod of our 2-cylinder Deere's for a gas guage. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites