New to-me A-C model B

[SleepyFarmall]

Picked up this gem. I'll pick away at it and get it in usable shape for minor duties. Its actually not too bad although rough looking. Sold as is: no oil pressure, tires won't hold air, no implements. 1939 model he says; serial no B32317. I'm sure I'll need some advise in the near future. Thanks, Michael

 

[4wdtom]

Picked up this gem. I'll pick away at it and get it in usable shape for minor duties. Its actually not too bad although rough looking. Sold as is: no oil pressure, tires won't hold air, no implements. 1939 model he says; serial no B32317. I'm sure I'll need some advise in the near future. Thanks, Michael

The oil pump on these engines is on the end of the cam shaft on the back of the engine. They can loose their prime. There is an oil line or plug where you may be able to prime it, it is on the discharge side of the pump but just getting some oil into it may do it. Worn pumps are generally the cause of lost prime. Also these tractors had only 10 or 12 lbs. pressure anyway. If the engine is worn the pressure will go down from there. I have seen them run with no pressure showing on the gauge when warm/hot. But there was still oil flow. Checking prime and a known good gauge with a range of 0 to maybe 25 lbs. would be how I would proceed. The engine may be OK. The other thing to check is that there is a 1/4" steel tube sticking up from the base of the oil filter. Without this tube, which gets oil to the top of the oil filter, to restrict oil flow to the filter oil pressure will be low. Also if the boot on the shift lever is bad and the tractor has been in the rain it can have water in the transmission. And don't forget the final drives, they are often overlooked and can have some nasty ancient oil in them.

 

[Blackhole49]

Picked up this gem. I'll pick away at it and get it in usable shape for minor duties. Its actually not too bad although rough looking. Sold as is: no oil pressure, tires won't hold air, no implements. 1939 model he says; serial no B32317. I'm sure I'll need some advise in the near future. Thanks, Michael

Can't wait to see what George has to say about yours when he recommended a pass on this one last week for $1,000.

 

[used red MN]

when he recommended a pass on this one last week for $1,000.

Was he really recommending a pass or just typing to be typing? I like how he now says the stuck valve in his Jubilee is a storage problem. When at the time he finally admitted that he shouldn’t have ran it only 5 minutes every two weeks just to make sure it ran.

 

[used red MN]

Picked up this gem. I'll pick away at it and get it in usable shape for minor duties. Its actually not too bad although rough looking. Sold as is: no oil pressure, tires won't hold air, no implements. 1939 model he says; serial no B32317. I'm sure I'll need some advise in the near future. Thanks, Michael

Show us a couple more pictures of that hydraulic valve and the pump. That valve looks unique and probably has some additional static weight for traction. Looks like it has some fairly decent tires on it. By your description I assume this was a fairly low budget purchase.

 

[Blackhole49]

Was he really recommending a pass or just typing to be typing? I like how he now says the stuck valve in his Jubilee is a storage problem. When at the time he finally admitted that he shouldn’t have ran it only 5 minutes every two weeks just to make sure it.

Read the post.

https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/threads/is-this-good-deal-1939-allis-chambers-b.1775705/post-11624707

 

[Gambles]

The biggest thing going for that tractor (in my opinion) is the plethora of aftermarket parts. While nothing is cheap these days, your overhaul kit for that engine is about as reasonable as you can get. Just about everything else you need is still available.
BTW, I spent many hours of teenage youth on one of them. We had a buzz saw on the back of it and we had to cut wood every weekend to keep our feed wagon shed warm. I had to always drive the tractor to where we were cutting wood and I hated the road gear....because it didn't have one.
Otherwise, that's a nice tractor.

 

[used red MN]

Read the post.

https://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/threads/is-this-good-deal-1939-allis-chambers-b.1775705/post-11624707

Ya, I know what was written. In review, I stand by the “typing to be typing” Just delving into the workings of the brain of G of TH, a place where no man should tread.

 

[SleepyFarmall]

Price was $Free.99 plus I had to drive 50m to get it. Don't know if hydraulics were original and don't know if the valve is going to work. The lever won't budge at all. Pump still has oil in it and the hoses aren't too bad. Don't know if the cylinder is salvageable either. Just noticed yesterday there is a lub leak on the left axle and pto shaft. Anyway, I'm interested in getting started on it. I'll have to move things around so's I can get this one inside somewhere. Thanks for advise and for looking, Michael

 

[SleepyFarmall]

Nother pitchure...cause I know ya'll like 'em

 

[dairyman]

Price was $Free.99 plus I had to drive 50m to get it. Don't know if hydraulics were original and don't know if the valve is going to work. The lever won't budge at all. Pump still has oil in it and the hoses aren't too bad. Don't know if the cylinder is salvageable either. Just noticed yesterday there is a lub leak on the left axle and pto shaft. Anyway, I'm interested in getting started on it. I'll have to move things around so's I can get this one inside somewhere. Thanks for advise and for looking, Michael

That’s not the original style hydraulic valve or pump. The original were mounted under the seat and pto driven. Looks like a well thought out addition to the tractor though and probably handier than the original.

 

[560Dennis]

Nice one , looks like it got oil up top In photo
change fluids ,and have fun
is that orginal paint ? If it is nice

 

[Mcrafty1]

I have an AC IB which is an industrial model of the same engine as this tractor, It's a 49 so along the same year as yours. It has very little oil pressure, the gauge just has a needle and the word 'Normal' printed on it, when warm the needle sits on the letter N in normal. It's been that way since I got it. Its on my Kolman gravel screen and has ran for years like that. It sits and runs on like 1500 rpm ( it has no tach so that's a guess) for hours on end. The stand pipe in the oil filter is a must or you get no oil filtration. Mine still has the magneto ignition and I have rebuilt that and the carb, other than that just gasoline and oil changes. It's rated like 13 HP so not a powerhouse but with the right gearing that is plenty of HP.