1693TA
Senior Member
Hi Merv; yes we know for the purists out there what it is but to me it's like painting a car "Hugger Orange" when it was originally blue. If done tastefully, or correctly, it fits right in. I feel you only have to please the owner.11-B 25L18878 and under are genuine AC. Later ones had the FA badge
My parts tractor is a true AC machine with the only difference being two top carrier rollers instead of the single on mine, (earlier production). Everything else is a dead ringer match as far as installed options. The engine is missing and the transmission is shot with undercarriage about 40% remaining overall; but still a lot of useful parts remain. Far more wear than this tractor has. I'll blast this one clean and repaint it the same construction yellow it is. With exception of the seat cover which will have the AC emblem embroidered, into the seat back, all will look original. I've had the decals all cut by the girl that does my signage, but need to work with her further to come up with all the OEM safety, warning, and item number decals used. She does silkscreen printing also and can make anything as far as labels. I've photographed each decal on the tractor, (they are all still there) with most having the "Allis-Chalmers" name on them such as these seen here:
And the look I'm going for once complete is shown here from an original HD-11 Series B brochure given to me by one of the guys I worked with that built the finals in my tractor:
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