He's Got G's For Sale

2014 - Volume #38, Issue #3, Page #06

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If you are looking for an Allis Chalmers Model G tractor, talk to Allen Kimball. Kimball has 4 “better-than-new” G’s looking for new homes.
  “The original G’s had 6-volt systems, but I upgraded to 12 volt,” says Kimball. “I went through each of them and completely rebuilt as needed.”
  Rebuilding included everything from clean up and fine-tuning to a complete rebuild of one that had caught fire and burned. It had no front wheel or tires. Work on it included rebuilding the engine, which cost him $2,000.
  “I will never come close to getting my investment back on it as it took a grocery list of new parts to get it rebuilt,” says Kimball. “Another had an engine with a broken crankshaft. By the time I rebuilt it, I probably had $7,000 in it.”
  Two of the G’s had working engines and transmissions, but still required work. Carburetors and brakes needed to be cleaned and rebuilt. Wheels were often rusted to the point of needing replacement or a rebuild if they had been in dirt too long.
  “Corrosion is usually a problem where the tire core comes out,” says Kimball. “I re-weld the hole, building it up with my wire welder and then drill out the hole.”
  Kimball restored his first Model G for parade duty with others following. One came with an original set of cultivators, another with an original disc/plow and two with no implements at all.
  “I wanted to put a belly mower on one, but I haven’t found an original yet,” he says.
  One of the G’s is set up like a mini road grader. Kimball designed and built a blade that hangs on the original turnbuckle/tool lift bar. This allows him to raise and lower the blade or tilt it to cut at an angle.
  “The blade had been used on a larger piece of equipment and came with its own turntable for adjusting the angle,” says Kimball. “I kept the turntable and incorporated it into my design for the G.”
  A pipe mounted to the turntable runs to the rear of the tractor where it mounts to the original drawbar at the rear of the engine. It reinforces the blade as it pushes dirt and serves as the turntable mount for rotating the blade left to right.
  Kimball has one G that was dedicated for use in Christmas parades. He decked it out in a Christmas tree with lights that ran off an inverter he installed during the rebuild.
  “I would leave the decorations on it all year and pull a trailer with a nativity scene on it,” says Kimball.
  At age 83 with his wife now 80, Kimball is ready to give up the parades and the G’s. He has them ready to sell. Prices range from $2,000 on up, depending on the work done and implements attached.
  “The G with the blade on it is worth $6,000,” says Kimball. “Most people would have thrown them away. I could see they had a future, but it took work and parts.”
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Allen Kimball, 236 Linker Mountain Rd., Dover, Ark. 72837 (ph 479 968-1236; kim2rc3gwr@centurytel.net).

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He s Got G s For Sale TRACTORS Collectors If you are looking for an Allis Chalmers Model G tractor talk to Allen Kimball Kimball has 4 “better-than-new” G’s looking for new homes “The original G’s had 6-volt systems but I upgraded to 12 volt ” says Kimball “I went through each of them and completely rebuilt as needed ” Rebuilding included everything from clean up and fine-tuning to a complete rebuild of one that had caught fire and burned It had no front wheel or tires Work on it included rebuilding the engine which cost him $2 000 “I will never come close to getting my investment back on it as it took a grocery list of new parts to get it rebuilt ” says Kimball “Another had an engine with a broken crankshaft By the time I rebuilt it I probably had $7 000 in it ” Two of the G’s had working engines and transmissions but still required work Carburetors and brakes needed to be cleaned and rebuilt Wheels were often rusted to the point of needing replacement or a rebuild if they had been in dirt too long “Corrosion is usually a problem where the tire core comes out ” says Kimball “I re-weld the hole building it up with my wire welder and then drill out the hole ” Kimball restored his first Model G for parade duty with others following One came with an original set of cultivators another with an original disc/plow and two with no implements at all “I wanted to put a belly mower on one but I haven’t found an original yet ” he says One of the G’s is set up like a mini road grader Kimball designed and built a blade that hangs on the original turnbuckle/tool lift bar This allows him to raise and lower the blade or tilt it to cut at an angle “The blade had been used on a larger piece of equipment and came with its own turntable for adjusting the angle ” says Kimball “I kept the turntable and incorporated it into my design for the G ” A pipe mounted to the turntable runs to the rear of the tractor where it mounts to the original drawbar at the rear of the engine It reinforces the blade as it pushes dirt and serves as the turntable mount for rotating the blade left to right Kimball has one G that was dedicated for use in Christmas parades He decked it out in a Christmas tree with lights that ran off an inverter he installed during the rebuild “I would leave the decorations on it all year and pull a trailer with a nativity scene on it ” says Kimball At age 83 with his wife now 80 Kimball is ready to give up the parades and the G’s He has them ready to sell Prices range from $2 000 on up depending on the work done and implements attached “The G with the blade on it is worth $6 000 ” says Kimball “Most people would have thrown them away I could see they had a future but it took work and parts ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Allen Kimball 236 Linker Mountain Rd Dover Ark 72837 ph 479 968-1236; kim2rc3gwr@centurytel net

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