Robert Ratliff
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Topic: Robert Ratliff
Posted By: JimIA
Subject: Robert Ratliff
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2017 at 3:12pm
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Just got an email from AGCO announcing that Robert Ratliff has passed. I got to meet him at a meeting not long before he retired. Interesting man. http://agfax.com/2017/04/25/agco-founder-robert-j-ratliff-dies/" rel="nofollow - Robert Ratliff ------------- An open eye is much more observant than an open mouth |
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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2017 at 5:42pm
| Dam was thinking about how old he was while back, he definitely done great things for Agco Allis,, then it all went south, bet he lived a great life, RIP Robert |
Posted By: WDman1951
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2017 at 6:09pm
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I just read the article in Facebook not even one mention of Allis Chalmers or even gleaner . Still a sad passing . ------------- 1951 WD 1945 C 1936 WC |
Posted By: EPALLIS
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2017 at 8:32pm
| I Received several hand written responses from him after he got Allis-Gleaner Company off the ground. He was an amazing person and always had "orange" in his mission. He'll be sadly missed. Thanks for letting us know of the sad news.... |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2017 at 9:24pm
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My dad's 8070's (3148 & 3153) have a tie to him. Dad bought them new in 1987. They both had steering issues and the tractors were under load from Allis Chalmers Credit Corp. Dad somehow managed a phone call with him and he send a man named Steve Rosendoll, I think, to our dealer. He was there about a week. This was in the winter time and Mr. Ratliff told dad not to make his payment until that spring to make sure the problem was corrected. Mr. Ratliff rates very high with us. ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
Posted By: tbran
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 12:29am
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maybe John Rosendoll ? Tall lanky - a great top home office Ac service man.. He wrote a lot of the service manuals.
------------- When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money.. |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 1:07am
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AGCO had a great run because of Mr. Ratliff, and if it hadn't been for that plane crash in England where Mr. Ratliff's son in law or some other relative and other upper management people were killed, I think the company may still have been painting tractors orange and still known as the Allis Gleaner Company. ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 4:10am
| Your exactly right John |
Posted By: EPALLIS
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 8:09pm
| Yes, spot on. The plane crash was the beginning of the end for the orange paint. Robert lost his key men and he couldn't do it alone. He really touched a lot of people... |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 26 Apr 2017 at 8:15pm
That sounds right. Names leave me. Thank you for the help, Tbran. ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
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