Allis Chalmers Stone Crusher

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   Hi there.  I am an archaeologist working for the Panama Canal Expansion Project, and we have just found the remains of a huge stone crusher complex with the Allis-Chalmers branding all over.  We think it was built during 1939-1942, when the American government decided to widen the Panama Canal, because the machinery is sited right next to one of the ditches they dug.
I was wondering if there was possible access the Allis-Chalmers archives to see if the architectural or engineering plans or blueprints for this site still exist.  We want to document it as thoroughly as we can, before the Canal expansion goes ahead.

Thanks so much for any help you could give me.  My emails are
tomas_mendizabal@yahoo.com
or 
tomas.mendizabal@gmail.com

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Tomas Mendizabal Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tomas Mendizabal Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Allis Chalmers Stone Crusher Posted: 11 Jan 2010 at 4:53pm
	Hi there. I am an archaeologist working for the Panama Canal Expansion Project, and we have just found the remains of a huge stone crusher complex with the Allis-Chalmers branding all over. We think it was built during 1939-1942, when the American government decided to widen the Panama Canal, because the machinery is sited right next to one of the ditches they dug. I was wondering if there was possible access the Allis-Chalmers archives to see if the architectural or engineering plans or blueprints for this site still exist. We want to document it as thoroughly as we can, before the Canal expansion goes ahead. Thanks so much for any help you could give me. My emails are tomas_mendizabal@yahoo.com or tomas.mendizabal@gmail.com

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j.w.freck Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 16 Sep 2009 Location: karnack texas Points: 1153	Post Options Post Reply Quote j.w.freck Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Jan 2010 at 5:08pm
	tom,go to books a million or b.dalton book store and pick up a copy of ALLIS CHALMERS STORY WRITTEN BY C.H.WENDEL it has a section on the stone cruchers.i deal with the farm tractors being as i grew up with them

Abraham Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Abraham Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Apr 2010 at 2:17pm
	hi, my name is abraham and i work for the panamanian goverment ( streets area ) we called M.O.P., we have a old (1971) jaw stone crusher its work but we need some part, if you have an mail or address of a parts sellers we apprecuate too much. thanks for your help my mail is agonzalez@hotmail.com

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	http://www.rockanddirt.com/ Seen your post on AC site, you might try the above link to find some parts or service. AC construction was sold in parts, with no one company picking up all the divisions. Cedar Rapids ..might have bought the crushing division. Little internet search might find more information.
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Dave Phelps Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dave Phelps Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 2013 at 12:15pm
	Hi Tom, I am working on the canal expansion program also. I am a crushing expert and worked for Allis-Chalmers from 1974 - 1988, for the crushing and screening division. I did have some old manuals and parts books, not sure what I may still have but I'll look and see. My email is davidphelps@shaw.ca

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	there was a AC crusher on an auction coming up, but don't remember where...thinking it was a purple wave auction

Neale Baigent Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neale Baigent Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jun 2014 at 11:45pm
	Allis Mineral Systems was aquired by Svedala. Svedala merged with Nordberg in 2001 to become Metso Minerals. Although some of the crusher products were diversted to satisfy anti competition requirements the Allis Chalmers Primary Gyratory crushers remain with Metso. These machines form the basis of the Metso large gyratory crusher offering to this day.

Karin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Karin Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Nov 2015 at 11:54am
	hi im looking for a 36-55 Allis Charlmer cone crusher manual. Mine went missing and i need one very urgently. karinpieters@vodamail.co.za South Africa.

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	Hello Everyone, Here is an interesting article on the original Blake Jaw Crusher I fished out of an old Allis Chalmers Machinery Booklet. It shows a video of what appears to be a late 1800th jaw crusher is operable. Since Fred C Bond https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Chester_Bond worked for Allis for almost 35 yrs, Allis has some pretty great technicals.

cbrewer Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 18 Dec 2015 Location: Leominster MA Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote cbrewer Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 2016 at 2:38pm
	Allis Chalmers is now owened by a global company called Metso Minerals. I would try to contact your local Metso dealer. They can likely be found on any continent. My office is an authorized Metso dealer and we had Allis parts but can only sell in our territory. Hope that helps.

shameless (ne) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 08 Jul 2016 Location: nebraska Points: 7463	Post Options Post Reply Quote shameless (ne) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 Oct 2016 at 8:38am
	also contact any rock quarry's you can find, there are still some AC crushers being used today! and others may have one just sitting somewhere on the property after being replaced by another.