Shuttle shift on 100 series
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Topic: Shuttle shift on 100 series
Posted By: WC7610
Subject: Shuttle shift on 100 series
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2017 at 4:26pm
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Had the opportunity to drive a 175 with shuttle shift this weekend- didn't know this transmission was on an AC. Seemed really handy- Question, why weren't they more common? Price ? reliability? TIA ------------- Thanks Most Bad Government has grown out of Too Much Government- Thomas Jefferson |
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Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2017 at 8:23pm
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I have never heard of a 175 having shuttle shift. Power director hi and low range in each gear. Do you have a picture of this tractor? ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2017 at 8:30pm
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I know of a few that are around. Never driven one. My assumption would be that most farmers at the time would have preferred having 8 forward speeds and 2 reverse as opposed to 4 forward and reverse. ------------- '49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '63 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080 |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2017 at 9:00pm
| They were around at the time, and it was SOMETHING NEW and the Farmers at the time were probably sure they wouldn't hold up; now the shuttle shift is the common thing, once again Allis had a good thing, just didn't capitize on it |
Posted By: Nathan (SD)
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2017 at 9:10pm
| Loader work was the main market. Problem was though that the PTO was no longer 540 when you have a shuttle transmission. That I am sure limited the sales greatly. |
Posted By: JoeO(CMO)
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2017 at 9:33pm
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Having a 170G, with shuttle, it will go faster in reverse than forward, all gears, no hi or lo range and has 1000 rpm only due to gearing.
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Posted By: dpower
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2017 at 12:21pm
| We have a 175 and a 170 both shuttles. The 175 was a loader tractor and the 170 was used as a raking tractor from the people that had them before us. They are very handy and were ahead of their time. I have seen probably 10 of them over the years and the other day on craigslist i seen someone had a diesel 175 shuttle. Up til that time i had only ever seen gas tractors being shuttles and figured they did not make them in diesel but this was a factory shuttle diesel so they were built. |
Posted By: Alex (wi)
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2017 at 9:18pm
| They had them prior to the 100 series. I have seen a D15 industrial with shuttle shift as well. I was amazed. Was Allis Chalmers the first to come out with shuttle shift? |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2017 at 9:47pm
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The I-60 and I-600 industrials had them, I assume they are the same as in the farm tractors. They would have been more useful if they were able to keep the 8 speeds to go with. I see a 170D with shuttle on auction in CA this month... ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 5:50am
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I had a few of them for the D-14 's,you change gearing in the torque tube housing ,your shafts to hand clutch now has one clock wise rotation and a counter clock wise rotation going in to hand clutch ,u lock out reverse gear on shifter cover .now u have 4 forward and 4 reverse . I have one now to put in my D-14 ,I only use it for ,snow ,fire wood ,and loader tractor around shop . ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 6:38am
| I never realized you lost 540. That's a huge deal breaker IMO! |
Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 8:03am
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Rob, Louderbacks D15 is shuttle shift. Stick is on the left side ------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 8:21am
I have the shifter handle for the left side ,use them with loader so u can work hyd. while shifting , ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Charlie175 wrote:Posted By: Kenny L.
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 8:36am
| I've a D15II that has the shuttle shift and is on the right side with the hyd control for the loader on the left side and the pto is 540rpm I love that tractor and is great for loader work. Kenny L. |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 9:23pm
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I had no idea they were made, would love to see and drive one. They sound to be pretty rare. Neat ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: Eldon (WA)
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 11:40pm
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170D in California bought $4000 at auction tonight. I would have bid it up if it wasn't 900 miles away. ------------- ALLIS EXPRESS! This year: |
Posted By: desertjoe
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 11:52pm
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The 1959 D14 Industrial Loader/Backhoe I rebuilt has the shuttle shift on the left side. I LOVE it's functionality,,,!!! |
Posted By: Gary Burnett
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2017 at 12:35am
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My I 600 has a shuttle and once had a cotton picker running gear based on a D17 that had a shuttle. |
Posted By: Tbone95
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2017 at 6:24am
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Some neighbor/friend/farmer somewhere in my childhood had one....but I don't remember what!
Almost thought by visual memory it would have been a D series shuttle, but maybe not.
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Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2017 at 1:55pm
What's 900 miles to a road warrior like yourself....? Just call it a working vacation. Darrel |