For a free root canal, name that current forum mem
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Topic: For a free root canal, name that current forum mem
Posted By: dr p
Subject: For a free root canal, name that current forum mem
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2026 at 7:04pm
| Got a bunch of "old Allis News" from an estate sale. Old, like issue one. Any way there was an presentation 30 years ago by norm swinford about his upcoming definitive allis chalmers book. Anyway, they had a proof reading to see if he had missed anything. FOR A FREE ROOT CANAL(anesthetic not included), correctly guess which current forum member pointed out mr swinford missed four tractors and five power unit? |
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Posted By: Jordan(OH)
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2026 at 7:47pm
| Fred? |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2026 at 8:03pm
| Nope |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 26 Jul 2026 at 8:13pm
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I’m curious as to what Tractors were missed. Do we know? ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2026 at 5:23am
| The article didn't say that |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2026 at 6:00am
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My guess would be the good doctor... |
Posted By: Nathan (SD)
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2026 at 4:30pm
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tbran |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2026 at 6:07pm
| Correct! The dr it was (but from the article, it sounds like he was just an intern then) |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2026 at 6:40pm
| And I can plead dementia today !! |
Posted By: Ed (Ont)
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2026 at 6:58pm
So WF owner is up for a root canal with no anesthetic!!! Lol. 
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Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2026 at 10:08pm
| so what about the rest of the story , what is the missing stuff |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 27 Jul 2026 at 10:24pm
| I'd like to know too !!! I don't remember any of this at this point. I remember Norm stopping at my business and raking a picture of my RC and talking about some things, but that's it. |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2026 at 12:26am
| I will post the page tomorrow |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2026 at 4:54am
It couldn't be much worse than listening to the neighbor's two-cylinder John Deere!
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Ed (Ont) wrote:Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2026 at 6:25am
| With a big chrome straight pipe !! I don't care who you are. That there is funny !! |
Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 28 Jul 2026 at 9:00am
| and now the rest of the story |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 31 Jul 2026 at 7:28pm
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Found it. Aummer 1993 Old allis news "another feature of the banquet was a place mate which has a list of the production units of allis chalmers. This idea was brought forth by Ralph blum, so we must give him credit for a wonderful it was a wonderful idea. As alan Jones researched for information, ye editor set type and letters were,phone calls were made and faxes traveled, it became an even bigger idea. You run the research and it was even personally checked by norm swinford. And we has a winner who identified there was four missing tractors and five power units, mr tom o'brien |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2026 at 7:10am
| Good job DrAllis & thanks for your contribution to Norm’s book. My Norm’s book has received much use & continues today. All of its model serial numbers! That alone is amazing. |
Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2026 at 7:30am
| I vaguely remember a supper meeting at Amana, Iowa decades ago?? Anyway, I've often marveled at Norm's master book of information. Sure, he had access to much tractor information, but all the other (and defunct) A-C divisions that he was able to scrape together their story, that made sense, was amazing. It certainly was a long labor of love for him indeed. |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2026 at 2:11pm
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The “Allis Bible”so to speak. I refer to it a lot. Some great information and a big thanks to all that contributed to it. A lot of good history in it that so many of us would have never known. My only wish is there would have been more assembly line photos. ------------- 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: DiyDave
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2026 at 3:20pm
So which were the missing tractors? ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: dr p
Date Posted: 01 Aug 2026 at 7:10pm
| The article never said |