What was Allis Chalmers first diesel tractor?
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Topic: What was Allis Chalmers first diesel tractor?
Posted By: R.W
Subject: What was Allis Chalmers first diesel tractor?
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 3:13pm
Just wondering.
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In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D
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Posted By: Dutchboy Johan
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 3:22pm
I thought the WD45 diesel was the first.
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Johan Straver, Almkerk/ Netherlands
Allis-Chalmers 190XT Ser.III #26829XTD
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Posted By: Sitesstables
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 3:23pm
WD 45 I think
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1965 D17 Series IV
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Posted By: Jim Hancock
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 3:23pm
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I am thinking the WD45 as I haven't heard of a diesel WD.
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Posted By: Sitesstables
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 3:24pm
1954
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1965 D17 Series IV
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Posted By: dudley wallace
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 3:54pm
the wd45 had a butta engine in it. do mean a engine built by allischalmers ? ? ?
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a member of hendricks county antique tractor and machinery association club.
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Posted By: DonDittmar
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 3:58pm
It was buda, and technically it was an AC engine, as AC bought Buda in 1953. They more or less just carried the same buda line right at first, wasnt until the 190 came out and all engines were redesigned with direct injectio, these engines were know as the thousand series
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Experience is a fancy name for past mistakes. "Great moments are born from great opportunity"
1968 D15D,1962 D19D
Also 1965 Cub Loboy and 1958 JD 720 Diesel Pony Start
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Posted By: dudley wallace
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 4:03pm
the same buda engine was in co op and cockshutts and some outher around that year i was told sorry for miss spelling the word buda
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a member of hendricks county antique tractor and machinery association club.
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Posted By: Tad Wicks
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 4:11pm
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Allis Chalmers' first crawler diesel tractor was the KO, LO, SO tractor series starting about 1935 to about 1941, they were considered to be a ''SEMI DIESEL" which was simply diesel injection with spark ignition and then they changed to the HD 7,10,14 series with the Detroit Diesel in 1941 -42, can't omit the crawlers now can we? Tad
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Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 4:35pm
I believe I saw a rubber tired tractor at Union Grove that had that early "semi diesel" engine also.
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Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF
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Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 4:40pm
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That would have been the "A" Dave Ferguson brought back to life. He told me that only 4 were made. Some of the UC cane tractors had diesels.
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