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ACmowerguy ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Apr 2010 Location: Winfield, MO Points: 1209 |
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I thought I would ask the experts here, if anyone knows the physical location of the former AC Lexington plant which produced the lawn and garden equipment from the late '60s to early '70s? I had "street viewed" that area but couldn't identify a similar building.
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10 various B-series garden tractors, AC Homesteader8, 416 hydro,710 gt, 914, 916H, 917H, 920D, and many misc attachments
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Gary ![]() Orange Level Access ![]() Joined: 13 Sep 2009 Location: Peterborough,On Points: 5302 |
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This could be it: now Lexington Equipment, 791 Red Mile Rd. Allis started Lawn Equipment in 1967. G https://www.google.com/maps/place/791+Red+Mile+Rd,+Lexington,+KY+40504,+USA/@38.0431186,-84.5309566,14.5z/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x88424361a00d6885:0x5321777ced693628!8m2!3d38.0454973!4d-84.524735!16s%2Fg%2F11bw4hm0zq!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu https://www.zippia.com/simplicity-manufacturing-careers-38473/history/# |
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Hurst ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Midway, Ky Points: 1211 |
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I don't think this plant was in Lexington, KY. It looks like it was Lexington, SC?
Here was a clip from another post I found about the different plants: Found it. The Allis 300/400 series was made at a plant in Lexington, South Carolina. They built that plant due to the antitrust lawsuit, as soon as that was repealed, they went back to Simplicity made in Port Washington.
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ACmowerguy ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Apr 2010 Location: Winfield, MO Points: 1209 |
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Thank You I should have specified South Carolina in the original post. Looking for the exact address of the plant.
Thank You.
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10 various B-series garden tractors, AC Homesteader8, 416 hydro,710 gt, 914, 916H, 917H, 920D, and many misc attachments
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ACmowerguy ![]() Orange Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Apr 2010 Location: Winfield, MO Points: 1209 |
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With some sleuthing I found that the plant was near 1-20 and hwy 6 in Lexington, SC. It opened in 1968. Unfortunately the plant appears to have been demolished somewhere around 2009.
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ACinSC ![]() Orange Level ![]() Joined: 16 Dec 2015 Location: South Carolina Points: 2702 |
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Interesting post. Thanks!
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gleaner1 ![]() Silver Level ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 Dec 2009 Points: 215 |
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Too bad it got demolished, makes one wonder where the sign letters ever ended up. They appear to be the same ones that were on the walkway in West Allis
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