Coke? Cat Bottom - Allis Top

Hey Coke:

There is a local shop here that buys up HD16's and I believe they mount the allis top to a cat d7 undercarriage. The story I have been told is that they weld some holes shut, re-drill and the two can be bolted together. They blast and paint the whole thing and sell them, mostly to farmers who want a reliable machine. I know a guy that works there, I'll check with him. If it can be done on a 16, there must be smaller units that it could be done on, Trev.

Hey Trevor, Trevor here, ya the Allis top to the entire Cat undercarriage is what they say they do. Apparently the mounting holes are half a hole out, so they weld them closed and re-drill. I'll check with Danny, he has done a bunch I think, even one in the field! Trev.

Yes, I've heard that about the HD21 track- in fact, I've read that in the old days some guys ran 21 track on their D8s because it lasted longer.  I guess we've gone full circle.

I've looked at D5 track for HD11, but I've always been priced out by the fact that you have to go all the way, new chain, shoes, everything- I've never been able to justify the cost, especially when the Allis components are still relatively easy to come by here.  The biggest problem for me has been shipping- I've gotten track parts from Montana, California, South Carolina, Minnesota, Alberta, Ontario, Wisconsin, etc, etc- all cheap before it was shipped.  Never ship collect, I found that out....

These are some of the outfits I've dealt with:

Arnolds- Colusa CA
Tri City Tractor- Colton CA
Thill Track and Tractor- Eau Claire WI
Crane and Tractor- Columbus OH
Utah Track and Welding- Salt Lake City UT
Union Tractor- Edmonton AB
Blount Parts- Hoboken GA
Stephens Equipment- Sarver PA

Then there are old construction men, farmers, ranchers, the guy that used to own a dozer because he dug a pond.  I just peruse Craigslist, Machinery trader dismantled listings, farm papers, etc, more and more stuff keeps showing up.  I don't know what I would do without the internet- I probably would have quit working on Allis Chalmers by now.

Have a look at FA 10 chains for HD 11's - seem close and they have sprocket halves

I did search for a long time and came up with a set of rails and sprockets for my FD5 and in the deal got 7 lower rollers also thrown in . 

Yes, there are certain advantages to living on a really BIG island, Mac.

I have a HD11 E chaine set with pads on in very good condition and some rollers,idlers and more but am't shipping heavy and am located near MONTREAL

Gemdozer- sounds like you have a regular wrecking yard there.  How many Allis machines have you parted out?  Gentleman at Tri City tractor claims to have parted out over 30 HD11 tractors, and Crane and Tractor have done lots of them.

Well Trevor, a guy could be interested in lots worse things. Here, we call it the "Western Seducer". For our friends elsewhere, it is a farm paper with tons of print ads, a lot of older gentlemen still place good old fashioned paper print ads rather than using the internet. Great bathroom reading...I wear an Allis-Chalmers cap a lot, get into conversations all over the place, my wife is a great gal, just rolls her eyes and walks away...Anyhow, never heard of the guy at Yorkton, or Crooked Lake, but I can tell you the HD16 seems to be a very popular on farm cat here. And I know where my Dads HD5 shovel is that got sold in 72, I know where a brand new set of tracks for an HD5 that are still in the shipping crate are, and I know where an HD11 dozer with the oval decal is that I can buy for probably $500, it is a guy I grew up with and it has a "noise" in the rear end...Its a disease man , we need a support group...OOPs, we have one here. I'll check with my bud Danny about the Allis to Cat marriage, he will give me all the details, Trev.

Edited by TREVMAN - 07 Apr 2013 at 7:31pm

As long as she gets to run it after-

You are one exceedingly lucky man lazyts. Cherish that lady; us other mere mortals can only dream and wish for women like that.
Ummm you don,t have any daughters that take after mum do you

Her dad is a mechanic, and had four daughters before he had a son.  They are the kind that rebuild transmissions for high school projects.  One of her sisters helped start a welding business before she was eighteen.  My wife can sew, knit, cook, raise kids, drive a tractor, fix about anything, do a c-section and pull calves... and will probably never be wealthy.  (Money wise anyway)
Merv- my daughter is a little too young...

After reading this thread I had to bring it back to the top - great subjects here and memories