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jhid 
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 Topic: How did you become an Allis fan?
Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:19pm |
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I've always liked the D series tractors, the white steering wheel and grill looked amazing But I really became a fan when i was looking for a tractor to use in a garden. My dad and grandad both have Cubs, but i wanted something different. A few months ago I saw a video of an Allis Chalmers B and I was hooked. Since then my future plans have grown from a backyard garden to a 50+ acre hobby farm. whats your story?
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red and green are nice for christmas, but orange is all year round
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jb from md
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:25pm |
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great grandfather had a-c's then my pap had them dad bought them from him, all my toys and pedal tractors were a-c and i still have them all plus a bunch of real ones. guess you can say its in my veins...Jb
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Dave in il
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:29pm |
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Grew up with them, had a few other colors, Fords, IH & a Case but nothing else comes close. I don't know what I'll replace the 8070 with when the time comes, (the 8050 probably has a home for life) possibly an orange AGCO if I can still get parts by then. LOL
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AaronSEIA
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:32pm |
It's the color dad was running when I decided to buy my own. Had I been 5 years earlier, I'd be a red man (still kind've am). 5 years later and I'd be one of those MF guys.
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Tedin NE-OH
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:34pm |
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Married into the family. My wife is related to E.P. Allis who started the company.
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Hubert (Ga)engine7
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:39pm |
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Grew up on a B and a WD. Still have the WD. Since then I have added 2 B's and a D-15 II. I am also keeping my BIL's Hindu Ford for him.
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Ryan Renko
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:46pm |
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It was what our family and relatives all farmed with. I remember when the local dealer would have a open house and we would see a slide show and got feed a meal. My little hands would grab as much literature as I could carry on the way out!! I'll give a shout out, that dealership was Sievers Equipment in Hamel, Illinois. Ryan
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:48pm |
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Watching a great sounding D21 allis tractor pulling
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allisorange
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:50pm |
Its what we farmed with from the start and I guess it grows on you plus they are good tractors.
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Don(MI)
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:52pm |
 Tedin NE-OH wrote:
Married into the family. My wife is related to E.P. Allis who started the company. |
Ted, now thats some cool heritage there!
I got two words for this thread, "My grandpa!"
I remember the first one I "helped grandpa" fix! A little B, I must have been 10! Been hooked since that one.
Edited by Don(MI) - 18 May 2011 at 8:53pm
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se iowa picker
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:57pm |
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I got started at it at a young age. Grandpa had a Allis D17, a Massey Ferguson 50, and a John Deere B. I still have some of them and have every different color of machinery to go with them. As I have gotten older though I respect Allis Chalmers for their forward thinking and devotion to the people using their products. Allis was very innovative for the time and no matter what color of equipment people prefer they have to take their hats off to them for that. So that is how I fell for Allis.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:57pm |
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My Maternal Grandfather and Uncle were AC dealers. That is all I ever knew growing up. I have a WD with factory power steering and a 45Diesel that came from his dealership, and quite possibly a second 45 Diesel that came from there.
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Denis in MI
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 8:59pm |
My dad is the major reason I like ACs, The guy in the little red coat is me.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:01pm |
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I learned to drive on my WD45. Its been in the family since the year my dad was born.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:01pm |
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Family dealership since 1937 When i was big enough i couldn't wait entil the new models came in so i could drive them. 7000 series, 5040's, 5050,s the new one's are still cool but i went a differant carrier direction so i don't get to play with them much.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:02pm |
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Allis-Chalmers is in my DNA. Grandfather's first tractor was a 1929 20-35. My Dad's first was a WD, and my first was a D-21. Dealer was a distant relative and we went to the same church which was on the corner of our farm. I couldn't help it!
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:04pm |
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Grandpa always ran AC. So thats what i grew up on. Wouldnt want it any other way.
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Don(MI)
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:11pm |
Picture to my other post, sorry about the pic quality, took a digital of the original.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:16pm |
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Born into it but my Dad wasn't. He grew up on Case (SC, DC, VAC) and Farmall (M, Super M, Super C) but in the 60's he bought a WC and thought it was so snappy. Then he bought a couple of WDs and really liked them. Then around 1970 he bought a WD45 and that sealed the deal. He was always impressed with the unrelenting power of the 45. Still holds the 45 as his favorite.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:27pm |
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My grandpa farmed with them all his life starting with a little B back in the depression. His brothers went on to sell them at there dealership in Fletcher, OHio. Dad helped grandpa farm as he was growing up, they had 2 Cs one of which I have restored, a wd45 that I have as well, brother has the d17 series 4. I have heard many stories about the incredible performance these little orange tractors have. Dad said he once pulled 3-14s behind the C. What sounds sounds better than a 45 or 17 working? JM
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AllisFreak MN
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:27pm |
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Grandad was an A-C dealer, after he passed away my uncle took it over. Though no longer an AGCO dealer, it now is owned by my cousin and sells other brands. The A-C sign is still prominent on the front of the building. I guess it's the only brand I ever cared to own.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:28pm |
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my dad bought a 1936 wc brand new. I grew up with all allis's. I've got a couple olivers ,a couple IHs & had one JD that I got rid of but allis still out numbers them all on my hobby farm. from a 1934 WC to 1959 D17.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:29pm |
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I got hit from both sides of the family. My dad and uncle ran an AC dealership for farm equipment. My grandad on my mothers side did construction work, and he had an AC HD-21 dozer and several AC Motor Scrapers maybe AC 460's or something like that. I remeber the HD-21 when I was a kid. It was huge! For a kid what wasn't to like?
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 9:52pm |
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My Grandfather had a WD but he died when I was 6. When they sold the Farm & machinery in 1962 my Uncle painted my red Auburn toy tractor (it looked like a WD) AC orange, that did it even tho I learned to farm on my other Uncle's all Farmall farm. I still have my orange Auburn toy...Harvey
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 10:17pm |
I grew up riding on the WD with my grandfather. As a kid I even had a toy version of the WD I played with all the time....still have it. I remember waking up to the sound of the Allis starting up and rushing out to the barn to see what he was up to.
I still have the WD and all of his AC equipment....what a great machine...what a great man. Now as a grown man whether I'm working on or with one of my tractors or just going for a ride across a field I think back on the memories made years ago with that WD.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 10:19pm |
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I'm just the opposite I grew up in the city, always helped on the farms, got married, horses were the only thing. Bought a new 1971 cub cadet as the MAIN tractor worked OK until my son got tired of buying antique tractors for himself, so in 1995 I bought my first tractor a 1928 E-20-35 and since then it's been like a snowball going downhill 70+ and counting. Now tell me there is no such thing as ORANGE FEVER!!
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 10:28pm |
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They gave me my first job (Field Test Engineer, Implements) in 1966 and a lot of fond memories.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 10:39pm |
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It started when grandpa traded a team and boot for a WC.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 10:40pm |
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My family raised gurnsey dairy cows and farmed with Allis Chalmers Tractors and Equiptment until we moved off the farm when I was 16.Now A/C is like the fountain of youth.I feel a lot younger when I am operating some orange equiptment.
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Posted: 18 May 2011 at 11:00pm |
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Driving and stacking hay bales each summer behind a D19D. Nothing like the sweet smell of freshly baled hay, diesel, and the sound of the that turbo working under a heavy load. Also used a 185, but always preferred the D19. Brad
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