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allis6080 
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 12:58pm |
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does any one know were the last 6070 "off the line" is at? just kinda woundering
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6060 s\n 5016
1947 JD B
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Allis Fields
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 1:16pm |
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If I remember right it went to a farmer in northern wisconsin. the 8070 went to Saudie Arabia. some one corect me If I'm wrong.
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Daehler
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 1:32pm |
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I think its in Racine county WI. There was a big story about the guy in the the summer of 09 issue of allis news (i think thats right). The guy who owned it passed a way. Could tell ya for shure but lent that issue to my neighbor to read.
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lukeWI
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 1:34pm |
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its outside of menomonie,wi, rusk praire farms
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allis6080
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 1:52pm |
really makes you wander what will happen to them. hopefully some one is taking care of em. or post some pics. of them to see what kind of shape they are in nowa days.would like to see them in a good museum of some sort for all to see.
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6060 s\n 5016
1947 JD B
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GlenB(IA)
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 2:34pm |
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I saw the 6070 on display at the Hutchinson show a few years ago. It would sure be a mirracle to find the 8070! I always wondered what that 8070 would have been used for in Saudi Arabia.
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lukeWI
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 2:57pm |
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they are all sitting in a climate control shed,
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Carl(NWWI)
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 3:01pm |
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Anybody ever try to find the last 8070 in Saudi? I was thinking about that the other day.
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GlenninPA
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 3:17pm |
I travel around quite a bit, and look for tractors all the time.
However, I am not going to Saudi Arabia to look for that one.... the last B, maybe, but not that one LOL
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Calvin Schmidt
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 3:34pm |
If I remember correctly, the last 6070 had 23 hrs on the tach at Hutch.
The guy who owned it has a huge 7000 and 8000 series collection and
his company did the trucking for Allis-Chalmers. I did read that he passed away.
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Ted J
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 3:46pm |
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If I remember the story correctly, The guy at Rusk Prairie Farms, was the trucker that was supposed to take the last two tractors to a ship yard for transport over seas to Saudi. He knew the dealer where they were and through some kind of a deal, the one didn't make it over seas. He took it home. Yes, he did pass away, but I don't remember just when. They had a LOT of his tractors in the funeral procession. His widow is going to take good care of his tractors. I would imagine that she will probably open a museum sometime in the future. Sure would be nice to show them off! And yes, it is just outside Menomonie, WI.
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Carl(NWWI)
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 4:15pm |
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At one time i heard she was going to open a museum, but things started disapearing from the sheds, so they decided not to, not sure if thats true though.
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Daehler
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 4:37pm |
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It would be neat to have the last 8070, hope someone can find it and make shure its taken care of, but i did read that there a higher serial number (#3355) that made it out before the surposed to be last 8070 #3354
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JohnCO
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 4:46pm |
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They used to grow a lot of wheat and alfalfa to feed people and cattle for milk in Saudi Arabia. Wanting to be self reliant, guess a lot of the land went back to desert when the wells dried up. That 8070 is probably sitting at the edge of an old circle, melting in the sun.
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Pat the Plumber CIL
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Posted: 01 Feb 2011 at 7:35pm |
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Don Fanetti Menomonie Wis.
Old Allis News Summer 2009
Collection includes last 6070 and a "8095" experimental which there were only 4 made. Picture shows a FWD 8070 that came without motor and Don installed a 426 in.
Passed away early 2009
His wife Marilyn assures readers that her late husbands collection will live on.
Like previous post said collection is in climate controlled storage.
Great article,he hauled tractors out of west allis for years and put all his connections to good use.
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