1980’s FA 11b junk?

HD11s went like this:

Edited by Lazyts - 19 Nov 2020 at 5:31pm

It will all burn eventually- sometimes the "locals" will go at the windrows with their chain saws for firewood.  It's probably not a good idea, with the price of carbon going up- maybe the new oil?  I just do what I'm told..

what would you pay for the machine I got listed? Also thank you for your opinion. Seems like we both have the same interest. I dont mind doing a parts hunt if the initial cost is low enough. I am glad to hear a good review, appreciate it!

My brother had a 71  11B. We both had ran D6C's before. The Allis would out work the Cats.

I saved that one from the scrapper- bought it in the fall of '17, it had spun a rod, undercarriage was completely shot, I rebuilt it with mostly used parts and put it to work the next summer.  Should turn over 900 hours tomorrow, all paid custom work for neighbors and friends- I don't have any land of my own.  Dad has a small farm, and has the exact same machine, we've put about 500 hours or less on that one in 8 years- his track chains still look like new.  Both of these machines have paid for themselves, I tore down another unit for parts, so we do have lots of extra parts.  I keep my eye out for NOS parts and buy the occasional piece I think I'll need.  If I use a part from my stock, I try to replace it.  I've re-powered two HD11s with N7 engines for other people.  

getting my hands dirty is definitely not an issue and something i enjoy with these type of machine. I am bummed about the lack of parts. I dont mind tearing into rebuilding almost anything on our pc220-3, but i have a Komatsu dealer 30 mins away and several other parts dealers local. Id love to pick this thing up cheap for our farm to reclaim more pastures with, im afraid it will become an expensive deer stand with lack of parts. However im new to AC and FA so maybe i got it wrong, maybe i should buy it. Guy down the road might sell his 77 Komatsu d65e, but for a lot more money :(

The AMBAC style did not remain on them long swapping to Inline Bosch style IIRC in 79 or 80 on the B series.  Looked at a fire damaged 11B near Mexico MO a year back was a early variant or had an engine swap where was AMBAC equipped.

Friend of mine should have parts for these HD11

Now we are on my favorite topic- Allis Chalmers HD11 Series B.  This is a 100 percent Allis Chalmers product- no need to think about FIAT!  That one looks like a late 72 or early 73 model, judging by changes made to ROPS and front hardnose during that time.  Robert Bosch injection pump, 140 HP- competed directly with Cat D6C in that time period.  The best part about them has already been mentioned- extremely cheap horsepower, and if you aren't afraid to get your hands dirty, it's a match made in heaven.  Might want a parts machine though... 

In that case, there was no need for you to use the word?

Sorry Mac as to being negative on here, but dealt with close to eight years of fussing, floundering, modifying pieces and parts salvaging used stuff where the stockpiles are dwindling here.  Rails Rollers, pins bushings and other hard parts are just becoming non existent in the states.  Can have pieces freighted in from Asia or EU or even AU but cost prohibitive as rates are near as much as components and the machines that use them failing across the country to be scrapped rather than salvaged as rode out slick.

Edited by DMiller - 13 Nov 2020 at 4:38am

Almost bigger D6C to 11B

i agree now. Done some more research on these FA’s and im thinking they are a head ache. Would a d6 be about the same size as a 11B?