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Austin(WI) 
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 Topic: 25 years ago on the 6th.
Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 8:20pm |
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December 6th 2010 will mark the 25th anniversary of the day the last Allis-Chalmers rolled off the assembly at the West Allis Works in Wisconsin. This was the final chapter in a 71 year tradition of making tractors in Milwaukee and hailed the end of AC tractor line.
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Calvin Schmidt
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Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 9:03pm |
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Hard to believe. I guess even the newest A-C tractor qualifies as 'Heritage Iron' according to Sherry Schaefer
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redline
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Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 10:52pm |
Incredible. There hasn't been an AC built for 25 years, and look at the loyal following AC still has. The Allis Chalmers company must have been doing a lot of things right, just not so hot with the financial parts.....
It is fun to imagine what things would be like now if a few things had been done differently.
Is there any certain time of day to have a moment of silence? Perhaps 5:00 in the afternoon? I would guess the last day ended at the traditional quitting time?
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darrel in ND
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Posted: 05 Dec 2010 at 11:03pm |
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I guess I've got to let "by gones be by gones," but I can't help but to keep thinking that if the 8000 series had 25 more years of improvements, the competition would fear it. I also sometimes wonder if Allis hadn't gone belly up and were still building tractors like nothing changed, would our old AC collections have less meaning, since now we are collecting something that they no longer make? Darrel
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DarrylinWA
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Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 6:38am |
I had this marked on the Calender also. Cant believe its been 25 years.What a sad day in history.
Take care, Darryl
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Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 6:48am |
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I guess I've got to let "by gones be by gones," but I can't help but to keep thinking that if the 8000 series had 25 more years of improvements, the competition would fear it. I also sometimes wonder if Allis hadn't gone belly up and were still building tractors like nothing changed, would our old AC collections have less meaning, since now we are collecting something that they no longer make? Darrel |
People still collect John Deere and people still collect International with passion. Yes, the Magnums are a derivative of the IH 88 series.
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Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 6:57am |
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We will fly our AC flag at half staff today as a tribute to that sad day. There is no doubt in my mind that AC would be a major force in US ag today if there were competent management and marketing. The market thirsts for competition.
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Brian Jasper co. Ia
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Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 7:09am |
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I agree with Redline. If AC had JD's management, it really makes me wonder where they would be today.
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cougar766
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Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 7:11am |
folks I was raise on IH and collect it (looking for the right AC) but also grew up with a Gleaner F2 short walker (still say Gleaner is the only combine to have) but just think if these 2 great companies had made it where would we be today.
God Bless and keep collecting these great tractor cause when we restore an AC or IH we keep their memory alive
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Coke-in-MN
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Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 11:04am |
Site on Face Book that has a bunch of Photos of last day , 
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Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 11:11am |
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Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 1:04pm |
IT'S A SAD DAY FOR ANY TRUE AC FAN. IT'S CHEESY BUT IT GETS THE POINT ACROSS.
Edited by AllisChalmers37 - 06 Dec 2010 at 1:05pm
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Jeff-in-Kunkletown
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Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 2:54pm |
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AC is gone but will never be forgotten. All of us who continue to use and restore their equipment are preserving history. Lost causes are the ones worth fighting for.
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DougG
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Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 5:50am |
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Truely a very sad day , thanks for the photos
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AllisFreak MN
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Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 7:14pm |
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A sad day indeed.
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