What is it?
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Topic: What is it?
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Subject: What is it?
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 4:43pm
Buddy of mine from Alabama sent me this picture. Is this something Allis Chalmers built or a home made contraption? ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
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Posted By: Thad in AR.
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 4:55pm
| All is Chalmers fuel cell tractor. It’s in a museum but I can’t remember where. |
Posted By: Grayray
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 4:59pm
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I googled it. Apparently in the National Museum for American History. http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_687671" rel="nofollow - http://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_687671 Pretty neat.
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Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 4:59pm
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Thanks, Thad. That's what I told him I thought it was but I wasn't sure. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: MNLonnie
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 5:55pm
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Isn't it at Hutchinson? ------------- Waukesha B, B, IB, G, styled WF, D15, 615 backhoe, 2-Oliver OC3's, 4 Ford Model T's, 3 Model A Fords, AV8 Coupe, AV8 Roadster, 1933 Ford Wrecker |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 7:28pm
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1959......... way before its time........ still no equal. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: jaybmiller
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 8:11pm
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OK so what is the tractor made from , partswise ?? ------------- 3 D-14s,A-C forklift, B-112 Kubota BX23S lil' TOOT( The Other Orange Tractor) Never burn your bridges, unless you can walk on water |
Posted By: omahagreg
Date Posted: 18 Sep 2018 at 8:35pm
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Norm Swinford says he was at a demostration day with it plowing, and almost got run over. It was completely quiet...! ------------- Greg Kroeker 1950 WD with wide front and Freeman trip loader |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 12:48am
| i'm thinkin that the last time I saw the fuel cell tractor, the tin work was all white. |
Posted By: chaskaduo
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 2:46am
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a U-tube of 1958 Allis Chalmers video on the tractor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am6nzVLPflQ" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am6nzVLPflQ Enjoy
 ------------- 1938 B, 79 Dynamark 11/36 6spd, 95 Weed-Eater 16hp, 2010 Bolens 14hp |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 4:47am
Back half is d-10...
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jaybmiller wrote:Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 9:20am
| It is for a fact in Hutchinson, MN. I saw it with my own eyes. |
Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 19 Sep 2018 at 4:31pm
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Me TOO...with MY eyes though. ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |