How many 918 backhoes were built?
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Topic: How many 918 backhoes were built?
Posted By: ac89
Subject: How many 918 backhoes were built?
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 6:54am
| I have a guy near me with a 918 allis chalmers backhoe and it got me to thinking if I remember correctly they were not built very long. Does anyone happen to know how many where built? |
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Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 7:21am
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Looks like A-C did a big serial number jump according to Swinford's book. My guess is less than 400. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: ac89
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 7:57am
| Ok thanks. I didn't think that they made many. |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 7:00pm
By my math, and Wendel's data, only 285 were made... ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: NomoreJohnDeere
Date Posted: 06 Sep 2020 at 7:23pm
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https://www.mecum.com/lots/CJ0717-301726/1975-allis-chalmers-918-loaderbackhoe/%20" rel="nofollow - https://www.mecum.com/lots/CJ0717-301726/1975-allis-chalmers-918-loaderbackhoe/
link has pictures with info says 18,500 lbs 1967-75 238 made $28,000 + ------------- HD3 |
Posted By: ac89
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2020 at 8:39am
| Guy is using it to loosen and load gravel in a pit I told him if he ever wanted to sell it I would be interested |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2020 at 5:47pm
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I looked at 3 machines in this area of MN - 2 with ROPES post , one open operators station , no cab machines - then they were BIG machines with almost 2 yard bucket and 18' hoe standard and 10.00 x 20 front tires . A machine made for big jobs not the average hoe use . ------------- Faith isn't a jump in the dark. It is a walk in the light. Faith is not guessing; it is knowing something. "Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." |
Posted By: JohnColo
Date Posted: 11 Sep 2020 at 10:51pm
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That's probably why they didn't make /sell very many of them. Too big for most guys and not big enough for big jobs that a wheel loader would be handier for or a track hoe that would dig deeper. I Looked at a Case 780 years ago, just too big a horse for me. |