Rotobaler Production Run
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Topic: Rotobaler Production Run
Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Subject: Rotobaler Production Run
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2010 at 4:42pm
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How long did Allis-Chalmers make the Roto Baler? I know they had it in the 1940's and I think I heard where they were still making them in the 1970's. That is one heck of a production run for anything. Was the small round bale loader made as long as the baler was or was that a special thing? Something that was made that long doesn't get the praise it deserves. Not only was it the first round baler but it had a production run of 30+ years!!AD FROM THE 1940'S BEING PULLED WITH A WC.
 ------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
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Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2010 at 4:46pm
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Sorry, but does anyone know why Allis-Chalmers didn't go into making larger round balers? Now for a little off color question, did Oliver ever make a round baler of any kind? AC and Oliver both made square balers 'till the end but I have no idea about any round balers except the Rotobaler.------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
Posted By: Jack(Ky)
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2010 at 5:11pm
| An AC engineer was quoted on here as saying "as much as AC paid out in lawsuits from people being injured by the Roto Baler they couldn't imagine ever building any large ones".JP |
Posted By: chevytaHOE5674
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2010 at 6:39pm
| IIRC they were made from 1947-1960. Then again in 1963/64. And yet again from 1972-1974. |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2010 at 7:19pm
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AC didn't make any hay equipment after about 71' or 73' or something like that. The Lubben baler was the forerunner to the Allis and was built quite a while before Allis bought them out. The real success came under the Allis name and management though. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: Joe Graunke
Date Posted: 23 Oct 2010 at 11:45pm
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Allis in 1971 tried out a hawk bilt baler. But didn't make a tight bale.
I just picked this one up. I'm looking for a manual for it. This is a 1975 model and equiped with tying system. 
Joe |
Posted By: darrel in ND
Date Posted: 24 Oct 2010 at 8:57am
| I'll never figure Allis out; why for example, when ground driven implements were the norm, allis went ahead of their time and made a PTO driven manure spreader, then after PTO drive was the undisputed way to go, they went dabbling with this GROUND DRIVEN Hawk built round baler. I really don't think that they had their mind made up to get serious about a big round baler, other wise they would have produced one themselves, and it would of worked. Just my 2 cents worth. Darrel |