Lost a local legend
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Topic: Lost a local legend
Posted By: AC720Man
Subject: Lost a local legend
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2026 at 4:12pm
Kenny Louderback passed today around 2 pm. Kenny owned Louderback Implement in Stanley Va. Many on the forum knew him so I figured I would pass this on. His dad Lee started the Allis dealership in the late 40’s and Kenny took it over once Lee retired. Kenny did everything at the dealership, sales, service, and parts. He was a kind and gentle soul and loved anything involving Allis Chalmers. He enjoyed tractor pulling of all type, antique, stock farm, and hot farm. He built many pullers over the years. He was a wealth of knowledge and still loved tinkering after officially retiring a few years ago. He will be missed by so many of us. He was 86.
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2026 at 6:02pm
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Very sad- deepest sympathies to his friends and family,,- slowly Allis enthusiast are fading,,
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Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2026 at 7:41pm
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I can still remember the day Kenny told my dad and I that AC was closing down. We were there to purchase some parts and he had just received a letter the previous day. We all sat there in disbelief, none of us could truly understand the decision to close. I was 23 years old at the time. Although we understood the agriculture economic climate at the time, we never thought it would come to closing the doors.
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1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD
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Posted By: VaAllis1990
Date Posted: 30 Mar 2026 at 8:10pm
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Sorry to hear that, we always enjoyed conversation with him when we saw him
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