First All-Crops Shipped to Iowa...
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Topic: First All-Crops Shipped to Iowa...
Posted By: GBACBFan
Subject: First All-Crops Shipped to Iowa...
Date Posted: 15 May 2011 at 6:40pm
Well, the picture doesn't really show much, but I'm posting it anyway because of the notation in the lower left corner. May 13, 1936, the first trainload of All Crop Harvesters arrive in Iowa. 75 years ago last Friday, if my math is correct. Wow.
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Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 15 May 2011 at 6:54pm
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My first thought was surely they had these in Iowa before 1936, then I remembered they didn' t name them "All Crop" until 1936. From the Introduction in 1934 until early 1936 they were referred to as "Allis Chalmers High Speed Combine". ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: Ryan Renko
Date Posted: 15 May 2011 at 7:57pm
| Great photo!! |
Posted By: chllngr528
Date Posted: 15 May 2011 at 8:07pm
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Thanks for posting it. I like to look at old photos like these |
Posted By: se iowa picker
Date Posted: 15 May 2011 at 8:50pm
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nice old photo, where do you keep comming up with these? |
Posted By: Ryan Renko
Date Posted: 15 May 2011 at 8:55pm
| My father recalls seeing railcars full of allcrops as far as you could see at a rail siding at Livingston, Illinois. Ryan |
Posted By: GBACBFan
Date Posted: 15 May 2011 at 9:06pm
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I've posted this newer pic before. Not All-Crops, but a trainload of Gleaners.  ------------- "The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never know if they are genuine." - Mark Twain |
Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 15 May 2011 at 9:51pm
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Neat photos. Thanks for sharing and keep em coming. ------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford |
Posted By: wayneinwi.
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 12:25am
| I can remember when I was a boy seeing Allis Chalmers tractors, lots of WD's,, and combines and equipment come through Milton Wi. on the Milwaukee Road railroad in the late 40's and 50's, didn't think to much of it then but now it is nice to see those pictures you sent,,,thanks,,Wayne. |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 6:52am
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You know, that picture of the Gleaners was used in the late 50's to show economic vitality. At the time - I had just come home from the Army Stint 1957 - the country was in a mini recession and they were publishing pictures of good economic activity to show we were still growing.
Yes, I remember the All Crops. We used to ring our parking lot with six All Crops - that's what came on flatcars - for assembly. Never took a picture though. Too Bad.
I remember during WWII waiting for the High School Bus to come. We got the riders to help us move the header onto the combine. Remember this was the 40's. None of the sophisticated lift equipment was available then - skip loaders, front end loaders, etc.
We did it all with something called muscle skids and levers.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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Posted By: R.W
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 11:24am
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Very cool pics! To me it dosent matter whats in the pics I just like them! ------------- In Search Of: 1958 Allis Chalmers D17 Diesel serial #9643D |
Posted By: Kip[NY]
Date Posted: 16 May 2011 at 11:59am
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I like 'em too! Thanks, GBACBFan.
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