840 Wheel Loader ?
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Topic: 840 Wheel Loader ?
Posted By: orangeman
Subject: 840 Wheel Loader ?
Date Posted: 26 Feb 2010 at 7:38am
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Good Morning! Greeted by lots of snow this morning and moving it out of the way with the beautiful 615, but am thinking about going to an Allis 4 wheel drive loader. Anyone running an 840 Loader, one for sale near me but has some steering issues in the front.Anyone know if the steering system parts, knuckles are still available. Looks like a nice machine, has a cab, and I believe a Perkins diesel. Seems to be very little in print about these machines.
Any help greatly appreciated. Orangeman
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Posted By: Al in WMA
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2010 at 7:20am
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There was an articulated AC 840 loader for sale near here several weeks ago. Is yours a straight frame? Did AC make both an articulating and straight fram 840? ------------- Education is what you get when you don't get what you wanted. |
Posted By: orangeman
Date Posted: 27 Feb 2010 at 8:09am
| Al: Looks to be a straight frame machine. Norms book is silent on the 840, but production listing shows 840, 840B from 1970 - 1976, then picks up again with the 840c between 1981 - 1983. Gosh, I wish I had more info, cause this unit looks like it could sure move the snow. |
Posted By: Hossman
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2010 at 1:54pm
| I have some of the same questions. What's the weight and dimensions of the AC 840 articulated. Wheel size? Bucket? The "good" and the "bad" for the machine? Thanks |
Posted By: injpumpEd
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2010 at 2:37pm
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I am not sure about too much for 840's, but there was a feedlot in prospect valley colorado that had 2 allis chalmers 840 loaders, made in the 80's, and completely japanese built. anyone know anything about these? they had an inline 6 diesel with an inline pump. Ed. ------------- 210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers! |
Posted By: orangeman
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2010 at 3:08pm
| Hope if these were built in Nippon that they don't have any American Military Iron in them. Where these things built in Topeka or Springfield? |
Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2010 at 9:26pm
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This unit was listed on auction site and sold for $6500 ------------- 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: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2010 at 9:28pm
http://www.proxibid.com/asp/showImageFullSize.asp?url=/AuctionImages/542/15585/IMG_6704.JPG&t=AC%20840%20WHEEL%20LOADER%20&%20GRA"> ------------- 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: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 01 Mar 2010 at 9:50pm
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The 840 loaders are covered in chapter 12 of Norm's book. The 840 and 940 loaders were articulated and sold by the industrial tractor dealers not the big dozer dealers.
840's were powered by a 248 Perkins, the 840B was powered by an A-C 2800 engine. The 940 was the same loader but powered by an A-C 2900 engine. They were very popular in this area and had a very good reputation.
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Posted By: tonysac
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2010 at 12:22pm
| i have a 940 and the only problem is it leaks quite well from the trans, maybe front seal,but with a couple of gallons of trans fluid ,i can still do alot of work........ |
Posted By: Rick of HopeIN
Date Posted: 05 Mar 2010 at 5:13pm
| looks about the size of a Clark 35 or 45. Would be handy to have around. |
Posted By: orangeman
Date Posted: 06 Mar 2010 at 6:13am
| Calvin: Thanks for the reference to Chapter 12, I wizzed right by it and was looking at Chapter Eight where all of the other wheel loaders are listed. I was thinking they were all listed in the same chapter. Thanks Calvin...Orangeman |