A History of Allis-Chalmers Farm Tractors and Other Equipment!

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A History of Allis-Chalmers Farm Tractors and
other Equipment! A Lyle V.
Johnson Production April 13, 2015
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Introduction and Background
The history of Allis-Chalmers dates back to
1847, when the Decker Seville Reliance Works
was established in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The
company was started by Charles Decker and James
Seville and manufactured castings, sawing
machinery, grist mills, and other heavy
equipment. The Panic of 1857 brought the company
down and it was sold on a sheriff's sale on
February 7, 1861. Edward P. Allis bought the
Reliance Works in 1861, and soon it was known as
the Edward P. Allis Company. The company
thrived and expanded under Allis a new foundry
was erected in the late 1860s. The new factory
allowed the company to add new products to the
catalog and helped secure a bid for Milwaukee's
water pump and pipe project. In 1900 Edwin
Reynolds, of E.P. Allis Co, met William J.
Chalmers, president of Fraser Chalmers, in
Chicago. The two talked of the possibility of
merging their two companies. Soon after the
Chicago meeting, other companies had joined in on
merger talks. Fraser Chalmers, E.P. Allis
Co., Gates Iron Works, and Dickson Mfg. Co. were
all in on the merger deal. On May 8, 1901, the
Allis-Chalmers Company was incorporated in New
Jersey. The merger formed a company that produced
an extensive line of heavy, industrial machinery.
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Introduction and Background Continued!
The E.P. Allis Co. earned the reputation of
being the largest steam engine builder in the
United States, and the company needed room to
expand the business. In 1900, 110 acres were
purchased west of Milwaukee for the site of the
new factory complex. The small suburb there took
on the name of West Allis because of the company
that established its headquarters there. The new
factory opened in September 1902. Allis-Chalmers
Co. experienced turbulence in its first decade
of incorporation. A poor economy and feuding
company officers pushed the company to the brink
of bankruptcy. On April 8, 1912, the company went
into receivership. Otto H. Falk, one of the
receivers, would make the firm prosperous again.
On April 16, 1913, the company was reorganized
and incorporated as the Allis-Chalmers
Manufacturing Company, and Falk assumed the
position as its president. One of the first
steps Falk took as president was to consolidate
operations at six plants to just two, making the
West Allis Works the company headquarters.
Secondly, he saw the capabilities of the company
to take on more endeavors. The process of
acquisitions got underway. Some new lines
included flour milling equipment, mining, cement,
and electrical equipment.
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Introduction and Background Concluded!
One of the most notable product lines to be
added was farm tractors in 1914. Early on,
Allis-Chalmers was only a small contender in the
farm tractor market. The acquisitions of the
LaCrosse Plow Company and the Advance-Rumely
Thresher Company propelled Allis-Chalmers as an
important farm equipment manufacturer. LaCrosse
Plow Co. helped broaden the company's line of
agricultural equipment. The Advance-Rumely Co.
gave Allis-Chalmers the much-needed dealership
network needed to market its tractors. In 1928
Allis-Chalmers acquired the Monarch Tractor
Company of Springfield, Illinois, which added
another new line of tractors, specifically
crawler tractors. For many years, the
Allis-Chalmers line of crawler tractors were
displayed at each of the Illinois State Fairs
held in Springfield, Illinois. The first part
of this slide show covers the Allis-Chalmers farm
tractors that were built from 1914 up until 1985,
when its tractor production plant in West Allis,
Wisconsin was finally closed. Toward the end of
this slide show there will be a few of the
crawler tractors built by Allis-Chalmers in
Springfield, Illinois, and some of the other
equipment produced by the Company. In the
1980s and 1990s a series of divestitures
transformed the firm and eventually dissolved it.
Its successors today are Allis-Chalmers Energy
and the Allis-Gleaner Corporation, which is
commonly known as AGCO.
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Part One! The Farm Tractors Built by The
Allis-Chalmers Company from 1914 to 1985
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Allis Chalmers 10-18. Years Built 1914
1923. No. Built NA. Engine 5.0L
2-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 10 Drawbar 18
Belt. Original Cost 750 in 1916.
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Allis Chalmers 18-30. Yrs. Built 1918 1921.
No. Built 1,160. Engine 7.6 L 4-Cylinder
gasoline. HP 20 Drawbar 33 Belt. Cost
1,785 in 1919.
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Allis Chalmers 6-12. Yrs. Built 1919 1926.
No. Built 4,470. Engine 2.4L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 6 Drawbar 12 Belt. Cost
795 in 1919.
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Allis Chalmers L. Yrs. Built 1921 1927.
No. Built 1,705. Engine 4.6L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 21 Drawbar 33 Belt. Cost
NA.
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Allis Chalmers 20-35. Yrs. Built 1922 1930.
No. Built NA. Engine 7.6L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 33 Drawbar 44 Belt. Cost
NA.
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It was this flower, the California Poppy, that
inspired Harry Merritt of the Allis Chalmers
Company (while visiting California) to change the
Company's products to a brighter color. To him,
seeing an Allis-Chalmers tractor from far away
had marketing potential. He soon changed the
paint color of Allis-Chalmers's tractors to
Persian Orange, making it the color for
Allis-Chalmers tractors and other farm equipment
thereafter.
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Allis Chalmers U. Yrs. Built 1929 1952.
No. Built 19,009. Engines 4.6L, 4.9L
and 5.2L Gasoline. HP 30 Drawbar 35 Belt.
Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers 25-40 E. Yrs. Built 1930
1936. No. Built 2,436. Engine 8.4L
and 9.2L 4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 33 Drawbar
47 Belt. Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers UC. Yrs. Built 1930 1941.
No. Built 6,188. Engine 4.6L, 4.9L, and
5.2L Gasoline. HP 24 Drawbar 36 Belt.
Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers WC. (Unstyled) Yrs. Built 1933
1948. No. Built 178,202. Engine 3.0L or
3.3L 4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 22 Drawbar 29
Belt. 2 Plow rating. Cost 1,341 in 1947.
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The styled version of the Allis-Chalmers WC was
Introduced in 1938.
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Allis-Chalmers E 30-60 Threshermans's Special.
Yrs. Built 1934. No. Built
70. Designed for 60 HP stationery pulley work,
but not for plowing. Cost 1,025 in 1934.
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Allis-Chalmers A. Yrs. Built 1936 1942.
No. Built 1,225. Engine 7.6L or 8.4L
4-Cylinder Gasoline or Distallate. HP 39
Drawbar 51 Belt. Plows 4-14. Cost NA
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Allis-Chalmers All Crop B. Yrs. Built 1938
1957. No. Built 120,783. Engine 2.1L
4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 19 Drawbar 22
Belt. 1-16 Plow rating. Cost 1,500 in
1957.
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Allis-Chalmers RC. Yrs. Built 1938 1941.
No. Built 5,501. Engine 2.1L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 12 Drawbar 16 Belt.
2-Plow rated. Cost NA. This was the Model WC
tractor frame equipped with the Model C engine,
but not a good seller.
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Allis-Chalmers (unstyled) WF tractor. This
was a standard tread version of the Allis
Chalmers Model WC tractor. Yrs. Built 1937
1951. No. Built 8,500.
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Allis-Chalmers (styled) version of Model WF
Tractor. Original Cost 1,340.
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Allis-Chalmers C. Yrs. Built 1940 1949.
No. Built 84,020. Engine 2.1L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline or Distillate. HP 18 Drawbar 23
PTO. Plow rating 2. Cost 1,200 in 1949.
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Allis-Chalmers G. Yrs. Built 1948 1955.
No. Built 29,976. Engine 1.0L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 10 Drawbar 10 Belt. Cost
970 in 1955.
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Allis-Chalmers WD. Yrs. Built 1948 1953.
No. Built 146,125. Engine 3.3L
4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 30 Drawbar 34
Belt. Plow rating 2-14. Cost 1,830 in
1953.
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Allis-Chalmers CA. Yrs. Built 1950 1958.
No. Built 39,499. Engine 2.1L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 22 Drawbar 25 Belt. Cost
1,900 in 1958.
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Allis-Chalmers WD-45. Yrs. Built 1953 1957.
No. Built 90,382. Engine 3.7L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline, or 3.8L 6-Cylinder Diesel. HP 38
Drawbar 44 Belt. Plow rating 4. Cost
2,400.
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Allis-Chalmers D-270. Built in England 1954
1957. Engine 2.1L 4-Cylinder Gasoline or 2.4L
3-Cylinder Diesel. HP 27 Engine. Plow
rating 2-16. Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers D-272. Built in England 1957
1960. 2.1L 4-Cylinder Gasoline or 2.4L
3-Cylinder Diesel. HP 15 Drawbar 19 Belt.
Plows 1-16. Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers D-14. Yrs. Built 1957 1960.
No. Built 23,050. Engine 2.4L Gasoline or
LPG. HP 30 Drawbar 34 Belt. Plow rating
3. Cost 2,900 in 1960.
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Allis-Chalmers D-17. Yrs. Built 1957 1967.
No. Built 84,914. Engine 3.7L
4-Cylinder Gasoline or 4.3L 6-Cylinder Diesel.
HP 48 Drawbar 52 Belt. Plows 5. Cost
5,400 in 1967.
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Allis-Chalmers D-12. Yrs. Built 1959 1968.
No. Built NA. Engine 2.3L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 29 Drawbar 33 PTO. Cost
3,522 in 1968.
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Allis-Chalmers D-10 High Clearance tractor.
Yrs. Built 1959 1967. Engine 2.4L
4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 26 Drawbar 30 PTO.
Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers D-10. Yrs. Built 1959 1967.
No. Built 9,700. Engine 2.3L or
2.4L 4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 28 Drawbar 33
PTO. Cost 3,400 in 1967.
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Allis-Chalmers D-12 High Clearance Tractor.
Yrs. Built 1959 1967. Engine 2.3L or
2.4L 4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 25 Drawbar 30
PTO. Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers D-15. Yrs. Built 1960 1963.
No. Built 7,169. Engine 2.4L
4-Cylinder Gasoline or 2.9L 4-Cylinder Diesel.
HP 35 Drawbar 40 PTO. Plow rating 3. Cost
NA.
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Allis-Chalmers D-15 Series II. Yrs. Built
1963 1968. No. Built 12,356. Engine
2.6L 4-Cylinder Gasoline or 2.9L 4-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 38 Drawbar 46 PTO. Cost 4,400
in 1967.
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Allis-Chalmers D-21. Yrs. Built 1963 1969.
No. Built NA. Engine 7.0L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 116 Drawbar 127 PTO. Plows
7. Cost 12,290 in 1969.
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Allis-Chalmers T-16 FWD Sugar Babe Yrs.
Built 1963 1964. No. Built 15. Engine
5.6L 4-Cylinder Diesel, or 7.0L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 117 Engine. Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers FD-5. Built in France 1963
1964. Engine 4.0L 3-Cylinder Diesel. HP 50
Engine. No other data available.
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Allis-Chalmers 190 XT. Yrs. Built 1964
1971. No. Built 22,419. Engine 4.9L
6-Cylinder Gasoline or Diesel. HP 79
Drawbar 93 PTO. Cost 8,672 in 1971.
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Allis-Chalmers 190. Yrs. Built 1964 1972.
No. Built 4,726. Engine 4.3L
6-Cylinder Gasoline or 4.9L 6-Cylinder Diesel.
HP 65 Drawbar 77 PTO. Cost 7,172 in 1972.
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Allis-Chalmers 180. Yrs. Built 1968 1973.
No. Built 11,750. Engine 4.9L
6-Cylinder Diesel or 4.3L 6-Cylinder Gasoline.
HP 56 Drawbar 65 PTO. Cost 7,474 in 1973.
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Allis-Chalmers 170. Yrs. Built 1968 1973.
No. Built 9,303. Engine 3.9L 4-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 47 Drawbar 54 PTO. Cost
6,887 in 1973.
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Allis-Chalmers 175. Yrs. Built 1970 1980.
No. Built 6,494. Engine 3.7L
4-Cylinder Gasoline or 3.9L 4-Cylinder Diesel.
HP 54 Drawbar 62 PTO. Cost 15,894 in 1980.
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Allis-Chalmers 185. Yrs. Built 1970 1981.
No. Built 14,961. Engine 4.9L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 63 Drawbar 74 PTO. Cost
18,891.
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Allis-Chalmers 210. Yrs. Built 1970 1973.
No. Built 1,471. Engine 7.0L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 104 Drawbar 122 PTO. Cost
11,692 in 1973.
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Allis-Chalmers 220. Yrs. Built 1970 1973.
No. Built 1,865. Engine 7.0L 6-Cyl.
Diesel. HP 117 Drawbar 135 PTO. Cost
13,436 in 1973.
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The Allis-Chalmers 220 tractor was also offered
with front wheel drive assist.
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Allis-Chalmers 160. Built in France by Renault
1970 1975. No. Built 5,597. Engine 2.5L
3-Cylinder Diesel. HP 36 Drawbar 40 PTO.
Cost 6,215 in 1975.
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Allis-Chalmers 200. Yrs. Built 1972 1975.
No. Built 10,126. Engine 4.9L 6-Cyl.
Diesel. HP 79 Drawbar 93 PTO. Cost
14,125 in 1975.
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Allis-Chalmers 616 Sub-Compact Utility tractor.
Built by Simplicity 1972 1973. Engine
0.8L 2-Cylinder 16.5 HP Gasoline. Usually
equipped with a mower.
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Allis-Chalmers 620 Sub-Compact Utility tractor.
Built by Simplicity 1973 1975. Engine 0.8L
2-Cylinder Gasoline. Pictured with plow and snow
blade.
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Allis-Chalmers 720 (Sub-Compact Utility
Tractor). Built by Simplicity 1975 - ?.
Engine 0.8L 2-Cylinder Gasoline. Pictured
without mower or any other attachments.
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Allis-Chalmers 7030. Yrs. Built 1973 1974.
No. Built 3,396. Engine 7.0L
6-Cylinder Diesel. HP 110 Drawbar 130 PTO.
Cost 17,035 in 1974.
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Allis-Chalmers 7050. Yrs. Built 1973 1974.
No. Built 2,302. Engine 7.0L
6-Cylinder Diesel. HP 131 Drawbar 156 PTO.
Cost 19,550 in 1974.
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Allis-Chalmers 440 4-WD. Built by Steger 1973
1977. Engine 9.1L 8-Cylinder Diesel. HP
165 Drawbar. Plows 7-8. Cost 38,179 in
1977.
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Allis-Chalmers 6040. Built in France by Renault
1974 1975. No. Built 499. Engine
2.5L 3-Cylinder Perkins Diesel. HP 36
Drawbar 40 PTO. Cost 6,934 (USD) in 1975.
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Allis-Chalmers 7060. Yrs. Built 1974 1981.
No. Built 7,796. Engine 7.0L
6-Cylinder Diesel. HP 141 Drawbar 161 PTO.
Cost 48,696 (USD) in 1981.
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Photo Courtesy of Larry Johnson, Minooka,
Illinois.
Allis-Chalmers 7040. Years Built 1975 1977.
No. Built NA. Engine 7.0L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 117 Drawbar 136 PTO. Cost
24,550 (USD) in 1977.
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Allis-Chalmers 7080. Yrs. Built 1975 1981.
Engine 7.0L 6-Cylinder Diesel. HP 154
Drawbar 181 PTO. Cost 54,561 (USD) in
1981.
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Allis-Chalmers 7000. Yrs. Built 1975 1979.
No. Built 7,264. Engine 4.9L
6-Cylinder Diesel. HP 89 Drawbar 106 PTO.
Cost 24,860 (USD) in 1979.
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Allis-Chalmers 5040. Built by UTB/Universal in
Romania 1976 1980. Engine 2.3L
3-Cylinder Diesel. HP 35 Drawbar 40 PTO.
Cost 9,823 (USD) in 1980.
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Allis-Chalmers 5020 Compact Utility Tractor
8,500 Built by Hinomoto of Osaka, Japan from 1977
to 1985. Engine 1.3L 2-Cyl. Diesel. HP 17
Drawbar 21 PTO. Cost 8,280 (USD).
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Allis-Chalmers 5050 Utility Tractor. Built by
Fiat 1977 1983. Engine 2.8L 3-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 43 Drawbar 51 PTO. Cost
20,720 (USD) in 1983.
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Allis-Chalmers 7580 4WD. Yrs. Built 1977
1981. No. Built Less than 2,000. Engine
7.0L 6-Cyliner Diesel. HP 153 Drawbar 186
PTO. Cost 63,084 (USD) in 1981.
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Allis-Chalmers 7020. Yrs. Built 1978 1981.
No. Built NA. Engine 4.9L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 106 Drawbar 123 PTO. Cost
39,378 (USD) in 1981.
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Allis-Chalmers 7045. Yrs. Built 1978 1981.
No. Built NA. Engine 7.0L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 124 Drawbar 145 PTO. Cost
43,328 (USD) in 1981.
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Allis-Chalmers 8550 4-WD Tractor. Yrs. Built
1978 1981. No. Built NA. Engine 12.0L
6-Cylinder Diesel. HP 217 Drawbar 253 PTO.
Cost 86,753 (USD) in 1981.
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Allis-Chalmers 5030 Compact Utility Tractor.
Built by Hinomoto in Osaka, Japan
1979-1985. Engine 1.5L 2-Cylinder Diesel.
HP 22 Drawbar 26 PTO. Cost 9,230 (USD)
in 1985.
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Allis-Chalmers 6080. Yrs. Built 1980 1985.
No. Built 6,698. Engine 3.3L
4-Cylinder Diesel. HP 70 Drawbar 83 PTO.
Cost 30,000 (USD) in 1985.
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Allis-Chalmers 7010. Yrs. Built 1980 1981.
No. Built 2,436. Engine 4.9L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 89 Drawbar 106 PTO. Cost
35,311 (USD) in 1981.
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Allis-Chalmers 6060. Yrs. Built 1980 1984.
No. Built 4,027. Engine 3.3L 4-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 50 Drawbar 63 PTO. Cost
21,460 (USD) in 1984.
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Allis-Chalmers 8010. Yrs. Built 1982 1985.
No. Built 1,832. Engine 4.9L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 91 Drawbar 107 PTO. Cost
46,176 (USD) in 1985.
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Allis-Chalmers 8070. Yrs. Built 1982 1985.
No. Built 2,354. Engine 7.0L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 145 Drawbar 170 PTO. Cost
60,337 (USD) in 1985.
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Allis-Chalmers 8030. Yrs. Built 1982 1985.
No. Built 2,328. Engine 7.0L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 115 Drawbar 133 PTO. Cost
52,398 (USD) in 1985.
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Allis-Chalmers 8050. Yrs. Built 1982 1985.
No. Built 2,336. Engine 7.0L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 131 Drawbar 152 PTO. Cost
58,411 (USD) in 1985.
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Allis-Chalmers 4W-220. Yrs. Built 1982
1984. No. Built NA. Engine 7.0L
6-Cylinder Diesel. HP 220 Engine 186 PTO.
Cost 74,490 (USD) in 1984.
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Allis-Chalmers 4W-305. Yrs. Built 1982
1985. No. Built NA. Engine 12.0L
6-Cylinder Diesel. HP 305 Engine 254 PTO.
Cost 93,685 (USD) in 1985.
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Allis-Chalmers 6070 4-WD. Yrs. Built 1984
1985. No. Built 972. Engine 3.3L
4-Cylinder Diesel. HP 58 Drawbar 70 PTO.
Cost 24,225 (USD) in 1985.
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The 2-WD Allis-Chalmars 6070 was also avaiable.
On December 6, 1985, a Model 6070 tractor (serial
1972) was the final tractor to be built on the
Allis-Chalmers assembly line in West Allis,
Wisconsin.
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Part Two Crawler Tractors and Other Equipment
Built by The Allis-Chalmers Company!
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Allis-Chalmers K. Yrs. Built 1929 1943.
No. Built 9,468. Engine 8.4L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 35 Drawbar 49 Belt. Cost
NA.
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Allis-Chalmers K-35.
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Allis-Chalmers L. Yrs. Built 1931 1942.
No. Built 3,357. Engine 14.5L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 91 Drawbar 108 Belt. Cost
NA.
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Allis-Chalmers M. Yrs. Built 1932 1942.
No. Built 14,524. Engine 4.9L or 5.2L
4-Cylinder Gasoline. HP 29 Drawbar 35 Belt.
Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers S. Yrs. Built 1929 1943.
No. Built 9,468. Engine 8.4L 4-Cylinder
Gasoline. HP 35 Drawbar 49 Belt. Cost
NA.
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Allis-Chalmers HD-5. Yrs. Built 1946 1955.
No. Built 29,255. Engine GM 2.3L
2-Cylinder Diesel. HP 38 Drawbar 47 Belt.
Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers HD-9. Yrs. Built 1951 1955.
No. Built 5,850. Engine GM 4.7L
4-Cylinder Diesel. HP 67 Drawbar 79 Belt.
Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers HD-20. Yrs. Built 1951
1954. No. Built 3,100. Engine GM 10.8L
6-Cylinder Diesel. HP 116 Drawbar. Cost
NA.
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Allis-Chalmers HD-10. Yrs. Built 1940 1950.
No. Built 8,750. Engine GM
4.7L 4-Cylinder Diesel. HP 82 Drawbar 98
Belt. Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers HD-6. Yrs. Built 1955 1965.
No. Built NA. Engine AC 5.6L 4-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 49 Drawbar 60 Belt. Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers HD-3. Yrs. Built 1960 1968.
No. Built NA. Engine 2.9L 4-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 26 Drawbar 32 PTO. Cost NA.
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Allis-Chalmers HD-21. Yrs. Built 1954 1965.
No. Built NA. Engine AC 13.8L 6-Cylinder
Diesel. HP 135 Drawbar. Cost NA.
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M-6 Tractor Built by Allis-Chalmers for Military
Use in WWII.
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An Allis-Chalmers HD-15A built for military use
in WWII.
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A two-row mounted corn picker on an unstyled WC
Allis-Chalmers Tractor.
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An Allis-Chalmers Model 60 Combine.
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1965 Allis-Chalmers Gleaner E combine in the
Dysart area, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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A Roto Baler 10 Built by Allis-Chalmers.
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An Electric Generator built by Allis-Chalmers!
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An Allis-Chalmers Corliss type stationary steam
engine.
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A photo, in the journal Cement Age, 1910, of a
rotary cement kiln built by Allis-Chalmers.
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Thanks for Watching! This concludes the History
of Allis-Chalmers Farm Tractors and other
Equipment. Information and photos for this slide
show were acquired from internet sources, namely
The Allis-Chalmers wikipedia, and Tractor
Data.com Music by Les Paul on the
Guitar Playing Sleepwalk A Lyle V.
Johnson Production April 13, 2015