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ac hunter
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Joined: 05 Jan 2011 Location: OHIO Points: 1065 |
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Topic: ac dealerPosted: 12 Jul 2017 at 8:28am |
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Quite some time ago someone on the forum was collecting information about old AC dealerships. While going through some notes from my father he had made about his life I found the following:
Centerburg, Ohio used to have a Chevrolet dealer by the name of Judson Knight. He later became an Allis Chalmers dealer. Not sure of the year but had to be at least as old as the early 1930's. Dad purchased from him a new 1936 WC on rubber and no starter for $825.00 and a new pull type combine for $695.00. The combine was one of those with the clean grain elevator and the unloading elevator being the same piece. The dealership in the very late 1930's burned down and as a result went out of business. Dad said he did a lot of custom work with that outfit and had it paid for by the time a full year had passed. He had plenty of work as most farmers in the area were still using the stationary threshers for their grain. Thought that was interesting.
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victoryallis
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Joined: 15 Apr 2010 Location: Ludington mi Points: 2880 |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2017 at 8:50am |
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Imagine trying to pay for a new combine now in a year doing custom work.
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8030 and 8050MFWD, 7580, 3 6080's, 160, 7060, 175, heirloom D17, Deere 8760
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Dan Hauter
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Joined: 06 Feb 2011 Location: Carlinville, IL Points: 1270 |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2017 at 11:07am |
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My grandfather had Hauter Farm Supply in Jerseyville, IL., an A-C dealership. Sold it when I was very young. (I'm 62 now.) I remember riding on a D17 around the lot with Grandpa. The seat was hot & I shorts on. Grandpa went inside & got a damp shop towel to cool the seat off for me. I think the Wal-Mart Super Center occupies that piece of property now. Used to be lots of A-C dealerships in central Illinois. Now I'd have to drive 70 miles or more to find an AGCO dealership.
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shameless dude
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Joined: 10 Apr 2017 Location: east NE Points: 13607 |
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Posted: 12 Jul 2017 at 9:38pm |
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yeah....and they wonder why they can't get more business!
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CrestonM
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Posted: 13 Jul 2017 at 9:36pm |
You wouldn't happen to have a photo of the rig, would you? I like those early "High-Speed"/camel back All-Crops. Not too many around.
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ac hunter
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Posted: 14 Jul 2017 at 7:44am |
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I do have several old pictures of that rig. If I can figure out how to get it from the photo to you I would be happy to share them. I will dig them out and see what I can do.
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