Machinery Pete and Tim Brannon

Tim and Tony Brannon Collection of 24 Allis Chalmers - AGCO Tractors in Puryear, TN

Tbran, Thank you for all your stories. Enjoyed listening to all your AC tractor Machinery lineup with Pete. Congratulations to you & Tony for your lifetimes of Allis-Chalmers - Gleaner & agricultural support.

10-12 years ago, Tbran shared another farmer's combine's engine intake vacuum brake line idea with me, per my then Gleaner's inline GM gas engine's belt driven governor that was leaking lubricant. Governor worked fine, but had to add 30W oil to it daily. At that time, AGCO no longer offered any parts per that that governor. Apparently another farmer's combine got serviced at BG Equipment, at which time, Tbran took notice of how that farmer got around his combine's leaking governor with this genius idea. So, I gathered the necessary items per Tbrans description & installed them. To this day, that simple apparatus is still at work. Used 90W gear lube instead of 30W. That along with the engine's intake creates enough vacuum thru a 3/16" brake line that keeps the 90W from going past the governor's worn seal. "Once & done" kinda of a deal. Thanks Tbran for sharing that simple remedy.

Tim NH, thanks for sharing / posting Tbran's video.

Good video, be a lot better without Greg blabbing behind the camera.

Nicevideo!!!

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Actually I am a lot better looking than Greg's camera portrays. He doesn't have enough pixels. Thanks for the kind comments guys. It was a good week for us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QudVxoExC_c

When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money..

Ha Ha Doc. Unortunately I need a magician instead of a photographer to look good. Abe Lincoln once was accused of being '2 faced' - he replied that if I had two faces, would I be wearing THIS one ? :-)

When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money..

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Tim NH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 16 Oct 2012 Location: Lancaster NH Points: 1178	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tim NH Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Machinery Pete and Tim Brannon Posted: 03 Aug 2026 at 4:50am
	Just watched this on YouTube. I really enjoyed it. I'm having trouble trying to post the link to it. Tim
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WF owner Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 12 May 2013 Location: Bombay NY Points: 5302	Post Options Post Reply Quote WF owner Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Aug 2026 at 5:51am
	Tim and Tony Brannon Collection of 24 Allis Chalmers - AGCO Tractors in Puryear, TN

Pat the Plumber CIL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Springfield,Il Points: 5043	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pat the Plumber CIL Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Aug 2026 at 12:05pm
	Thanks for posting Tim and WF .I watched during lunch and could listen to Tim tell stories all day .Our very own tbran . Great Job Tim Brannon ,always nice to put a name with a face . Also a great collection, enjoyed the stories and descriptions. Edited by Pat the Plumber CIL - 03 Aug 2026 at 12:08pm
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	Tbran, Thank you for all your stories. Enjoyed listening to all your AC tractor Machinery lineup with Pete. Congratulations to you & Tony for your lifetimes of Allis-Chalmers - Gleaner & agricultural support. 10-12 years ago, Tbran shared another farmer's combine's engine intake vacuum brake line idea with me, per my then Gleaner's inline GM gas engine's belt driven governor that was leaking lubricant. Governor worked fine, but had to add 30W oil to it daily. At that time, AGCO no longer offered any parts per that that governor. Apparently another farmer's combine got serviced at BG Equipment, at which time, Tbran took notice of how that farmer got around his combine's leaking governor with this genius idea. So, I gathered the necessary items per Tbrans description & installed them. To this day, that simple apparatus is still at work. Used 90W gear lube instead of 30W. That along with the engine's intake creates enough vacuum thru a 3/16" brake line that keeps the 90W from going past the governor's worn seal. "Once & done" kinda of a deal. Thanks Tbran for sharing that simple remedy. Tim NH, thanks for sharing / posting Tbran's video.

DrAllis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Points: 23482	Post Options Post Reply Quote DrAllis Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Aug 2026 at 6:20pm
	That was a nice video. Sure glad Tony didn't get adopted a third time...........

Jordan(OH) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Celina, OH Points: 1589	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jordan(OH) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Aug 2026 at 8:49pm
	Good video, be a lot better without Greg blabbing behind the camera.

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	Watched it tonight, good of video thanks for posting

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	Nicevideo!!!
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	So.... thats Tbran!!!!???? Great vid, lineup and AC history.
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tbran Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Paris Tn Points: 3728	Post Options Post Reply Quote tbran Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 2026 at 5:23pm
	Actually I am a lot better looking than Greg's camera portrays. He doesn't have enough pixels. Thanks for the kind comments guys. It was a good week for us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QudVxoExC_c
	When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money..

DrAllis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Points: 23482	Post Options Post Reply Quote DrAllis Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Aug 2026 at 8:19pm
	Is a "pixel" one of those little yellow cartoon characters with one eye ?? Congrats on your nicely deserved award, Tim. Edited by DrAllis - 08 Aug 2026 at 10:15pm

tbran Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Paris Tn Points: 3728	Post Options Post Reply Quote tbran Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 2026 at 8:56am
	Ha Ha Doc. Unortunately I need a magician instead of a photographer to look good. Abe Lincoln once was accused of being '2 faced' - he replied that if I had two faces, would I be wearing THIS one ? :-)
	When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money..

dp7000 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Access Joined: 26 Sep 2021 Location: Winchester Kent Points: 174	Post Options Post Reply Quote dp7000 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Aug 2026 at 1:35pm
	Great videos and great men. Tbran, you are one of folks that I pay very close attention to your posts. Your knowledge and experience along with Dr Allis, Lynn Marshall and a few others are so very valuable to me and members of this community. Your honors are well deserved. I’d also like to mention your brother, Dr. Tony Brannon. I have worked with Dr. Brannon to support Ky agriculture in the past. He is passionate about agriculture and an unrivaled advocate for Murray State University College of Agriculture.A true legend. Thanks for sharing your story. Much respect.