Anyone know about an Allis Chalmers trunk?
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Topic: Anyone know about an Allis Chalmers trunk?
Posted By: Anthony
Subject: Anyone know about an Allis Chalmers trunk?
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2017 at 1:55pm
Can anyone tell me about this trunk? Fred do you have one of these? I am posting a link to an article written by the guy that used it. You have to scroll down a bit but you can see his picture, its also a pretty good article on other things Allis Chalmers built. The metal tool box looking thing sits inside the trunk.    https://www.asme.org/getmedia/4a637087-db16-4eb1-8240-e2a1a40e9d8c/67-Hiwassee-Dam.aspx |
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Posted By: Anthony
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2017 at 1:56pm
| In the download scroll down to the section title Installing the worlds largest pump turbine and you will see a pic of R.S. Dominick |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2017 at 3:08pm
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There was one on e-bay years ago ,for got what it bought . ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: Anthony
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2017 at 5:45pm
| Were they made by Allis Chalmers, for Allis Chalmers or what? And they guy I bought it from thought it was a tool box for like a mechanic but I wouldnt think a mechanic could carry it loaded with tools. I thought maybe a salesman sample case. Maybe with it having R.S. Dominick on the side it was a engineers box......any thoughts |
Posted By: Acdiesel
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2017 at 6:42pm
heres one on tractor shed ------------- D19 Diesel,D17 Diesel SER.3 2-D14, 2-D15 SER.II WF/NF D15 SER.2 DIESEL D12 SER.I, D10 Ser.II 2-720'S D21 Ser. II Gmc,caterpillar I'm a pharmacist (farm assist) with a PHD (post hole digger) |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2017 at 9:37pm
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I would guess it is a case that Allis bought. The name plate is to show the contents belonged to Allis.. Could have been full of turbine/ pump tools for a job / installation... Probably moved by 2 guys or a small fork truck or cart. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Leesok
Date Posted: 10 Jan 2017 at 10:20pm
| Anthony , I don't know anything about your trunk, I wish I did. That is a great find. I do have one thought tho, bring that to Pawnee!!! |
Posted By: NICKMI
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2017 at 8:06am
| If you google the guys name on box it looks like he was involved with water turbines for electricity generation |
Posted By: Anthony
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2017 at 10:37am
| Yeah I read that, I pasted a link at the bottom of my first post to that article. For those of you that want to read a good article on Allis history read it, that turbine that Allis built was quite incredible, it acted as a generator turbine one way, but then it could be used to pump water the opposite direction and put water back in the lake! |
Posted By: Anthony
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2017 at 10:37am
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https://www.asme.org/getmedia/4a637087-db16-4eb1-8240-e2a1a40e9d8c/67-Hiwassee-Dam.aspx There is the link again |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 11 Jan 2017 at 6:50pm
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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2017 at 11:35am
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OOPS Dave,,,,,,,,,notice the space in between your // and the www. http://www.asme.org/getmedia/4a637087-db16-4eb1-8240-e2a1a40e9d8c/67-Hiwassee-Dam.aspx" rel="nofollow - http://www.asme.org/getmedia/4a637087-db16-4eb1-8240-e2a1a40e9d8c/67-Hiwassee-Dam.aspx ------------- "Allis-Express" 19?? WC / 1941 C / 1952 CA / 1956 WD45 / 1957 WD45 / 1958 D-17 |
Posted By: Jacob (WI,ND)
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2017 at 5:44pm
For those that don't know, this brass tag is the same one that was used on early AC tractors. 20-35's up through '27 used them for there serial number tag on the dash, '28 and after the serial number was stamped on top of the transmission in front of the shifter. So most likely this trunk would be dated before '27, unless the factory had a bunch of left over tags they used in later years? Just thought I'd throw that info out there. ------------- Jacob Swanson 1920 6-12; 1925,1926 20-35 longfenders; 1925,1926 15-25's; 1927,1929 20-35 shortfenders; C; B's; IB; WC's; WD; WD45 |
Acdiesel wrote:Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2017 at 7:16pm
might be a counterfeit, what's the serial number?
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