Memorial Section - Herb Metz

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Herb Metz

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Topic: Herb Metz

Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Subject: Herb Metz
Date Posted: 21 Dec 2025 at 11:04pm

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Allis Express North Georgia
41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's,
Ford 345C TLB

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Posted By: Macon Rounds
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2026 at 1:06pm

What an interesting man Herb.
I first met him as i was driving on I-75 in north Georgia.
I was hauling a few Allis Chalmers tractors on my trailer, when this crazy person pulled up along side of me waving his hand in a motion for me to pull over...
Thinking something was wrong, i pulled over.
It was Herb....
He was just interested in what i was hauling and wanted to talk
Allis Chalmers....
That was a beginning of our friendship.
We spoke frequently on the phone and he often asked me to haul things or bring items back from Pennsylvania or the Missouri swap meets...

From the time i first met Herb, he was in bad phisical shape with a serious slump, But his mental sharpness and ziel for life was impressive.
He would say, i don't move as fast as i used too but i still get things done !

They aren't making men like Herb any more...

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The Allis "D" Series Tractors, Gravely Walk behind Tractors, Cowboy Action Shooting !!!!!!! And Checkmate

Posted By: HudCo
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2026 at 6:46pm

he took the time about ten years ago to measure some attachments for my 616 and turn them into technial drawings and sent them to me so that i could fabricate them for my little tractor , every measusement and bill of materials was perfect

Posted By: Jack(Ky)
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2026 at 8:47pm

Sorry to hear that. He hauled his D14 all the way up to Kentucky for me to put power steering on and a couple other things I fixed on it. He was an interesting man and very smart.

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'59 D14 '68 170 Diesel '81 7020 40 All Crop