Allis Chalmers Service Trucks....
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Topic: Allis Chalmers Service Trucks....
Posted By: JayIN
Subject: Allis Chalmers Service Trucks....
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 4:45pm
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Was wondering the other day if anyone has any old pics of Allis Shop trucks/Service trucks from dealerships back in the day......If you have any pics, please post them! ------------- sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?" |
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Posted By: ACmowerguy
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 8:01pm
This truck once belonged to Henderson Implement Co in Columbia MO. It was last wearing an agco logo and was for sale at the dealer who bought them out. At one time it would have worn the AC logo. ------------- 10 various B-series garden tractors, AC Homesteader8, 416 hydro,710 gt, 914, 916H, 917H, 920D, and many misc attachments |
Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 8:22pm
Do the ones in old ads count?? ------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 8:39pm
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I do not have any pictures of the service vehicles my father used but do I have memories. Remember, when Pop opened his dealership he did it on less than a shoestring. In fact, Frank Garber, the Harrisburgh Branch Manager asked Pop if he had enough money for freight. Then if he sold the tractor would he pay them for it. Therefore, our vehicles were hand me down used trucks. Our first vehicle was a used 30 something Chevrolet Truck. We used that to deliver equipment with. To make service calls Pop used his '37 Ford . Mom objected so we bought a used Model A Ford coupe. That was our service vehicle. We painted it Persian Orange put a few decals on it and used it. I remember going to and from service calls with our tools in the trunk. Driving through the farm fields and blowing the OOGA OOGA horn at our customers. Later after WWII Pop bought a used 1948 F-1 Ford Pickup. That was our service truck and my most favorate vehicle. I remember towing, hauling, dating, vacationing, and doing just about anything on that 1948 Ford F-1 Pickup. In fact, whenever I go to an antique vehicle show I always look for a 1948 Ford F-1 - there is always one there - and have my picture taken with it. In my office are two models of F-1 1948 Fords. My favorate vehicle.
Hey, I got windy but that's the way it was. The day I got my driver's lisence I got home and Pop gave me the keys to the truck. "Go to Westminster, MD and pick up 2 WD's"
Ladies and Gentlemen, That was a fun part of my life.
Thanks for bringing back some good memories.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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Posted By: Wes (VA)
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 9:36pm
| Bill, was your F-1 painted orange as well? I'm restoring a '49 F-1 and am toying with the idea of a nice shade of orange...that, or the original green. -Wes |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 10:29pm
| I think it would be fun to have a 1940-46 Chevy 2 ton. Paint it PO1 and cream or maybe Gleaner silver. It could haul seed corn in the spring and a tractor up to Hutchinson in late July. It may even be nice to power it with 427 Chevy truck engine or a 455 Olds with auto trans. But I need to get the tractor and 8 or 10 "Honey Does" done first. |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 10:37pm
Here is a pic of one Dale has. Not a service truck,but nicely done. ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: David Gibson (OH)
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 10:40pm
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I always thought it would be cool to paint an old Ford like a delivery truck and use it to haul my tractors to shows. ------------- David Gibson http://www.darkecountysteam.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.darkecountysteam.com 1956 WD45 |
Posted By: BennyLumpkin
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 11:30pm
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Years ago my grandfather had a 56 Ford F100....when he got done with it, it was a real pretty shade of pearl green with a super healthy 390 in it....but he bought it off the local Ford Tractor Dealer all decal'd up.....wasn't AC but still an old service truck. ------------- Central PA Allis Express 1934 WC254 1945 WF 1945 WC135755 1951 WD68085 1953 WD45-150217 1957 WD45D-230744D B110 |
Posted By: SHAMELESS
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2012 at 12:43am
| i have an old 1954 chev 1-1/2 ton truck...maybe i should paint it up persion orange and decal it!! |
Posted By: dave63
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2012 at 6:45am
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I have Dads 66 F250 that had Orange Cap Service decals on the doors. You can't read the decals now I would love to have a close up picture of that Decal if anyone has one that survived so i can have it reproduced. ------------- The universal answer to all questions is yes, how much do you want to spend? |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2012 at 6:49am
NICE!!! There enough room for a B in the back? ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Pat the Plumber CIL wrote:Posted By: JayIN
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2012 at 6:58am
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Nice! Keep them coming! ------------- sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?" |
Posted By: Steve in NJ
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2012 at 7:26am
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About 5-6 years ago, I was looking at a Chevy Panel Delivery truck around the 36-37 circa that was for sale. The Plan I had for that truck was to paint it PO1 with the AC Diamonds on the doors with our shop name on the panel area. Unfortunately, because it was an East Coast vehicle, at closer examination, it was just to far gone to save. It would've cost me a fortune to redo it. Would've been an excellent canadate for a service/business type truck if it was in a lot better shape. Maybe somethin' else will come along some day. I finally found a Model A Vicky. That only took 30 years.... lol!
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Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2012 at 8:44am
| Dad's last delivery truck was a B series Mack; can't remember if it was a B-59 or B-61 Thermodyne. It had started it's life as a tandem semi-tractor. We had about 12' of frame added to it and threw on a 20' flatbed with 10' beavertail. I remember it hauling small combines, tractors of all sizes (including Two-Twenty's), cornheads from LaPorte, plow frames from LaCrosse, and an occasional small building for some customers. If we could load it, the truck could pull it. Never got much over 60 mph (unless going downhill) but could hang with any truck going uphill. Twin stick 5x2 transmission. I'll look for an old picture this weekend. |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2012 at 9:57am
| I'm no good at posting pictures, but don't forget about the 1941 IH panel truck that come to Hutchinson. PO1 painted with lots of toy AC 's in the back. |
Posted By: bradley6874
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 6:36pm
found these today the dealer was nicolls brothers in onley va    ------------- You can wash the dirt off the body but you can’t wash the farmer out of the heart and soul |
Posted By: ACmowerguy
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 6:52pm
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Nice pics there Bradley, before long those trucks might be too far gone to save. They need to be in someones collection. ------------- 10 various B-series garden tractors, AC Homesteader8, 416 hydro,710 gt, 914, 916H, 917H, 920D, and many misc attachments |
Posted By: bradley6874
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 7:06pm
and he wont sell had 5 g tractors mostly complete and a 170 we been trying to buy for about 4 yrs and the g## d### junk man got them lat week working on the two 190 parts tractors that are left  ------------- You can wash the dirt off the body but you can’t wash the farmer out of the heart and soul |
Posted By: ACmowerguy
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 8:42pm
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I hope he'll let you save them. ------------- 10 various B-series garden tractors, AC Homesteader8, 416 hydro,710 gt, 914, 916H, 917H, 920D, and many misc attachments |
Posted By: benk8680
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 10:06pm
| Did all AC salesman wear orange pants?....local guy that used to be AC dealer....they call him Andy orange pants.... |
Posted By: benk8680
Date Posted: 25 Jan 2012 at 10:07pm
| Did all AC salesman wear orange pants?....local guy that used to be AC dealer....they call him Andy orange pants.... |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 6:02am
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When I worked at Peterson Implement in Blooming Prairie MN they had a 195? Chevy that got sold on their sale in 1997. Was in real good original condition. Well taken care of. I used to change the oil and clean out the oil bath every year even though it probably didn't get more than a 100 miles on it a year. They really didn't use it for anything anymore other than to run between the farms they owned during field work. They also had a late 60s or early 70s Chevy dually that was also well taken care of that they rarely used anymore too. Does anybody know about these like where they went? Sale was sometime in 1997. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 7:11am
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Posted By: dave63
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 6:03pm
------------- The universal answer to all questions is yes, how much do you want to spend? |