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Austin(WI) 
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 Topic: 24 years ago today....
Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 10:11am |
I am sure most of you remember...today marks 24 years since the last Allis-Chalmers tractor rolled off the assembly line at the Allis-Chalmers plant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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norm [ind]
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Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 10:16am |
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lot of them are still runing what about the 2008-9 tractors
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JohnCO
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Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 2:22pm |
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Yup Austin, a sad day in tractor history. I wonder what day in 2010 or 2011 will be the last orange tractor off the line in France or wherever.
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ACD19farmboy
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Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 5:24pm |
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sad sad day ,now in 2012 all history of the orange color will be gone forever!
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TomYaz
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Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 5:31pm |
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Ahh.. for a second I thought you were going to mention the 'Stones Altamont concert tradgedy..happened the same day of the month.
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Bill_MN
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Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 6:56pm |
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I've never really asked what was the last Allis ever made?
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Austin(WI)
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Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 7:07pm |
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Jack(Ky)
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Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 8:28pm |
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Bill Long
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Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 9:16pm |
I think I saw a picture of last one rolling off the line.
That would be a sad sad day.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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John_SWPA
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Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 9:44pm |
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Maybe the Mayan Doomsday prediction (That the world will end Dec 21st 2012) is actually a prediction of when the last Agco orange tractor will roll off the line. After all, the Mayan's were the originators of corn, and the first Central American farmers. So... It seems only fitting that they would predict the end.
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MaxAllis
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Posted: 06 Dec 2009 at 9:52pm |
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I remember the day I heard the announcement. I was in the field chisel plowing in the 8070, and the dealer stopped by on his way home to tell us. That was a very dark day in farm history.
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620Doc
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Posted: 08 Dec 2009 at 6:22pm |
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I wonder why Allis-Chalmers didn't apply for Chapter 11 protection, to try to restructure it's debt. Any thoughts?
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