AC Ready for D-Day...

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   Spring 1944 photo of Allis-Chalmers Co. HD10W Tractors at the Engineer Depot, Thatcham, England in preparation for the D-Day invasion, 6 June 1944. 

Small pic but you get the idea.

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GBACBFan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: Green Bay WI Points: 2662	Post Options Post Reply Quote GBACBFan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: AC Ready for D-Day... Posted: 15 May 2011 at 4:05pm
	Spring 1944 photo of Allis-Chalmers Co. HD10W Tractors at the Engineer Depot, Thatcham, England in preparation for the D-Day invasion, 6 June 1944. Small pic but you get the idea.
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DMiller Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 14 Sep 2009 Location: Hermann, Mo Points: 29578	Post Options Post Reply Quote DMiller Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2011 at 4:42pm
	Looking at the photo I am taken by the lack of consistency to the machines, the blade styles, the lift mechanisms, the variations as to sheet metal. Looking at a equipment yard today they all look much the same.

Tad Wicks Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 27 Mar 2011 Location: Shandon, CA Points: 2160	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tad Wicks Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2011 at 5:40pm
	Great photo, I looks as though the row of tractors to the viewers left are all AC, starting with a 14 followed by 2 - 10's, or they all might be 10's, it appears as thought the front and fourth ones are bigger and the pre-cleaner arrangement is different, but I could be wrong, no blades on any of the AC's but the second on third have trunions and to the right, the first an early D7 maybe (hard to tell) with hydraulic blade and an RD8 (slidebar) next to that, with LeTourneau blades, I am not the expert by any means. By the time of D-Day 1944 I believe that AC was using more of the Garwood blades instead of the Baker, especially on the HD7. These AC tractors may have been for pulling big guns, they had a road gear that would do around 10-12 MPH and extra wide seats for personnel, so did the IH tractors of the time. My dad was in the Army Engineers in the Pacific, he said that they always kept an HD7 or 10 with all the "Cats" because they would start right up, so they could push start them in a hurry if need be. Thanks for posting Who has more fun than people on tractors; Tad

Coke-in-MN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Afton MN Points: 41212	Post Options Post Reply Quote Coke-in-MN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 2011 at 7:13pm
	All outside are dozers (now most are inside arm) with over the track lift arms or cable blades. Yes those cats with pony start could be a problem and push start was the easiest way if. Detroits seems to start as long as there is fuel in them and it's above 20 F without any help.
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