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Dean(IA) 
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Posted: 04 Jan 2021 at 1:42pm |
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Dean(IA)
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Posted: 04 Jan 2021 at 1:46pm |
The D-21 prototype had styling along the D Series lines. There were red spies and green and yellow spies all around. The photo was put together on Photoshop from an Allis-Chalmers movie posted by Austin Frederick. It looked to me like the D-21 was close to the specs of the production tractor.
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DougG
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Posted: 05 Jan 2021 at 6:26pm |
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SO GLAD THEY DIDNT GO THAT ROUTE ! YIKES
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FREEDGUY
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Posted: 05 Jan 2021 at 6:34pm |
 DougG wrote:
SO GLAD THEY DIDNT GO THAT ROUTE ! YIKES |
++ 1000 !!! That's a D 19 with big rubbers  !!
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Play Farmer
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Posted: 05 Jan 2021 at 6:43pm |
DougG wrote:
SO GLAD THEY DIDNT GO THAT ROUTE ! YIKES |
Agreed. The D21 is one of the best looking tractors ever made IMO.
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DougG
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Posted: 05 Jan 2021 at 7:32pm |
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No kidding fellas, the Allis Chalmers D21 style is great- they went to the Industrial Division for this - the 7000 series styling was out sorced to bring a different idea in - and they did- very nice style , except different - and folks of the time couldnt recognize - different
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tbran
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Posted: 05 Jan 2021 at 8:07pm |
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Yea Doug, everyone made fun of the 7000 rounded sloped hoods... said "that will never catch on" ....
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When told "it's not the money,it's the principle", remember, it's always the money..
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DougG
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Posted: 05 Jan 2021 at 8:14pm |
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And look at it now! Another inovation
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SteveM C/IL
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Posted: 05 Jan 2021 at 9:12pm |
tbran wrote:
Yea Doug, everyone made fun of the 7000 rounded sloped hoods... said "that will never catch on" .... |
They were UGLY for sure. I was in shock! I was young and had no idea the quality of the tractor hidden inside.
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Play Farmer
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Posted: 06 Jan 2021 at 5:17am |
tbran wrote:
Yea Doug, everyone made fun of the 7000 rounded sloped hoods... said "that will never catch on" .... |
That surprises me. I grew up on a green farm and I always thought the 7000 series looked good. Heck 1/2 the reason I bought my 7000 was the nostalgia from my childhood. I certainly didn't need another tractor, but hey, can you ever really have enough toys, err, tractors, I mean tractors.
Edited by Play Farmer - 06 Jan 2021 at 5:18am
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Gary Burnett
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Posted: 06 Jan 2021 at 6:48am |
SteveM C/IL wrote:
tbran wrote:
Yea Doug, everyone made fun of the 7000 rounded sloped hoods... said "that will never catch on" .... |
They were UGLY for sure. I was in shock! I was young and had no idea the quality of the tractor hidden inside. |
Agree they were ugly and went from metal to fiberglass a step downhill
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