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MNLonnie 
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 1:32pm |
Well here it is, hope I didn't get your hopes set too high but this little TLB has been on my want list since I first saw one. Anyone with info on them please chime in. I believe there were 69 of these made and this one is serial # 67. The guy I got it from says he heard Tractomotive built them and returned them to Allis to be sold? This one has a nice serial # tag and also a dealer tag on each side. It runs and drives with a 3rd gear issue, loader works great. Just under 1700 miles round trip but I couldn't be more pleased with my newest project.
Edited by MNLonnie - 29 Sep 2012 at 7:26pm
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omahagreg
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 1:34pm |
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The cat seems to like it too!
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 1:50pm |
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 2:11pm |
Congratulations! That would be as handy as a pocket on a shirt!
And I see it comes equipped with it's own operator!!!! LOL
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 2:43pm |
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Like I keep saying -- one of these days you can open a museum !! or was I thinking of Bruce ?
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 3:36pm |
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unbelieveable, just a great find ! where's mine ?
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Don(MI)
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 7:08pm |
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Nice lonnie! Do you know around how many are still left??
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MNLonnie
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 7:46pm |
I've got a ways to go to catch Bruce.
Not sure how many are left of either the TLB or TLW. I don't think there is a registry for them anywhere.
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 8:00pm |
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Neat!
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This year:
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 8:33pm |
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Nice find. Looks like you have a restoring partner with it too! Tracy Martin
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 8:55pm |
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Thats a cute little booger i love it!!
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 9:00pm |
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Lonnie, you've done it again! Nice!
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 9:14pm |
wowowowowow!  i'm drooling all over these pictures. definitely looks worth every mile and then some. glad it got to a good home.
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Darrell, Jr. (MN)
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 9:15pm |
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Norm Swinford's Construction book states that Allis Chalmers shipped B and WF tractors to Tractomotive to be built into TLB and TLW loaders, with 69 TLBs and 202 TLWs. After 2 years they found that the tractor drive train wasn't strong enough for construction work and then they developed the TL-6 and TL-10 construction loaders to replace the TLB and TLW. Then from 1950 to mid 1959 Allis supplied engines to Tractomotive. In mid 1959 Allis bought the Tractomotive company and from then on they were Allis Chalmers loaders.
To the question of how many are left, I'm not sure anyone knows that, but it's damn few. I know of but a handful of TLB's and TL-6's (we have a TL-6 that needs a lot of tlc). I also have a TL-11, of which there were only 126, mine being #117 and badged Allis Chalmers, and have only heard of 1 other, but haven't been able to confirm it's existence. I think many of these old loaders were used and abused and sent of for scrap many years ago, so the ones that are left are few and far between, so we need to save all we can. BTW, nice find.
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1946WP
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Posted: 29 Sep 2012 at 9:28pm |
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hey nice find lonnie , i guess i'll never catch up with you. i better just spend more time fixing what i have. someday i have to make a trip over your way & see everything.
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 6:33am |
MN Lonnie: That little IB sure is a nice looking unit. I see the front rims are pretty stout. I am wondering if a heavier rim was used on the 9 x 24 or 10 x24 tire below the operators station.
Glad you were able to get the machine and add it to your collection. Orangeman
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 6:52am |
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I LOVE IT .Realy nice unit ,very different,that's what I like .
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 7:04am |
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Wow -- what a cool find -- it was worth the wait and suspense. It really is cute.
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Darrell, Jr. (MN)
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 8:33am |
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MNLonnie, I was just wondering if finding this TLB came about from your post several months ago to someone also looking for a TLB on the construction forum?
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 8:38am |
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I'm with the guys that little loader is neat!!!! Nice find Lonnie!
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 8:42am |
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Darrell, thanks for the info on it. I don't have the construction book that you mentioned. I believe AJ started a post that he wanted one and I chimed in to say me too. I found this one in the ads on Smokstak.
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 8:43am |
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Nice, i seen one last night for sale pretty reasonable , , hhhm gotta find it back
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 8:54am |
Good find and worth every mile of the trip! This is big brother (actually built first) TL-W.
I happened on it by the side of the road for sale in 1993 about 600 miles from home. Restored in 1993-4. I know of about 10 more some running some not. It is based on the WF.   |
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MNLonnie
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 8:57am |
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The guy I bought this from in Ohio has a G and a WD but he mainly collects walk behinds and hit miss engines. He has the most incredible collection of walk behinds I've seen. Someone called about the TLB after I did and they must have been from this forum, when the seller said someone from MN was coming to look at it they asked " is it Lonnie?", the seller was more than a little surprised that anyone could pinpoint a name like that. I thought that was pretty funny.
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MNLonnie
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 9:00am |
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Very nice Calvin. Maybe someday I'll find a big brother for mine.
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 9:40am |
That is sweet. Good find and thanks for sharing  Take care, Darryl
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 10:01am |
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very nice find!
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 10:24am |
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Very Nice. Looks a lot better than what we started with on ours. Glad to see another one saved.
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 12:33pm |
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Very nice find! What a useful little unit. Thanks for saving it for those of us who care for the aging AC fleet!
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Posted: 30 Sep 2012 at 12:43pm |
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Nice find, Lonnie. I always thought that one of those units would be pretty handy to have around, especially in tight spots.
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