Polk auction
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Topic: Polk auction
Posted By: Jim NEIN
Subject: Polk auction
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 5:20pm
| Did anyone on here get the 220 at Polk auction this weekend? |
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Posted By: steelwheelAcjim
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 10:27pm
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Lost interest in going due to lack of having anything planted. ------------- Pre-WW2 A-C tractors on steel wheels...because I'm too cheap to buy tires! |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2019 at 5:35am
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It's all over Facebook. New record at $95,000. Don't know who bought it. Maybe Polk !!! ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Beirnesy
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2019 at 6:44pm
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This thread pertains to a Supposedly "Experimental 220FWA SN#1003" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5GJH-sRSXc" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5GJH-sRSXc ------------- 1969 220,1967 190DXT,1968 190DXT, LGT's 710,,716 |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2019 at 7:21pm
| This is my opinion,, and just a thought ,, but that's nuts , totally crazy prices, if AC could have made that profit on them back in the day |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2019 at 7:28pm
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Yes a crazy price, but there is only 1 prototype in the world and someone owns it. Pretty awesome. So glad it has survived and in such good shape. ------------- 1968 B-208, 1976 720 (2 of them)Danco brush hog, single bottom plow,52" snow thrower, belly mower,rear tine tiller, rear blade, front blade, 57"sickle bar,1983 917 hydro, 1968 7hp sno-bee, 1968 190XTD |
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2019 at 11:31pm
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I wonder what Polk paid for it? ------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2019 at 4:54am
I wonder if the 3 in the serial #, is upside-down? ------------- Source: Babylon Bee. Sponsored by BRAWNDO, its got what you need! |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2019 at 5:33am
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If the Polk 220 fwd was a true test farm tractor it would have Rockwell front axle serial # 0002. The first test farm 220 fwd has axle #0001 and lives in western NY. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2019 at 6:24am
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Any type of documentation or any verification from anyone at Allis Chalmers from that time period . Or all speculation . Just asking . ------------- He who dies with the most toys is, nonetheless ,still dead. If all else fails ,Read all that is PRINTED. |
Posted By: allisrutledge
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2019 at 6:45am
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Got to give the deer credit for their record keeping. Disappointing that the Allis folks didn't see the need to do this. Thanks Calvin for the research you do for us Allis folks. Regardless that is a sweet 220. ------------- Allis Chalmers still exist in my mind and barns |
Posted By: GreenOrange
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2019 at 2:33pm
| From what II know, the AC folks did see the need to keep good records and did keep them - unfortunately Deutz did not, and much of it literally ended up in the dumpster. Deere definitely deserves credit for their archives though! |
Posted By: LionelinKY
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2019 at 11:31pm
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The video from the auction claims that #1001 and #1002 were both 2wd prototypes and this tractor #1003 was the only FWA prototype with #1004 being the first production tractor for market. ------------- "My name is Lionel and I'm an Allisoholic" |
Posted By: Calvin Schmidt
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2019 at 6:22am
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The 220 fwd that has front axle #1 actually does not have a serial number. It's obvious by the design of the rear end casting that A-C planned for the 220 to be available in a FWD version. It is also impossible to convert a 220 2wd into a FWD. I have one of each. ------------- Nothing is impossible if it is properly financed |
Posted By: ILGLEANER
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2019 at 9:12pm
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Fred nailed it !!!!! ------------- Education doesn't make you smart, it makes you educated. |