AC’s tractors built in 1971 year
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Topic: AC’s tractors built in 1971 year
Posted By: AC7060IL
Subject: AC’s tractors built in 1971 year
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 6:09am
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50 years ago, Allis-Chalmers built the following tractors during their 1971 production year? Model(s), engine, #built One-Sixty diesel, 995(built in France), One-Seventy/170 gas, 384, One-Seventy/170 diesel, 309, 175 diesel, 159, One-Eighty diesel, 1162, 185 diesel 977, One-Ninety III diesel, 76 One-Ninety XT III diesel, 1771 Two-Ten diesel, 961 Two-Twenty diesel, 161 |
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Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 7:59am
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The D17 was the last of the ultra high volume models with close to 85,000 made. I think the 190XT was the last relative high volume produced model after that followed by the 185. Production numbers really fell off in the 1970's as 1 tractor could do the tasks of several covering more acreage ------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
Posted By: allisbred
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 8:11am
| What AC had the longest production spand? B and maybe 185? |
Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 9:01am
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The B, made across 19 years. ------------- Charlie '48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 9:09am
| Always thanks for this info ! |
Posted By: Leadoff
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 10:35am
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AC7060IL Thanks for posting very interesting info My 2 cents(CDN) worth, D17 and 185 were two of the best of many Allis Chalmers models and are still going strong today. Resale numbers very strong ------------- 1963 D17D Series III. 1965 D15 Series II. 1965 D17 Series IV. 1975 185. 1978 716H. 1979 716H. 1965 780 Harvester/1R&DC. 1957 Model 73 SC 4 Furrow Plow |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 5:59pm
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The 190/190 XT confuses me, ALLIS still offered a straight 190 at the time ? Thanks for the breakdown BTW
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Posted By: allisbred
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 7:23pm
| I was surprised there were that many 180’s manufactured on the 185’s second year! Same can be said for the 175. |
Posted By: HD6GTOM
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 7:28pm
| I wish they had put a diff lock on the series 4 17's. One of my 3 favorite AC's. |
Posted By: tomstractorsandtoys
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 7:38pm
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Allis really hurt themselves by not having a fully independent pto. Made them very unhandy especially on a forage harvester. Tom |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 8:05pm
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They made a lot of great models, each having their strengths and weaknesses. I myself have no problem with the my XT not having live pto. The power director allows me to compensate for that. Yeah it would have been nice on all D series and 100 series tractors, but it is what it is. Just wish the end didn’t have to happen. But I’m still happy we are still using them on the farm after 35, 40, 50, 60, 70,80 years after they were born. Not many manufactures can say that! ------------- 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: EPALLIS
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2021 at 10:01pm
| So true AC720. I couldn't of said it better. |
Posted By: injpumpEd
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2021 at 7:49am
The 190 and 190XT are basically 2 separate model tractors, so from 65 on they were both built, just not many ordered the 190, most wanted the added power the XT offered. Once the XT was replaced by the 200 (same hp class tractor) the 190 was built for another small run into 73 as records show. 190's were good tractors, not enough power to hurt themselves. The 190XT on the other hand was plagued with engine and drivetrain issues! ------------- 210 "too hot to farm" puller, part of the "insane pumpkin posse". Owner of Guenther Heritage Diesel, specializing in fuel injection systems on heritage era tractors. stock rebuilds to all out pullers! |
FREEDGUY wrote:Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2021 at 12:12pm
| I put a coat of wax on every one of those models listed above before they went out to the new owner. Man, that was a long time ago... |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2021 at 12:36pm
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Brian F(IL), thanks for your input. Did Paxton have an AC dealership? If I may ask - How long after an order was placed did it take the dealership to receive a One-Sixty? Were they constantly stored at specific shipping port(s), awaiting to be picked up by truck? Or did AC rail them from shipping port to Milwaukee, then be available to dealerships? |
Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2021 at 1:24pm
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AC7060IL, I can answer some of your questions, but not all. Yes, there was a dealership in Paxton by the name of Muller Implement Company. However, my dad and uncle's dealership was in Onarga, IL. It had the name of Funk Brothers Implement Company. I'm not sure about how long it took to get a One-Sixty. We didn't sell too many of them as I recall. I do remember the other hundred series tractors arrived on a flat-bed semi from Milwaukee/West Allis. The name of the trucking company was Tractor Transport. Kind of ironic, but most of the semi-tractors that delivered the AC's were painted green. lol The trucker would show up at the dealership. We didn't have a loading dock so we would follow him uptown to the railroad loading dock and unload them there. Then it was about a 7 block drive back to the dealership. Sometime after that and before they were sold, I put a coat of wax on them (usually just before they were sold as they sat outside until sold). HTH.
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Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 17 Feb 2021 at 7:21pm
Thanks for the clarification Ed
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Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 18 Feb 2021 at 8:59am
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An important transitional note about that era. None of the 1971 AC farm diesel tractors offered any TI (turbocharged Intercooled) engines. That wouldn’t happen until 1973 with the introduction of the 7050. During the 1968? timeframe, the “Big AL” 844 cubic inch 6138I 25000 diesel was being initiated. The AC engineer’s intercooler added to the Big AL was gaining noticeable hp. Although Big AL fell short in the trucking industry, it’s intercooler’s increased hp became a mainstay for all the later Ag Equipment & possibly the entire diesel power industry. |