Last Allis Chalmers
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Topic: Last Allis Chalmers
Posted By: Ira
Subject: Last Allis Chalmers
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:18pm
| 40 yrs ago today, Dec 6, 1985. |
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Posted By: DMiller
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 1:22pm
| Damn |
Posted By: dfwallis
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:16pm
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIT-E71ToHk&pp=ygUOYWxsaXMgY2hhbG1lcnPSBwkJJQoBhyohjO8%3D" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIT-E71ToHk&pp=ygUOYWxsaXMgY2hhbG1lcnPSBwkJJQoBhyohjO8%3D
------------- 1952 CA13092 |
Posted By: AllisFreak MN
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 2:27pm
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Damn, that video almost brought a tear to my eye. ------------- '49 A-C WD, '51 A-C WD, '63 A-C D17 Series III, 1968 A-C One-Seventy, '82 A-C 6060, '75 A-C 7040, A-C #3 sickle mower, 2 A-C 701 wagons, '78 Gleaner M2 |
Posted By: EPALLIS
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 4:10pm
| Got the tissue box out for sure. The good news is they still give us a lot of joy yet today! Continue to enjoy the journey even though the assembly line is history. |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2025 at 7:04pm
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That had to be a sad day for those people. You’re thinking about your job being gone and in a few weeks is Christmas. That had to be a pretty somber mood that day on the line. You’re doing your job just like every other day and then 6070-1972 comes into view. You assemble what you need to do and you put your tools down for the last time, and walk out. ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 7:15am
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Yup sad times. Thanks to J and L for that short video
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Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 11:55am
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So thankful that AGCO and others still have a lot of parts so we can continue to enjoy them. Thought about that day as I was feeding a round bale using our 6060 yesterday. ------------- 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: NEVER green
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 12:16pm
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Thats the last damn time I want to here about it! Just kidding, sad. ------------- 2-8050 1-7080 6080 D-19 modelE & A 7040 R50 |
Posted By: AC720Man
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 6:36pm
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I often wonder how much notice the employees had before shutdown? ------------- 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: Mikez
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 7:38pm
| I recently watched a short video by I think “Heavy Steel Marvels” but I don’t remember how it was titled. It talked about the fall of Allis Chalmers. Was some stuff Iv never heard before. |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 8:25pm
| It’s titled an incomprehensible downfall |
Posted By: im4racin
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2025 at 8:50pm
| We did our part yesterday. We brought an 8010 back from the dead! |
Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 2:02pm
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I often wonder how much notice the employees had before shutdown If I remeember right they where on strike |
Posted By: DougG
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 7:40pm
| Awe they had to know,,, Seen somewhere was there was only 43 people on the tractor line till the end ,, sad end for sure,, whats interesting is how Fiat half tractors-- parts came in boxes/ crates,, should tell you something ,, |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 08 Dec 2025 at 8:17pm
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AC720Man wrote:Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2025 at 9:39pm
| I can't figure out how to get the video on here. |
Posted By: TedN
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2025 at 12:43am
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https://youtu.be/EsyLtXzDpAk?si=NSkTG5YexNU0apHy" rel="nofollow - Allis Chalmers - Incomprehensible Downfall I've been wanting to figure out how to post links, thank you for the opportunity. Ted ------------- 190XTD seriesIII, 190XTD seriesI, maroon belly 7000, 190XTD series??? project(or maybe parts) |
Posted By: Mikez
Date Posted: 10 Dec 2025 at 2:45pm
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Thank you. |