Hydrostatic Drive
Printed From: Unofficial Allis
Category: Allis Chalmers
Forum Name: Farm Equipment
Forum Description: everything about Allis-Chalmers farm equipment
URL: https://www.allischalmers.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=29370
Printed Date: 31 Dec 2025 at 3:16am Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 11.10 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Hydrostatic Drive
Posted By: Charlie175
Subject: Hydrostatic Drive
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2011 at 7:25am
Did Allis experiment with Hydro drive like IH did (656, 826, 1026)?
------------- Charlie
'48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD
|
Replies:
Posted By: Sitesstables
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2011 at 7:44am
Saw a show about the IH Hydro drive last week,, man that was sweet!!
------------- 1965 D17 Series IV
|
Posted By: D17JIM
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2011 at 7:51am
|
Good machines for light work but if you plowed with one you lost a lot of efficiency power wise. My .02
|
Posted By: E7018
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2011 at 7:57am
These new hydrostatic drive dozers, the power loss must be way less, right? Used to be in design of the system, you needed to allow cooling for 1/3 of the power.
|
Posted By: Brian Jasper co. Ia
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2011 at 12:42pm
They did on the D21 for front wheel assist. It didn't work as well as they wanted. 10 tractors were built and 9 of them were converted back according to Norm Swinfords book. There is 1 floating around out there as it's buyer liked it...
------------- "Any man who thinks he can be happy and prosperous by letting the government take care of him better take a closer look at the American Indian." Henry Ford
|
Posted By: skipwelte
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2011 at 1:13pm
|
No, they never had a hydrostatic drive tractor, the D21 hydrostatic front wheel assist was as close as they got, Deere had a hydrostatic front assist too, they eventually went to mechanical front wheel drive.
|
Posted By: JohnCO
Date Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 12:38am
The IH Hydros are real popular with veggie growers. Still a lot of them around. Also good with a loader for haying and baling. The gas ones really know how to burn it. Diesels not as bad but still not good heavy tillage tractors.
------------- "If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer" Allis Express participant
|
|