Allis Chalmers and Le Roi engines?
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Topic: Allis Chalmers and Le Roi engines?
Posted By: Charlie (NC)
Subject: Allis Chalmers and Le Roi engines?
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 2:29pm
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Does anyone know of a connection between AC and Le Roi and the Le Roi Tractair? I'm in a discussion on another list about it. I looked in all of my AC books and can find no connection other than one sentence in "An Industrial Heritage - Allis Chalmers Corporation" where it says AC used Le Roi engines in the 6-12. The fellow on the other list says he's been told by several folks that the engines are very similar and that either AC built engines for Le Roi or Le Roi built engines for AC. He's thinking tractors much later than the 6-12 had Le Roi or Le Roi designed engines. It's news to me but I did find that one reference in the book. I'm not trying to win a fight or something. It's a friendly discussion and both of us are just trying to learn something. Pankey, whatever you think you know about it I don't want to hear it. You have ZERO credibility with me! Thanks.
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Posted By: Orange Blood
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 3:38pm
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I do not know for certain, but the timeline would seem to suggest that Allis either sold rights to, or produced castings for LeRoi. I have no way to know the exact timelines for LeRoi, but I think the 201 which is the basis for the 226 engine Allis made, predates the LeRoi engines. ------------- Still in use: HD7 WC C CA WD 2-WD45 WD45LP WD45D D14 3-D17 D17LP 2-D19D D19LP 190XTD 190XTLP 720 D21 220 7020 7030 7040 7045 3-7060 Projects: 3-U UC 2-G 2-B 2-C CA 7-WC RC WDLP WF D14 D21 210 7045 N7 |
Posted By: Charlie (NC)
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 4:36pm
| Thanks Orange. Anyone else have a clue? |
Posted By: Lonn
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 4:46pm
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I don't know a thing other than I was told years ago by old Allis mechanics that Allis used to cast blocks for LeRoi. ------------- -- --- .... .- -- -- .- -.. / .-- .- ... / .- / -- ..- .-. -.. . .-. .. -. --. / -.-. .... .. .-.. -.. / .-. .- .--. .. ... - Wink I am a Russian Bot |
Posted By: Dave in il
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 4:59pm
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I think LeRoi was liscensed to build motors based on the 201 design. ------------- AGCO My Allis Gleaner Company |
Posted By: dave63
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 5:00pm
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Our 6-12 has a 2C LeRoi but i can't help you with any thing else. ------------- The universal answer to all questions is yes, how much do you want to spend? |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 5:10pm
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Dave, you have a 6-12? Can you post some pics? ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: dave63
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 5:47pm
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Don, It was on the cover of OAN last year. We took it to Florida last Feb. Dave wrote a very nice artical about it.
I do plan to do a restoration but i am not ready to start yet. I will see what i can do about pics. ------------- The universal answer to all questions is yes, how much do you want to spend? |
Posted By: Steve-SW Pa.
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 5:53pm
| Have a 226 Le Roi in a WC and also in a WD 45. |
Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 6:24pm
Dave's 6-12 at Florida Flywheelers/GOTO Feb, 2011 :
  ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: Don(MI)
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 6:42pm
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thanks, still amazes me every time I see pictures of a 6-12 or 10-18, the design is really cool.
Wonder if there are still any out there in a barn not found yet? Anyone know if the 6-12 duplex ever sold? Or if any made it? ------------- Galatians 5:22-24 "I got a pig at home in a pen and corn to feed him on, All I need is a pretty little girl to feed him when I'm gone!" |
Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 7:15pm
Some closeups of the LeRoi engine in a 6-12. This is Norm Meinert's:
    ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: dave63
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 7:24pm
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Thanks RFDeere, It would be cool to see a Duplex surface but i am not going to hold my breath. It wouldn't take much to recreate one but there are so few 6-12's left i can't see that happening. Keep checking Barns.------------- The universal answer to all questions is yes, how much do you want to spend? |
Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 7:27pm
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Dave, your 6-12 is an industrial version to which makes it fairly unique, correct ? ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: Kip-Utah
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 7:30pm
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I always understood that A-C licesenced and provided tooling for Leroi to build 201 cid and 226 cid engines that shared the same architecture, bore centers, external dimensions, etc. with the comtemporary W series Allis engines of that era. Kip ------------- HANSEN'S OLD ORANGE IRON. Showing, Pulling, & Going!! |
Posted By: dave63
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 8:36pm
------------- The universal answer to all questions is yes, how much do you want to spend? |
Rfdeere wrote:Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 8:39pm
Is the black paint original ? ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: Unit3
Date Posted: 26 Jan 2012 at 9:40pm
| At our scrap yard, they have a Bantam dragline. It has a LeRoi to run the crane. The engine looks like every WC engine you have ever seen. On Ebay, there is a LeRoi 4 cylinder diesel that looks like it could go into a WD45 gas tractor. There had to be in with each other some how. |
Posted By: dave63
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 5:40pm
------------- The universal answer to all questions is yes, how much do you want to spend? |
Posted By: Rfdeere
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 6:24pm
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That's really interesting, Dave. I just wondered being a industrial setup maybe AC had painted it different than Green and Red. Your family is probably the only 6-12 owners that have owned one since the 50's ! ------------- Randy Freshour,Member Indiana AC Partners, http://www.rumelyallis.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.rumelyallis.com |
Posted By: nyacdon
Date Posted: 27 Jan 2012 at 10:39pm
| there was a third leroi of ac similarity--namely a 176 which if i remember right was 3 3/4x4--looked identical to the 201-226 just less ci and horsepower |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 4:50am
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The only thing I can remember is that one time a gentlemen approached me and asked if we used LeRoy engines. I told him we made our own. He wanted a water pump. Showed him one of ours. He took it and did not return it. Good Luck! Bill long |