We have a late 50’s D 17 wide front end left for us when my grandpa passed away. We had a WD 45 narrow before that. He taught me to operate them when I was about 12. I’m now into my 40’s and can really appreciate how good of a machine this is. It works great for discing food plots and mowing the hay fields. You can also hook it up to about anything and you will pull it out, you just might wheelie a few times first 😆
Love how these little gals purr! I have an AC D17 Series IV in my garage. My Dad bought it brand new on Sept 5, 1968. I use it now to give kids hay rides on Halloween.
Great video! Both of my grandpas have an Allis Chalmers D17. One has a series III, and the other has a series IV. My grandfather with the series IV used it as his main tractor until the 1980s. It was the first tractor I learned to drive, and is one of my all time favorite tractors.
Good ol' Allis Chalmers. When you mention the D series to any one who is familiar with them, their reaction is almost always "you just can't kill those tractors, just fix em and keep rollin." We still use a series IV D17 with a loader on our farm regularly.
Yes, I use a 1958 D17 gasser. My dad has a D17IV with a gas engine and also a 1964 D19 with a gas engine. My grandfather was Allis man in the 1940s and we still carrier the love for the Allis Chalmers today!! Thanks for the video!!
I grew up on a farm with orange tractors and equipment. From G to D19 and everything in-between. Thanks for the video ( I still have my first G.) We used all crop allis combines until we bought our first "Gleaner." On the farm we only had what could earn it's own way, and I said it before and I will say it again "Only Rich Farmers Run Green Tractors." From 1947 to 1987 I never had an orange anything come out of the field that I couldn't put back in service within the same hour, and that's a documented fact!!! "That is the difference between a Diamond and something jumping a fence too get out of doing the families work." I don't understand it, it all comes down to fence lines (every conflict in history came down to somebody's fence line) my great grandchildren love me but they can't wait for me not too say no again!!! Why do these children fall into the same trap w/some Banker somewhere talking about "Scaling." Penney's make Dollors, and Dollors make Farm's !!! When my young ones come and talk to me they always look like Cesare walking into the Roman Senate the last time. Too Funny. I always take them for an icecream no matter how old they get. I'm so very blessed ! I dont always get a thank you or a hug, but I'm always Grandpa !!!
My grandfather had a pair of WC's. I practically cut teeth on one we called Herky Jerky. Over the years we had a D-19, 180, 200, 7040, and several others plus combines. By far, the favorite was our series 1 D-17. Christened the "Golden Charger", it was the over all most used machine on the farm and we wore it out from one end to the other several times. Thanks for the memories
The first tractor I ever drove was an Allis Chalmers WC with narrow front end. Pulling a spring tooth harrow on raw ground made for a memorable ride. ;-)
I also own a 1959 D-17. It was originally wide front, but I sold the wide front and put a narrow front on it. By far my favorite tractor! It's my main work horse for the hobby farming and custom work that I do. I've also got a WC, WD, CA, Ford 960, D-14 and D-19
My grandfather had a series IVd 17 and a d15. His farm was near pembroke ky. I learned to drive the ac’s on his farm. Good times, wish I could go back in time.
@@bigtractorpower I'd guess yes. His farm was on long pond rd. My mom Graduated from Pembroke HS. You probably know my cousins very well. One of your videos had combines moving through Pembroke, right by the grain elevator. Great video for me. Take care, I love tractors!
My Dad had a WD, D17 Series 4, 180 and and a 7045 Allis over the years. I learn to drive the WD back in the early 1960's. His favorite out of all the brands of tractors he had was a 1972 John Deere 4020 Diesel. I liked the 180 the most, excellent cultivator tractor.
My 1st experience with running a big tractor was using a 21 ft Krause offset disk with a brandnew still had the plastic on the seat 190xt working wheat stubble when i was 14. Great memories !!!!!!👍👨🌾
I drove an early fifties model during three summers of my high school years in the mid fifties. It had a narrow front end and a hand clutch. My uncle rode the binder and I pulled him through some heavy weeds in the oat field. He yelled---"slip the clutch" and in my excitement I hit the foot clutch, killed the PTO and made a big mess of things. A valuable lesson I never forgot.
My great grandfather was an allis dealer in Stevens, PA small town not much else there anymore, he was in business from the 40-60’s, we dont have too many pictures or info on the place anymore except for a picture of the sale when we decided to sell the dealership when the d19 came out and outgrew his building since tractors were growing ao quick in size! Neadless to say my grandpa and I are allis nuts
It was stated in the video there wasn't much change in the d17 through the series. Actually there was alot of change in series IV mainly with the hydraulic system. The pump was moved to where a belt pulley would be & it became a truly live hyd system. Controls moved to the right side of seat. Vastly improved hydraulics. Also series IV was available with factory 3 pt lift for the first time or the traditional snap coupler. Series IV D17 with factory 3 pt is great tractor.
My dad has a D 17. He worked for a local farmer back in the 60s. He passed away 10 years ago. His son decided he wanted to sell it so my dad bought it.
When i was a kid, we got a D17 Series 3 with a front loader. Took some getting used to it over a John Deere 1020. Nice that it had more power than the 1020, but i think the guy we bought it from sold it knowing the motor was on it's last legs. Also had a Gleaner E Combine, which used the same gas engine as the D17
I have a D17 wheatland special diesel that still gets put to work every year on the bailer. The engine is getting tired and is in real need of a rebuild, so I try to be kind to it. My dad bought it off his uncle about 30 years ago or so, and he didn't buy it new. I run several Allis's on my farm, and the 17 is one of my favorites. My family has orange blood. I've run most other makes ( in fact, my cousin had a JD dealership for several years), but I'm loyal to orange. They have been loyal to me.
@@bigtractorpower I have a model B, a WD 45 that dad bought bout 40 years ago, and a 7040. I also have two WF's sitting in the bush. One of them patiently waiting for some lovin. When I was about 10 or so, the WD 45 had a coolant leak. We didn't have time to fix it, so we were running it with water. After I was done using it, it was too hot for my little finger to drain it. So I figured I'd let it cool down. But I forgot and the block bust. Hence the one WF in the bush. So the 45 now runs with a WF block. Surprising enough, the old man wasn't too upset with me. My boy also has some Allis garden tractors and an old Simplicity walk behind tractor. Like I said before, our blood is orange.
I feel bad now. I can't believe I forgot to mention the WC my wife bought me 2 years ago. It's a tricycle just like the 1st Allis my grandpa ever bought. She's going to choke me😉
My dad had a series 4 with a narrow front. Had the same 3 bottom and a 15' disc. It was mainly used as the planting tractor pulling a 6 row IH planter.
We still use them every day on our farm supporting a family of five here in the Northeast. They are still out there working -- not just collectables or museum pieces
We have a gas WD & D-15. The D-15 has has an Allis Chalmers loader mounted on it. We also have a diesel D-17 (with a narrow front end), 175, 180, 190, 220, & a D-21. Our farm has so many Allis's because there was a dealership just 10 miles north of us in Olney, IL. The dealership has passed into history, but we are still going. All the Allis's get used in various ways in our operation, some more often than others. We have strayed a little from Allis with a CAT 45 & a John Deere 8820 combine, but the farm will always have an Allis heart.
Grew up on a WD 45 that Dad had a D17 engine kit installed, at time if overhaul,and we had a WC for raking hay, My Uncle had a series 3 D17,great tractors for medium duty,and we had the 190 XT and 200,great tractors
I was probably 12 when we bought our first used series 3 and dad later bought a series 1. We farmed right at 100 acres. Spent many hours pulling 3 bottom plow like the one in this video. Liked the series 3 better than the series 1. Nice little tractor
Oh man I grew up and learned how to drive a tractor on 2 of these. One had a tricycle front end and was originally a cotton picker. Thanks for this video! Oh and they were series 3 I think.
Very cool. I wish I could go back in time with a digital camera and film one of these machines new with a cotton picker on it. That would be an impressive part of farm machine history to capture.
@@bigtractorpower yeah my dad had one black and white photo of him with it before he dismantled the cotton picker and used it solely as a tractor. I remember standing on the steering platform and pretending I was driving the cotton picker. All that stuff was sold when I was about 8 years old though. When I was about 12 we fixed up the old WD 45 narrow front end and got it running. That thing was awesome to drive!
My late Grandpa worked for an Allis - Chalmers dealership here in north eastern Arkansas. So even after it closed, it had to have orange paint for him to use it. Some of the Allis's I have used in my life time are CA, WD, WD-45, D14, D17, D19 and 190 xt. We have had both LP and Diesel D17. It was the first tracker that I raked hay by myself on. I got to use it because it had power steering and I was so young I had trouble turning the WD. Both the CA's we had tricycle front end and is the only tractors we ever had I really hated having to run. We still run the Allis's at times, but have switched mostly over to Kubota but hey they are still Orange.
Great history. I always enjoyed visiting the Ellis Chalmers dealer when I was a kid I always enjoyed visiting the Allis Chalmers dealer when I was a kid. They had a long curving driveway and I was always need to see tractors and combines lined up along it. Keep that orange rolling.
My family used Allis Chalmers for years. We have a WD, 3-WD-45’s, 2- D-17’s (1 series 1, 1 series 4), a D-21, 3- Gleaner E combines. My cousins have D-19, 185, 190, Gleaner H combine.
I operated AC tractors in the 1960s as a high school kid. I plowed with a 1953 WD45 Diesel. In the right conditions that tractor could pull 4 bottoms. We pulled 3 bottoms. Also drove the straight WD gas tractor with a stalk chopper. That was a dirty job before cabs. They looked small but they could pull. I grew up just south of Waterloo, Iowa where the big John Deere's were made but some farmers there had ACs and Farmalls and Olivers (another Iowa tractor) as they were not as expensive as the JDs.
I have an Allis D272 Diesel which is the UK equivalent to the US D12. It has a Perkins P3 engine which runs really nice and very economical. I think in it's day it wouldn't have performed very well against the Fordson Dexta or Massey 35 which is why it is quite rare, but it's a good looking tractor and I enjoy it. Great videos - always interested in anything Allis.
My dad farmed with Allis-Chalmers tractors.He had a B,C,CA,D-17,170 diesel &175 diesel.D-17 was series1 gasoline narrow front no power steering that pulled 4-14s and 14 ft harrow with excellent Tractiin- Booster system.
My Uncle had a Series 3 D17 and a D19. The 17 pulled 3X16 plow in 3rd high and the 19 pulled a 4x16 in 2nd high. One day we plowed on separate lands and the 17 plowed a step wider land by noon than the 19. My uncle was proud of his 19 but not that day.
I currently have a 63 Series III that my dad bought new in the spring of 64. I, also, have a 1975 175 gasser that was the last new tractor he bought. I remember at the time, he bought it over the 185, because 175 was the last gas model Allis Chalmers made.
My grandpa had a series 2 D17. Was the most I'll suited tractor on the farm. We always joked it would get stuck going down hill. It was horrible on fuel and the hydraulics were worthless. So for the most part we only used it to run the square baler because of the hi-lo power shift.
@@bigtractorpower we have 14 different snap coupler implements dirt scoop blade plows springtooth harrow mower rotaryhoe cultavator and discs all used on 12 acres!! also have wc wd 3 wd45s d17g d17d 190 and a 190xtlll 6 lawn tractors
Currently operating with 2 WD45 gas tractors on my fruit and vegetable acreage. My cousin operates a 7000 series on his hay acreage. I hope to add a G and B to my collection next year.
Great video, I like to see a conventional plough/plow working showing the skills of the tractor driver stetching the field so both marry up exactly, unfortunately the driver in the video didn't have the disc's set correctly, drivers now start at one headland and finish at another and can read a newspaper at the same time, I must be getting old, stay safe regards Kevin Fox, London Essex.
Rode on a bunch as a kid, we pulled 4 14s with a gas engine. It was fine running engine and would easily run 6 hours on the fuel tank. It was a series one, it had a really slow hydraulic system but other than that it was great.
Hydraulic weren't slow if you had Allis Chalmers cylinders. The D17 was high pressure low gpm which used a small cylinder that reacted quickly. Other tractors had lo pressure high flow so they took a big cylinder to do the same work
I'm currently void of a 17. I replaced it with a 185, I also have a 1962 D15, 1953 WD that's been in the family since delivered new and still have the original book with dealer delivery page in it. Also have 1937 un-styled WC and 1945 C, my son has the 1953 WD45.
First model of tractor I painted I was 16 doing it for a teacher in trade school. Now I can't count the different brands and models I've given a new life.
This would indeed have been considered a big tractor in the 1950s. A dairy farm we stayed on at the time had a Fergie 28 and a Nuffield 45 for 130 acres. (NZ) A new Fergie cost $1830, same as a VW Beetle. The Nuffield would have been much the same as it was five years older.
We had a early model WC AC it was my grandfathers tractor. Hand crank with no pto. no power steering and hand brakes we used it for many years only tractor on the farm. While everybody else was using newer and bigger tractors but, it did the work that needed to be done.
we still have my gpas Allis Chalmers wd45 since new he used to farm with till my dad was 12 it has 3 bottom snap coupler plow we plow gardens with snap coupler disk and allis chalmers bush hog pull 3 section spring tooth harrow the type you had to set each section with spring lock handle so many settings for depth and all way back to raise plow and bush hog was in barn with tractor whole life disk sat out tractor started on the coldest days in ohio grandpa had top motor gone over cause 50 some years metsl head gasket got worn out not from abuse dont use it much now since he passed cause now motor work done it has so good compression beter than new it is hard to start but when does it screams i love it kinda rarecit has the full weight package most dont have front wheel weights tricycle front end oh he used a pto pull type sickle bar mower to cut hay used few times for fun till it broke grandpa had me scrap it he said it had the ac cultivators that were made for it to cultivate corn and belt drive wheel on side and more equip he sold when quit farming his neighbor had the ac or gleaner combine they both had ac an shared equip or parts got parts from wooster ohio when they had ac dealer
I actually just bought my grandfathers d17 he didn’t not buy it new but he did buy it in the 90s and it was one of the few work horse on my grandparents farm so I have a lot of time riding on the tractor with him when I was little so when he pass away in February of this year I bought it immediately and I absolutely love the tractor which mine is a series 4 made in early 1967
We have a late 50’s D 17 wide front end left for us when my grandpa passed away. We had a WD 45 narrow before that. He taught me to operate them when I was about 12. I’m now into my 40’s and can really appreciate how good of a machine this is. It works great for discing food plots and mowing the hay fields. You can also hook it up to about anything and you will pull it out, you just might wheelie a few times first 😆
Love how these little gals purr! I have an AC D17 Series IV in my garage. My Dad bought it brand new on Sept 5, 1968. I use it now to give kids hay rides on Halloween.
Great video! Both of my grandpas have an Allis Chalmers D17. One has a series III, and the other has a series IV. My grandfather with the series IV used it as his main tractor until the 1980s. It was the first tractor I learned to drive, and is one of my all time favorite tractors.
Good ol' Allis Chalmers. When you mention the D series to any one who is familiar with them, their reaction is almost always "you just can't kill those tractors, just fix em and keep rollin." We still use a series IV D17 with a loader on our farm regularly.
Every winter fire up the salamander and work on allis sometimes 2 or 3 of them then work em and hard
The greatest 58hp tractor ever made, and still a great tractor to operate
Yes, I use a 1958 D17 gasser. My dad has a D17IV with a gas engine and also a 1964 D19 with a gas engine. My grandfather was Allis man in the 1940s and we still carrier the love for the Allis Chalmers today!! Thanks for the video!!
Thank you for carrying on the AC tradition. I mow my lawn with a 1964 Allis-Chalmers B-10 😁
B10. We had a b10 and also B12 when i was young
@@bigtractorpower lol
I grew up on a farm with orange tractors and equipment. From G to D19 and everything in-between. Thanks for the video ( I still have my first G.) We used all crop allis combines until we bought our first "Gleaner." On the farm we only had what could earn it's own way, and I said it before and I will say it again
"Only Rich Farmers Run Green Tractors."
From 1947 to 1987 I never had an orange anything come out of the field that I couldn't put back in service within the same hour, and that's a documented fact!!! "That is the difference between a
Diamond and something jumping a fence too get out of doing the families work." I don't understand it, it all comes down to fence lines (every conflict in history came down to somebody's fence line) my great grandchildren love me but they can't wait for me not too say no again!!! Why do these children fall into the same trap w/some Banker somewhere talking about "Scaling."
Penney's make Dollors, and Dollors make Farm's !!!
When my young ones come and talk to me they always look like Cesare walking into the Roman Senate the last time. Too Funny.
I always take them for an icecream no matter how old they get. I'm so very blessed ! I dont always get a thank you or a hug, but I'm always Grandpa !!!
My grandfather had a pair of WC's. I practically cut teeth on one we called Herky Jerky. Over the years we had a D-19, 180, 200, 7040, and several others plus combines. By far, the favorite was our series 1 D-17. Christened the "Golden Charger", it was the over all most used machine on the farm and we wore it out from one end to the other several times. Thanks for the memories
Great history. Thank you for sharing.
I have a 1958 D17 diesel and I learned to drive it when I was eight years old. It was my grandpa's tractor and I love that tractor.
Now we need to see a D21 pulling a big moldboard plow.
I bought a series 2 d17 and am very happy with it. Of the smaller tractors it is one of the most user friendly of its time
👍💥🇺🇲great tractors
At 11 years old I learned to drive an Allis C, we had a WD45 and WD 45 Diesel. I loved running the Diesel running the baler and chopper!
Glad too see some old iron that built america. Currently run a 190 and d-15 on my small operation.
My Grandpa had a D-15 that he bought new, and dad had a D-14 narrow front too. Farming the old steep hillsides of southeastern Indiana
The first tractor I ever drove was an Allis Chalmers WC with narrow front end. Pulling a spring tooth harrow on raw ground made for a memorable ride. ;-)
There ain't many Allis-Chalmers down here in South Georgia but my all time favorite one is a D-21. What a beast!
It's mine too 👍👍
And mine behind the D19 one bad ass tractor
Use to have one years ago. I remember my dad taking me for a ride on it and steering it. Hope and pray to have one again.
I hope that you’re able to get one someday
Simple days not so much high tech 👍✌
I had one of these when I was 13 to learn on loved that old tractor
Very cool.
I’m jealous jk
We had a CA, a D 15 gas, and a WD 45 for a couple years.
Love those things. So user friendly to drive. Hand clutch ftw.
We also had the little D10 for sidedressing tobacco. Great little tractor.
we have a wd45
I also own a 1959 D-17. It was originally wide front, but I sold the wide front and put a narrow front on it. By far my favorite tractor! It's my main work horse for the hobby farming and custom work that I do. I've also got a WC, WD, CA, Ford 960, D-14 and D-19
Had a series 4 gas . Loved that lil Allis to rake hay with .
Allis chalmers was a pretty sweet tractor. Had a neighbor that farmed with a 7045.
Those old A-C tractors were hammer tough. There are quite a few of them still running today.
My grandfather had a series IVd 17 and a d15. His farm was near pembroke ky. I learned to drive the ac’s on his farm. Good times, wish I could go back in time.
Very neat. My PO Box is in Pembroke. Did his tractor come from Planters Hardware in Hopkinsville?
@@bigtractorpower I'd guess yes. His farm was on long pond rd. My mom Graduated from Pembroke HS. You probably know my cousins very well. One of your videos had combines moving through Pembroke, right by the grain elevator. Great video for me. Take care, I love tractors!
My Dad had a WD, D17 Series 4, 180 and and a 7045 Allis over the years. I learn to drive the WD back in the early 1960's. His favorite out of all the brands of tractors he had was a 1972 John Deere 4020 Diesel. I liked the 180 the most, excellent cultivator tractor.
My 1st experience with running a big tractor was using a 21 ft Krause offset disk with a brandnew still had the plastic on the seat 190xt working wheat stubble when i was 14. Great memories !!!!!!👍👨🌾
I drove an early fifties model during three summers of my high school years in the mid fifties. It had a narrow front end and a hand clutch. My uncle rode the binder and I pulled him through some heavy weeds in the oat field. He yelled---"slip the clutch" and in my excitement I hit the foot clutch, killed the PTO and made a big mess of things. A valuable lesson I never forgot.
I started raking hay with a Allis c when I was 6years old. Pulled a jd 640 rollabar rake . Lots of fond memories on that little tractors.
Very cool. Thank you for sharing.
Grew up with ac tractors and machinery. Grandpa had a ac round baler.had to follow it on a hillside to keep bales out of the creek.lol
Old gal looks good and sounds great!
My great grandfather was an allis dealer in Stevens, PA small town not much else there anymore, he was in business from the 40-60’s, we dont have too many pictures or info on the place anymore except for a picture of the sale when we decided to sell the dealership when the d19 came out and outgrew his building since tractors were growing ao quick in size! Neadless to say my grandpa and I are allis nuts
The series IV has a category 2 three point hitch , which I consider to be a major improvement from the AC “quick coupler”.
Snap coupler is great. Only bad thing is no one else used it
Great tractors for their time, and still are to this day!
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Great Video, great to see a 60 hp tractor pulling 3 furrow plough in the autumn, Thanks
Plowing in the fall is always great to see. It is not very common these days. This was a nice piece of history to film.
Amazing video great machine
Nice vintage tractor
I learned how to drive and grew up on an AC 175 and currently have a 7040 now
It was stated in the video there wasn't much change in the d17 through the series. Actually there was alot of change in series IV mainly with the hydraulic system. The pump was moved to where a belt pulley would be & it became a truly live hyd system. Controls moved to the right side of seat. Vastly improved hydraulics. Also series IV was available with factory 3 pt lift for the first time or the traditional snap coupler. Series IV D17 with factory 3 pt is great tractor.
The 190 will always be considered among the best to me and you cant make enough AC video's in my opinion
I lile Allis-Chalmers. I mow my lawn with a 1964 B-10. The 190 XT is one of the all time greats.
Big muscle allis always comes to the rescue
My dad has a D 17. He worked for a local farmer back in the 60s. He passed away 10 years ago. His son decided he wanted to sell it so my dad bought it.
When i was a kid, we got a D17 Series 3 with a front loader. Took some getting used to it over a John Deere 1020. Nice that it had more power than the 1020, but i think the guy we bought it from sold it knowing the motor was on it's last legs. Also had a Gleaner E Combine, which used the same gas engine as the D17
I have a D17 wheatland special diesel that still gets put to work every year on the bailer. The engine is getting tired and is in real need of a rebuild, so I try to be kind to it. My dad bought it off his uncle about 30 years ago or so, and he didn't buy it new. I run several Allis's on my farm, and the 17 is one of my favorites. My family has orange blood. I've run most other makes ( in fact, my cousin had a JD dealership for several years), but I'm loyal to orange. They have been loyal to me.
Very cool. Allis made some good tractors. What other AC models do you run?
@@bigtractorpower I have a model B, a WD 45 that dad bought bout 40 years ago, and a 7040. I also have two WF's sitting in the bush. One of them patiently waiting for some lovin. When I was about 10 or so, the WD 45 had a coolant leak. We didn't have time to fix it, so we were running it with water. After I was done using it, it was too hot for my little finger to drain it. So I figured I'd let it cool down. But I forgot and the block bust. Hence the one WF in the bush. So the 45 now runs with a WF block. Surprising enough, the old man wasn't too upset with me.
My boy also has some Allis garden tractors and an old Simplicity walk behind tractor. Like I said before, our blood is orange.
I feel bad now. I can't believe I forgot to mention the WC my wife bought me 2 years ago. It's a tricycle just like the 1st Allis my grandpa ever bought. She's going to choke me😉
My dad had a series 4 with a narrow front. Had the same 3 bottom and a 15' disc. It was mainly used as the planting tractor pulling a 6 row IH planter.
We still use them every day on our farm supporting a family of five here in the Northeast. They are still out there working -- not just collectables or museum pieces
We have a gas WD & D-15. The D-15 has has an Allis Chalmers loader mounted on it. We also have a diesel D-17 (with a narrow front end), 175, 180, 190, 220, & a D-21.
Our farm has so many Allis's because there was a dealership just 10 miles north of us in Olney, IL. The dealership has passed into history, but we are still going. All the Allis's get used in various ways in our operation, some more often than others. We have strayed a little from Allis with a CAT 45 & a John Deere 8820 combine, but the farm will always have an Allis heart.
Grew up on a WD 45 that Dad had a D17 engine kit installed, at time if overhaul,and we had a WC for raking hay, My Uncle had a series 3 D17,great tractors for medium duty,and we had the 190 XT and 200,great tractors
Nice Allis line up. The 190 XT is a stand out.
@@bigtractorpower yea the 190 was my favorite for sure
I was probably 12 when we bought our first used series 3 and dad later bought a series 1. We farmed right at 100 acres. Spent many hours pulling 3 bottom plow like the one in this video. Liked the series 3 better than the series 1. Nice little tractor
Sure enjoy seeing those orange tractors out there.
Me too I’m always on the lookout for Allis.l
D15 series II owner here and I plowed up my property for the first time yesterday.
Very cool. Nice tractor.
Oh man I grew up and learned how to drive a tractor on 2 of these. One had a tricycle front end and was originally a cotton picker. Thanks for this video! Oh and they were series 3 I think.
Very cool. I wish I could go back in time with a digital camera and film one of these machines new with a cotton picker on it. That would be an impressive part of farm machine history to capture.
@@bigtractorpower yeah my dad had one black and white photo of him with it before he dismantled the cotton picker and used it solely as a tractor. I remember standing on the steering platform and pretending I was driving the cotton picker. All that stuff was sold when I was about 8 years old though. When I was about 12 we fixed up the old WD 45 narrow front end and got it running. That thing was awesome to drive!
My late Grandpa worked for an Allis - Chalmers dealership here in north eastern Arkansas. So even after it closed, it had to have orange paint for him to use it. Some of the Allis's I have used in my life time are CA, WD, WD-45, D14, D17, D19 and 190 xt. We have had both LP and Diesel D17. It was the first tracker that I raked hay by myself on. I got to use it because it had power steering and I was so young I had trouble turning the WD. Both the CA's we had tricycle front end and is the only tractors we ever had I really hated having to run. We still run the Allis's at times, but have switched mostly over to Kubota but hey they are still Orange.
Great history. I always enjoyed visiting the Ellis Chalmers dealer when I was a kid I always enjoyed visiting the Allis Chalmers dealer when I was a kid. They had a long curving driveway and I was always need to see tractors and combines lined up along it. Keep that orange rolling.
Always love to see the classics👍😉
Well done👍
I love the Allis Chalmers
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My family used Allis Chalmers for years. We have a WD, 3-WD-45’s, 2- D-17’s (1 series 1, 1 series 4), a D-21, 3- Gleaner E combines. My cousins have D-19, 185, 190, Gleaner H combine.
I operated AC tractors in the 1960s as a high school kid. I plowed with a 1953 WD45 Diesel. In the right conditions that tractor could pull 4 bottoms. We pulled 3 bottoms. Also drove the straight WD gas tractor with a stalk chopper. That was a dirty job before cabs. They looked small but they could pull. I grew up just south of Waterloo, Iowa where the big John Deere's were made but some farmers there had ACs and Farmalls and Olivers (another Iowa tractor) as they were not as expensive as the JDs.
As a high school kid in the late 1960s I worked for a farmer who had a WD and a WD45 Diesel. The WD 45 had power steering.
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About to buy one! Dad had one on their dairy.
I have an Allis D272 Diesel which is the UK equivalent to the US D12. It has a Perkins P3 engine which runs really nice and very economical. I think in it's day it wouldn't have performed very well against the Fordson Dexta or Massey 35 which is why it is quite rare, but it's a good looking tractor and I enjoy it. Great videos - always interested in anything Allis.
I think you might be surprised at how well it would compare!
My dad farmed with Allis-Chalmers tractors.He had a B,C,CA,D-17,170 diesel &175 diesel.D-17 was series1 gasoline narrow front no power steering that pulled 4-14s and 14 ft harrow with excellent Tractiin- Booster system.
Great line of AC machines.
I have that exact tractor that my grandpa bought new. Great little tractor but they sure love to drink the gas
Very cool. This was probably one of the last tractors where there were more gas than diesel models produced.
My Uncle had a Series 3 D17 and a D19. The 17 pulled 3X16 plow in 3rd high and the 19 pulled a 4x16 in 2nd high. One day we plowed on separate lands and the 17 plowed a step wider land by noon than the 19. My uncle was proud of his 19 but not that day.
D19 gas was a fuel hog.
I currently have a 63 Series III that my dad bought new in the spring of 64. I, also, have a 1975 175 gasser that was the last new tractor he bought. I remember at the time, he bought it over the 185, because 175 was the last gas model Allis Chalmers made.
If you liked the 175 you would have loved the 185 diesel.
My grandpa had a series 2 D17. Was the most I'll suited tractor on the farm. We always joked it would get stuck going down hill. It was horrible on fuel and the hydraulics were worthless. So for the most part we only used it to run the square baler because of the hi-lo power shift.
Sorry to hear the D17 II did not work out well.
I have multiple allis Chalmers tractors. But my favorite is the series 3 d17.
Very nice.
My great grandpa has an AC D17 Gasoline and we currently use it to bush hog the horse pastures and I got to drive it for the first time.
Very cool. The D17 is a solid tractor.
When I was a teenager working as a farm and I spent a lot of hours on one raking hay and pulling hay wagons.
Great video we have a 58D and a 60G D 17 l be watching!!!
Very nice. What implements do you have for them.
@@bigtractorpower we have 14 different snap coupler implements dirt scoop blade plows springtooth harrow mower rotaryhoe cultavator and discs all used on 12 acres!! also have wc wd 3 wd45s d17g d17d 190 and a 190xtlll 6 lawn tractors
I was brought up with alis Chalmers model G 3 cylinder gas engine. Had all the implementation to go with it.
Cool tractor
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Currently operating with 2 WD45 gas tractors on my fruit and vegetable acreage. My cousin operates a 7000 series on his hay acreage. I hope to add a G and B to my collection next year.
All very nice tractors. The WD 45 is one of the all time greats.
Good video
Thank you for watching.
Great video, I like to see a conventional plough/plow working showing the skills of the tractor driver stetching the field so both marry up exactly, unfortunately the driver in the video didn't have the disc's set correctly, drivers now start at one headland and finish at another and can read a newspaper at the same time, I must be getting old, stay safe regards Kevin Fox, London Essex.
I live in Kentucky I have a G 2 D15 WD WD45 D12 C CA 180 190Xt and I love my allis chalmers
We had a pair of first series D-17s both diesel, wide front. They were one serial number apart. Pulled 4 14 semi mounted plows.
Very cool to have two so close together.
Especially since Dad had his D-17 for fall plowing and Granddad didn’t receive his until spring.
Have a 220,180,and a d14 ,use all 3 on our farm, also have oliver 1650 gas,1650 diesel, 1850 gas, and white 2-155.
Rode on a bunch as a kid, we pulled 4 14s with a gas engine. It was fine running engine and would easily run 6 hours on the fuel tank. It was a series one, it had a really slow hydraulic system but other than that it was great.
Hydraulic weren't slow if you had Allis Chalmers cylinders. The D17 was high pressure low gpm which used a small cylinder that reacted quickly. Other tractors had lo pressure high flow so they took a big cylinder to do the same work
I'm currently void of a 17. I replaced it with a 185, I also have a 1962 D15, 1953 WD that's been in the family since delivered new and still have the original book with dealer delivery page in it. Also have 1937 un-styled WC and 1945 C, my son has the 1953 WD45.
Very strong motor. Very robust block used.
The D-17 was a bigger seller for Allis-Chalmers. They most likely did not sell this many units of a single tractor model following 1967.
We have a WD with a front loader. It’s really reliable and a very handy tractor.
Very nice.
I grew up driving a D-19
First model of tractor I painted I was 16 doing it for a teacher in trade school. Now I can't count the different brands and models I've given a new life.
That very same tractor is what I learned to drive first
This would indeed have been considered a big tractor in the 1950s. A dairy farm we stayed on at the time had a Fergie 28 and a Nuffield 45 for 130 acres. (NZ) A new Fergie cost $1830, same as a VW Beetle. The Nuffield would have been much the same as it was five years older.
I own the D17 dad and grandpa bought in 1966 I also was born in '66
Dad had a14,15 and 19 he bought the 15 new in late fall 1966 it was a series 2at a cost of $4600 it had the white decals and 3point
We had a early model WC AC it was my grandfathers tractor. Hand crank with no pto. no power steering and hand brakes we used it for many years only tractor on the farm.
While everybody else was using newer and bigger tractors but, it did the work that needed to be done.
I like all the old tractors except Ford and John deere
Can you find an old allis chalmers b at work
Yes I have a plow day video on the way that has a B in it. Stay tuned.
I run a 1970s Allis 185 deisil as a raking tractor
we still have my gpas Allis Chalmers wd45 since new he used to farm with till my dad was 12 it has 3 bottom snap coupler plow we plow gardens with snap coupler disk and allis chalmers bush hog pull 3 section spring tooth harrow the type you had to set each section with spring lock handle so many settings for depth and all way back to raise plow and bush hog was in barn with tractor whole life disk sat out tractor started on the coldest days in ohio grandpa had top motor gone over cause 50 some years metsl head gasket got worn out not from abuse dont use it much now since he passed cause now motor work done it has so good compression beter than new it is hard to start but when does it screams i love it kinda rarecit has the full weight package most dont have front wheel weights tricycle front end oh he used a pto pull type sickle bar mower to cut hay used few times for fun till it broke grandpa had me scrap it he said it had the ac cultivators that were made for it to cultivate corn and belt drive wheel on side and more equip he sold when quit farming his neighbor had the ac or gleaner combine they both had ac an shared equip or parts got parts from wooster ohio when they had ac dealer
Thank you for sharing. Lots of history. 😁👍
That’s what’s wrong with my hearing and back running one of these when I was a kid.
We have a series I D15
what no cab ride?
What year was that new price?
I have a dealers sales book but it did not have a date on it.
@@bigtractorpower Drats, from a little interwebz math the difference between 57 and 67 was around $8000 if I did my math right.
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Thank you for watching.
actually , the series 4 wasnt much different from 170 gas , with full 3pt and matching hyd controls
Years ago I ran a small farm in Idaho with a WD 45 as my tractor. It was later stolen after I moved and quit farming.
The WD 45 is one of the all time greats.
I actually just bought my grandfathers d17 he didn’t not buy it new but he did buy it in the 90s and it was one of the few work horse on my grandparents farm so I have a lot of time riding on the tractor with him when I was little so when he pass away in February of this year I bought it immediately and I absolutely love the tractor which mine is a series 4 made in early 1967