I love a Allis Chalmers 185. My uncle had one when I was young. I loved to ride on the fender and watch him plow and disc on his farm in southern Ohio. I am going to find one for myself to collect. Love the speed and power the 185 had when working the land.
The 185 with open station is what I learned on as a kid, picking rocks all day. It was such a good little tractor, was very capable and tough, run around fields wit h tons of rocks in the hopper, great memories. I just found one for 5000 in good shape I think I might move on for mowing CRP. Go with what you know. Most farm kids today never get to experience farming in the open air, no cab, really connects you to the land, not to sound like a hippie...no radio, no AC, bugs, dirt, lots of sun.
Ahh, there is a sound I know and love. The roar of that 6 cyl diesel. My uncle has one of these tractors. It is my favorite because of how it feels so powerful to drive. Compared to our D-15, it feels like a damn train!
That's a nice AC tractor! My great uncle owned a AC 200 with dual wheels and a cab on it! My father use to own an Allis Chalmers C to cut 10 acres of grass.
Not too many 3 bottom semi mounts around. Sure kicks ass pulling it. I was always told pull one bottom less and actually cover more ground faster but damn i never seen it in action till now!Great outfit and video. I watched it twice!!=)
I grew up on one and yes we used 4-16 Allis slats (slats instead of solid mowboard). Pulled them real well in the hills of southern Indiana. It would Play with a 3 bottom. Pulled a 12 ft disc. It did really well for '28' tires. Loved the sound of that 6cyl engine.
I grew up using a 185 for picking rocks, but use it all over the farm for all kinds of stuff, moving bigger implements with it, normally pulled by our 4wd. Pulled some heavy stuff, if it had traction the limit was when the front end came up, it really seemed to have more power than it was rated for. But AC of that era were known for that. When we bought our 8550, the AC tech came to dyno it and it came out of the factory with just over 350hp, which he quickly turned down to 300, too many torque converters blown.
I love a Allis Chalmers 185. My uncle had one when I was young. I loved to ride on the fender and watch him plow and disc on his farm in southern Ohio. I am going to find one for myself to collect. Love the speed and power the 185 had when working the land.
The 185 with open station is what I learned on as a kid, picking rocks all day. It was such a good little tractor, was very capable and tough, run around fields wit h tons of rocks in the hopper, great memories. I just found one for 5000 in good shape I think I might move on for mowing CRP. Go with what you know. Most farm kids today never get to experience farming in the open air, no cab, really connects you to the land, not to sound like a hippie...no radio, no AC, bugs, dirt, lots of sun.
We pulled 5-16in plow with our 185 in sandy soil. Our wd did 3 bottoms and it moved right along.
Ahh, there is a sound I know and love. The roar of that 6 cyl diesel. My uncle has one of these tractors. It is my favorite because of how it feels so powerful to drive. Compared to our D-15, it feels like a damn train!
Enjoyed the video
That's a nice AC tractor! My great uncle owned a AC 200 with dual wheels and a cab on it! My father use to own an Allis Chalmers C to cut 10 acres of grass.
Now that's good tractors there i got one Alice Chalmers 185 it is got a loader and works good my is a 1979 model
Que belleza de tractores eran, me guataba trabajar arando tierra 12 hrs al dia
Not too many 3 bottom semi mounts around. Sure kicks ass pulling it. I was always told pull one bottom less and actually cover more ground faster but damn i never seen it in action till now!Great outfit and video. I watched it twice!!=)
Cool tractor! Always near seeing other WI folks on here. I'm down near Oconomowoc (western Waukesha county).
Looks like the 185 is doin' the deal!
John
It could have pulled a 4 bottom near as easy as that. Those were really tough tractors! :)
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Ian Dinsdale we had 2of them
I grew up on one and yes we used 4-16 Allis slats (slats instead of solid mowboard). Pulled them real well in the hills of southern Indiana. It would Play with a 3 bottom. Pulled a 12 ft disc. It did really well for '28' tires. Loved the sound of that 6cyl engine.
Nice!
The 185 with its 6 cylinder engine seemed to outperform the bigger but 4 cylinder 6080
I grew up using a 185 for picking rocks, but use it all over the farm for all kinds of stuff, moving bigger implements with it, normally pulled by our 4wd. Pulled some heavy stuff, if it had traction the limit was when the front end came up, it really seemed to have more power than it was rated for. But AC of that era were known for that. When we bought our 8550, the AC tech came to dyno it and it came out of the factory with just over 350hp, which he quickly turned down to 300, too many torque converters blown.