Category : Allis-Chalmers

Throughout the first half of the twentieth century, Allis-Chalmers was one of the one hundred largest American manufacturing companies.

Allis-Chalmers

The Allis-Chalmers TS-360 scraper

Contrafed PUblishing
Following its buy out of LaPlant-Choate in 1952, Allis-Chalmers proceeded to improve and enhance its products. One of the first machines to receive attention was...
Allis-ChalmersLoaders

The Allis-Chalmers 12G loader

Contrafed PUblishing
Allis-Chalmers, in its heyday, was known as a very innovative company. Be it in engineering or design, it could be counted on to provide the...
Allis-ChalmersContractorTractors

Classic Machines: The Allis-Chalmers HD-5

Contrafed PUblishing
Allis-Chalmers always had a good reputation for making reliable and versatile track type tractors, but its new HD-5 introduced in 1946 exceeded all expectations. By...
Allis-ChalmersScrapers

The Allis-Chalmers TS-260 scraper revisited

Contrafed PUblishing
Sometimes persistence really does pay off. Even more rewarding when it was someone else’s idea. Getting stuck in and ironing out the bugs can be...
Allis-ChalmersTractors

The Allis-Chalmers HD-19 revisited

Contrafed PUblishing
Allis-Chalmers led the charge for a bigger, higher horsepower track type tractor following World War Two. The resulting model HD-19 was a breakthrough in many...
Allis-Chalmers

A more modern look at the Allis-Chalmers TS-200 motorscraper

Gill Prentice
Although it was not an original Allis-Chalmers design, the model TS-200 motorscraper paved the way for a far more successful machine in Allis’ product line,...
Allis-Chalmers

The Allis-Chalmers HD-6 tractor

Contrafed PUblishing
For a period of just under 20 years (1955-1974), Allis-Chalmers produced one of the most popular small track type tractors ever built, the model HD-6....
Allis-ChalmersEMDScrapers

The Allis-Chalmers TS460 motor scraper

Contrafed PUblishing
Allis-Chalmers was always an innovator when it came to construction equipment although not all of its products were instant successes, its TS460 motor scraper being...
Allis-Chalmers

The Allis-Chalmers HD-11 tractor

Contrafed PUblishing
Designed as a replacement for an earlier tractor, the Allis-Chalmers HD-11 was a very worthy successor and was in production for over 25 years.  By...
Allis-Chalmers

The Allis-Chalmers TS-260 scraper

Contrafed PUblishing
...