It warms ones heart to hear and see an old girl like that sing again. :) Thanks!
@RJ1999x
5 жыл бұрын
Many a man have tried to kill an Allis Chalmers, few if any have ever succeeded
@ronaldkearn3322
5 жыл бұрын
Correct! That engine has a 6 1/2 inch stroke and 5 inch jug. Real torquer. :-)
@orgcoast5990
6 жыл бұрын
I'm a Cat guy but repair this one; its a jewel and sounds great. Its a keeper!
@regsparkes6507
6 жыл бұрын
What a good ol' hard workin' beast this must have been! Great to watch it running, and it sure started up quickly.....and not a puff of smoke. ( I was expecting to see a big puff of blue !)
@nelsong4719
6 жыл бұрын
Thx for this great video. My father was a career catskinner and while I was looking at old photos I recognized that blade on one of his first machines digging a basement in Peace country Alberta around 1950.. It was set up on a Cletrac (not sure of model) but he said it was almost the size of an 8. He also had a brush cutter for that dozer and cleared thousands of acres of farm land with my uncles who had a 3T Cat and a HD16 AC. That Cletrac was later used to build some of the first seismic lines in NE Alberta using that Baker setup. Keep up the great postings
@michiganfarming1955
6 жыл бұрын
thatd be a really cool restoration someday! really enjoyed seeing your dad running that ol girl! better do a video on x231 next!
@dickjohnson5025
6 жыл бұрын
Very cool old machine. I love everything was overbuilt back then.
@1crazynordlander
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. True piece of machinery that has been patched together to keep it going like many of the farmers and ranchers did throughout the years. None of our tractors ever saw paint or cover for that matter. You just used them and kept them running one way or the other. I love the crack in the block, leaks but keeps on running!
@calrob300
Жыл бұрын
July, 2023. Just watched this again. How about getting the other side track and rollers refurbed? This would make another 😂good series. Of course, there's the narrow gauge RD torque monster begging for it's own series! Isn't it great how folks want to give you more to do? Lol😅
@juztyn00
6 жыл бұрын
Nothing starts and runs like an Allis engine, They always kick and cackle ready to work. Of course being designed to run on 50 octane gas helps.. Was surprised to see how smooth it still operates and steers.
@robr5786
5 жыл бұрын
We have 7 in total,the model M was used alot in northern Wisconsin and the U.p of Michigan as a skidding dozer,because of their suspension they were better than caterpillars in that regard.i believe the same engine was used in a farm tractor as well,perhaps model U and rebuild kits are still available
@robertelwell4417
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, the machines,,,,but what about the men,,,they were built to last as well,, and so we have the America that will also last for a long time too,,if we love her as much as we love the men and the machines. Once again,,thanks so much squatch,, for reminding us!!
@chuckhaynes6458
3 жыл бұрын
For many years I had an Allis Chalmers HD-7W with a Baker straight blade. Extremely durable and excellent for sidehill work. It was an ex military also built in 1942. The screamin' Green leaker 3-71 was plenty of power for most any job. Mine also had a robust ripper on which I fashioned an extremely effective log splitter.
@drewt1081
5 жыл бұрын
A piece of equipment like that deserves a memorial.
@paulpochan9631
2 жыл бұрын
Smile crossed my face as she fired up and started to move...Sr with an "old friend".......
@joecool853
6 жыл бұрын
love it! glad to see some Orange!!
@Denis-tu1pd
Жыл бұрын
For all the hard work that old girl can still hold her own . She might be badly worn but she still has mechanical hart .
@73DiamondReo
6 жыл бұрын
Other than the block crack it seems like the engine is in really good shape. i was expecting a smoker when you guys fired it up.
@lewiemcneely9143
6 жыл бұрын
A/C stuff is nothing but tough. Thanks and Pop still has it and one of the saddest sounds I know of is the last licks hit by an old rig. I remember the old D-6 9-U's had to have the clutch in before you got any steering clutch booster. Thanks Toby and Pop. Sure is still a nice rig and runs super smooth for what it is.
@gradermancat9819
6 жыл бұрын
That thing is built like a tank,I've never seen one of those until this video
@Denis-tu1pd
Жыл бұрын
If that was new iron forget about it it would be yard art .
@paulsilva3346
2 жыл бұрын
I ENJOY Old Iron, again. Too bad there is no way to LIKE a video more than once... This years Plow Day brought back 63 year old memories of me riding on one of our TD's tool boxes holding onto the armrest. The wind blowing, one last time with my father, before cancer took him from the fields, walnut orchards, and me.
@jamesdiehl8690
3 жыл бұрын
Started up like she was parked yesterday! 😀
@horatiohornblower868
6 жыл бұрын
Is this old beauty salvageable, Toby? Would be a heck of a challenge, but with your skills nothing is impossible!
@ostlandr
5 жыл бұрын
The old girl still gets the job done. Thanks for sharing!
@waltermattson5566
6 жыл бұрын
It still runs great. It might be geared a little higher than I would like. I used to have an HD5 and HD6. They had loaders instead of blades.
@floydtjostheim1226
3 жыл бұрын
What's a machine like that worth
@Caje-zf8md
3 жыл бұрын
Way back when I resided in the twin ports area (uff da!) I could remember a lot of the small contractors had Caterpillars, Internationals and a few Cases. I don't ever recall seeing any A-C's but obviously they were there, too.
@mattthescrapwhisperer
6 жыл бұрын
I did a place very similar to yours years ago with a 1957 Case 310.
@Denis-tu1pd
Жыл бұрын
I like that you put that old girl on the planks . So many people just leave them on the ground and they wonder why the tracks are stuck and frozen. Awesome video
@shrillcarder
6 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos I have seen on here, well done Sir.
@scottlundy257
6 жыл бұрын
Gotta love it made to last you won't find any tractor built to last anymore they are built like cars now days just a $100,000.00 more dollars of plastic and computers that will never last 10 years
@rodneymiddleton9624
4 жыл бұрын
Running old memories like old cars, tractors, buses always puts smiles on everyone. Thanks for that. As always keep up the good work and videos coming.
@waterloofreak
6 жыл бұрын
Very nice old crawler! any idea when It ran last before the video? love the exaust note on that one.
@shaneharrison4775
2 жыл бұрын
Wow that old piece of work I hadn't seen my great grandpa had one of those Alice Chalmers and a cletrack not a high drive F I believe his was a c or a d model great video
@magnificentshine1
6 жыл бұрын
Wow guys that is extremely cool, love them old dozers!
@lucasdossantos8969
3 жыл бұрын
Incrível essas máquinas antigas, eu jurava que não estava funcionando eu me enganei, funciona que é uma beleza.👏👏👏
@LaidBackLiving
3 жыл бұрын
Hey man, cool old dozer. We just got our ‘34 M running, any tips for attempting to free a stick steer clutch? Right side. I like that your blade angles.
@1crazynordlander
5 жыл бұрын
Classic Tractor Fever just uploaded a video about an Allis Chalmers M crawler. kzitem.info/news/bejne/oodm0ZqupF92a4o At 2:07 I see what you mean my doing a header on your old parts Caterpillar with the shade on it. Looking at this video on CTF you must have really rung your bell on that overhead canopy. This guy is lucky he did not go over the front of the tractor. He wasn't even expecting it. This could have been a scene out of an Indiana Jones movie.
@tanataotengahere5978
2 жыл бұрын
T's kaapai to hear de ol gal tick ova agin' 6:27 den put thru it's pace's o' clearing..still in gud working condition.. awesome..wif sumfin' like dat, tend to put it undercover..wea 'n tear of da elements n keepsake!!.. maybe ova due for maintenance..but yeah, still doe's da job.. kaapai presente video Squatch253..thnx..Kia Ora ✌️👍
@Deebo1812
6 жыл бұрын
Pity you can’t double like a video! What a great sound!
@merlinmonson2133
6 жыл бұрын
Was nice to see the M. My dad had one in the 60's that he had a jammer on and used in the woods. Brings back memories. Thanks
@jamesdiehl8690
3 жыл бұрын
Go Senior Go!
@theforbiddenunit-danielgre5588
5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome great old tractor .
@lukestrasser
5 жыл бұрын
Love the sound of straight piped old iron. Exactly how they were run when new. Although this machine has seen lots of use the engine seems to have weathered the storm pretty well. Usually well worn machines like this have been neglected never serviced run without air cleaners and smoke badly from all the burning oil. Not this beauty. Needs to get back to work on a project soon and polish that blade up the natural way, by pushing dirt!
@robertinscoe2379
6 жыл бұрын
You know that old M is just like the good old USA, nothing fancy just there when you need it. Your dad did scare me for a second when he drove into the woods the first time,I thought it was going to be parked and left for Dead. Thanks for sharing and please work this one into your rebuild list I think she's earned it 😁
@pthomson9736
3 жыл бұрын
Have to finish the rebuild as an homage to all the work it did.
@mariebennett5739
2 жыл бұрын
My father owned an Allis Chalmers M for years and broke in hundreds of acres of hil lcountry with it had the land cleared of bush and scrub with a 9 U Cat D6 did all the giant dissing and top work with the Allis M great machine of course it wasn't terribly old then late 40 early to mid 50s All this in Southland New Zealand
@davidhamm5626
6 жыл бұрын
Do you have any problems running gas with ethanol in it? I know it raises havoc with small engines, eating up rubber parts and floats. And you have a great channel, I am hooked.👍
@donaldwolf1569
6 жыл бұрын
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@notajp
5 жыл бұрын
Squatch253 I prefer Seafoam. I have an old Honda generator that sat for over five years with Seafoam treated basin the tank. It still smelled good and fired right up on that same tank of gas. Made a believer out of me!
@laneburgess1643
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@tsimmons1974ts
5 жыл бұрын
That's one beast of a machine!!!
@donaldwallace7934
5 жыл бұрын
I can tell, your Dad is really enjoying running that machine again!! Good for him!!
@fuzzwack1
6 жыл бұрын
Thats a sweet old girl! She has a nice sound!
@billlee4838
6 жыл бұрын
Great walk around as always. You must live in an enchanted forest to get that old gas burner going so easily after all the years of well earned R&R.
@garyfeltus9801
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. As anthers have said its nice to see old things like that still running. Sounds really good.
@danielhastie8822
5 жыл бұрын
What size trees can you dig out with that little old dozer?
@jamesdiehl8690
2 жыл бұрын
It would be a special one to restore and show!
@RustyCarnahan
3 жыл бұрын
Is this crawler still around, Squatch?
@jankotze1959
6 жыл бұрын
That was the biggest surprise in a long time, I never thought during the video that Allis will start, drive and operate in this video, just amazing, well done. How many dozers do you have if I may ask. What a video, thanks for showing it.
@lewiemcneely9143
6 жыл бұрын
YAAY! Job security!
@mauricekeithjohnson2598
3 жыл бұрын
Just discovered your site. Live in BERMUDA. Same age as the CAT. Wish I was in that good a shape. Most of my life boatbuilding and Marine Electrics and Electronics. Did 20 years in the local FD, many times driving a 1938 Mack, alon with 1960 Mack B series ThermoDynes.
@johndowe7003
6 жыл бұрын
can you make a video of it doing some actual work with them?
@waynerainey2606
5 жыл бұрын
I don''t understand why you 'collectors' dont build a carport type cover to keep the majority of the moisture ( rain and snow) off the collectables.a few a-frames and some tin sheeting would do wonders for not a whole lot of money. I recently built a 24x12cover for my boat for 2350
@GarnettM
5 жыл бұрын
Those old Wish bones did`nt have the best steel to not need that rediculous size , I found a piece of steel laying in the bush from an old cat it was 7/8 x 12 thick by 9 ft drug it out with the truck pulled it up a tree that did`nt work so pulled it over a big rock it fell off the tree again`st the rock it did`nt even sound like steel but it bent thought it was lead figured it was off the back of a cat blade , Just had no carbon content maybe was from the titanic real soft steel .
@veiledzorba
5 жыл бұрын
Nothing like a low rpm engine under load!
@notajp
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds so much like my old D17. Always loved the sound of that engine when the governor opens up.....
@olben1095
6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like victory.
@seniorelectrician6831
3 жыл бұрын
it does good work, but the operator knows how to make it purr
@ronaldkearn3322
3 жыл бұрын
What a BEAST that blade and lift mechanism is. Wow. Probably weighs 1/4 of the machine. :-)
@chuckhaynes6458
6 жыл бұрын
For many years I owned an Allis Chalmers HD-7 with a Baker fixed blade. It was a War Baby (1942) and I built many fire breaks in the mountains with it. It had a screaming Detroit Diesel and power galore for it's size. AC built good machines.
@timmayer8723
5 жыл бұрын
You should have more subscribers. My thought is that the majority of your subscribers are well along in years such as myself, I am 77 and my hearing is on its way out. The tone of your voice is soft and muffled to those of us with hearing problems. I find myself struggling to hear what you are saying. I did subscribe but I turn the sound off and just watch your skilled tractor work.
@billl9988
6 жыл бұрын
cool old thing
@kathyzenker4166
5 жыл бұрын
My husband has a 1937 Caterpillar r2 crawler. He is interested in the fair you were at. We are in the U P of Michigan which is not that far from you. He's having a lot of trouble finding info on the r2. Any information would be appreciated.
@chrisfletcher9728
5 жыл бұрын
Cool video, I grew up running old Allis Chalmers equipment. We had an HD-6 and HD-11 shovel dozer mid 60's vintage as well as an HD-16 dozer which I learned to push over tree's on when I was 8 that was a blast!! Now I'm lost when I get on something with grade control lol
@sar4564
6 жыл бұрын
Say no more . Subscribed!
@jamesdiehl8690
3 жыл бұрын
They don't build them like they use to!
@carlstout4546
5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU !!! makes me remember my youth and your D6 those pony motors boy do i remember cold cold mornings always seemed like forever !!! but they were great days wouldn't tread them for anything !! thanks again
@Texocracy
5 жыл бұрын
That bass tho
@RockingJOffroad
6 жыл бұрын
Wow, yours has a starter! My old M has only the hand crank starter. But mine is a 1933 vintage. I have one stuck steering clutch that I haven’t been able to free up. Mine is also a tail seat orchard tractor. This reminds me I need to go do something with that old crawler.
@TB-jj9tu
6 жыл бұрын
Nice to see that not everyone scraps old iron. A few years back my dad just happened to come across the first dozzer he ever ran, a Cat D69U it was sitting on a flat bed headed for the scrap yard. He was able to buy it for the scrap price and bring it home.
@jimaagenes8445
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!!
@butchblakesley6239
4 жыл бұрын
I have 3 model Ms. Id love to have drawings of that Baker mount. I gotta build something similar soon.
@thomasbeck9075
5 жыл бұрын
It would be neat to see that restored
@BLBCREATIVEENGINESOLUTIONS
4 жыл бұрын
Hey I have a 1952 fergason do you know anything on that style
@7viewerlogic670
5 жыл бұрын
Nice!
@stevehertz4878
4 жыл бұрын
That is so cool.
@hotrodsrx
6 жыл бұрын
Gotta keep that old girl!
@heartland96a
6 жыл бұрын
I hope you will be making plans to do more restoration work , that right side undercarriage and repair or replace that engine Its earned it keep many times over for you.
@michaelscriffiano8765
4 жыл бұрын
Cool machine
@dscott130
Жыл бұрын
Amazing! 😮 ❤
@dapsapsrp
5 жыл бұрын
Impressive how an old machine comes to life and seems to work smoothly and effortlessly.
@jamesdiehl8690
4 жыл бұрын
Poor M! When are you going to restore that beast? It's earned its restore.
@bobkendall1805
4 жыл бұрын
Senior looks right at home pushing dirt with that ol' girl.
@marcfournier823
4 жыл бұрын
Perfect video thanks for sharing your history.
@edwardkosol8891
5 жыл бұрын
I wonder if modern dozers will still run 80 years from now.
@phillipbonner5215
6 жыл бұрын
That's amazing that old girl still has life in her very cool Dozer
@lewiemcneely9143
6 жыл бұрын
I don't see how I missed this rig. I must be getting senile!
@phillipbonner5215
6 жыл бұрын
@@squatch253 oh yeah it was very nice to see the old girl come back to life again
@BigJohn51976
4 жыл бұрын
Will you ever restore the crawler? I would love to it it restored.
@deathvalleyalex9485
5 жыл бұрын
Way cool ! Thanks for sharing a little bit of history.
@decoysk
5 жыл бұрын
you could drive that off a cliff and not damage it ! lol
@andrewviersen7418
5 жыл бұрын
My Dad's got an old hd5 allis , we still use it.
@norherman
4 жыл бұрын
Would be great to see it restored in the years to come.
@gaylonfuller3312
4 жыл бұрын
Got to be the coolest video I have watched today!!!
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