| Successor | Fiat-Allis |
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| Defunct | 1974 |
| Headquarters | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA |
| Number of locations | Springfield, Illinois |
| Products | construction plant |
| Parent | Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company |
The Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company was a very diverse manufacturing and service company. They began their foray into the construction equipment in 1928 with the acquisition of Monarch Tractor Company of Springfield, Illinois. Monarch was a tracked tractor manufacturer for the construction, as well as agriculture, industry. The heavy equipment was manufactured primarily at the Springfield, Illinois plants, former home of Monarch Tractor. Other factories in Springfield were purchased by AC as they expanded their offerings. The Springfield plants were included in the Fiat-Allis joint venture, and were open until 1985.
Allis-Chalmers bought Ryan Manufacturing Co., a producer of road graders, and proceeded to offer a two-model grader line of “Speed Controls” in the 45 hp (34 kW) No. 42 and the larger No. 54. Both models had a forward mounted gasoline engine.[1]
In 1950, Allis-Chalmers partnered with Tractomotive Corp., an auxiliary equipment manufacturer, to bring out the TL-10. The wheel loader was modeled after the success of Hough’s new wheel loader that featured a rear-engine design. The TL-10 wheel loader, however, was the first to incorporate torque-converter drive. Nevertheless, it still proved to be less sophisticated than Hough’s model. The partnership would yield a four-model line-up by 1955 but they failed to be a match for other models put out by Hough and Clark-Michigan. As a result, Allis-Chalmers never successfully secured a position in the wheel loader market. In 1959, it finally acquired Tractomotive Corp. and began to produce wheel loaders of a fully integrated design. Allis-Chalmers launched a new improved line of 6 articulated wheel loaders beginning with the TL-645 in 1964. A prototype of a 500 hp (370 kW) HD-41 was a hit at the 1963 Road Show but production of the model would be put off for another eight years.[2]
In 1952 Allis-Chalmers took over the LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Co. in order to enter the scraper business. LaPlant's existing scrapers were reintroduced as Allis-Chalmers TS-200 and TS-300.
Buda Engine Co. was acquired in 1953 to supplement AC's engine business, and gradually the GM engines were phased out. This may have been spurned by GM's purchase of AC Construction's competitor Euclid.
International Expansion[]
By 1957, Allis-Chalmers was renamed Allis-Chalmers International and decided to expand its operations internationally with the purchase of a small Italian manufacturer of crawler tractors in 1959 and a French company in 1960 that built generator sets and motor graders. By the 1960s, the company operated a number of plants in Mexico, Australia, England, and several other countries. The problem presented with these international expansion efforts was the company's lack of resources and funding needed to get such small operations off the ground and growing. Despite its efforts, it was never able to become a multinational company and overseas expansion only netted poor sales.
Allis-Chalmers-FNV[]
In 1964 Allis-Chalmers and FNV set up a joint venture in Riode Jainero, Brazil called Allis-Chalmers-FNV for the manufacturing of crawlers. It operated until 1972, when Komatsu replaced Allis-Chalmers as the partner.
Volatile Times[]
The 1960s through to the 1970s proved to be a rather stagnant time period for Allis-Chalmers. With no new aggressive product development being conducted and insufficient resources, the company was fast losing steam in both the farm equipment and construction equipment manufacturing markets.
In 1971, the company became Allis-Chalmer Corp. As a recession hit, the company struggled to remain an independent entity in the face of multiple corporate takeover attempts. It also was trying to keep its construction division as a viable revenue stream but sales were experiencing a steady decline. New competitors such as Komatsu were grabbing a bigger slice of the construction equipment pie with the production of hydraulic excavators that Allis-Chalmers did not produce. At the same time, Case CE and John Deere Construction were expanding into the medium and light range ends of the market. The demand for farm equipment also dropped off in the 1970s. The company would be forced to take some drastic measures in order to ensure the survival of the Allis name and its two principal businesses-- agriculture and construction equipment manufacturing.[3]
Fiat-Allis[]
- Main article: Fiat-Allis
Allis-Chalmers formed a joint venture with Fiat Tractor Company of Italy in 1974, calling it Fiat-Allis. AC owned 35%, and Fiat owned the remaining 65%. Fiat-Allis Inc was headquartered in Springfield, Illinois, and Fiat-Allis B.V. was headquartered in the Netherlands. In 1985 the partnership dissolved and Fiat bought out AC's interest.
Products[]
Crawler tractors[]
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| Allis-Chalmers F 10-ton crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers F 75 crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers G 5-ton crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers H-3 crawler | 32 hp (24 kW) | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers H-4 crawler | 40 hp (30 kW) | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers H-6-ton crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers H-16 crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers H 50 crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-3 crawler | 1960-1968 | 32 hp (24 kW) | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-4 crawler | 40/59 hp (0.51 kW) | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-4 High crawler | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-5 crawler | 1946-1955 | 48 hp (36 kW) | GM | built in USA | |
| Allis-Chalmers HD-5B crawler | 48 hp (36 kW) | GM | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-5G crawler | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-6 crawler | 63 hp (47 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-6B crawler | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-6G crawler | 72 hp (54 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-7 crawler | 1940- | 71 hp (53 kW) | GM | built in USA | |
| Allis-Chalmers HD-7G crawler | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-7W crawler | 45 hp (34 kW) | GM | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-9 crawler | 95 hp (71 kW) | GM | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-9G crawler | 1950s | 100 hp (75 kW) | GM | built in USA | |
| Allis-Chalmers HD-10 crawler | 1947-1948 | 101 hp (75 kW) | GM | built in USA | |
| Allis-Chalmers HD-10W crawler | 65 hp (48 kW) | GM | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-11 crawler | 94 hp (70 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-11 AG crawler | 130 hp (97 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-11B crawler | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-11EP crawler | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-11G crawler | 111 hp (83 kW) | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-12G crawler | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-14 crawler | 1939- | 132 hp (98 kW) | GM | built in USA | 
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| Allis-Chalmers HD-14W crawler | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-15 crawler | GM | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-15G crawler | 1950s | 130 hp (97 kW) | GM | built in USA | |
| Allis-Chalmers HD-16 crawler | 150 hp (110 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-16 Series B crawler | 185 hp (138 kW) | built in USA | 
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| Allis-Chalmers HD-16G crawler | 150 hp (110 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-19 crawler | 1947- | 111 hp (83 kW) | GM | built in USA world's largest track-type tractor when introduced |
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| Allis-Chalmers HD-19H crawler | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-20 crawler | 117 hp (87 kW) | GM | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-20G crawler | GM | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-21 crawler | 204 hp (152 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-21G crawler | 204 hp (152 kW) | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-21P crawler | 268 hp (200 kW) | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers HD-41 crawler | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers K crawler | 35.5 hp (26.5 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers K 35 crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers K-O crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers L crawler | 108 hp (81 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers LD crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers L-O crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers M crawler | 38 hp (28 kW) | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers Monarch D (6-60) crawler | 1924 | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers Monarch F crawler | 1927 | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers Monarch 6-ton crawler | 1927 | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers Monarch 18-30 crawler | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers Monarch 35-30 crawler | 1929 | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers Monarch 50 crawler | 1930 | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers S crawler | 1937-1942 | 48 hp (36 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | |
| Allis-Chalmers S-O crawler | 65 hp (48 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | |||
| Allis-Chalmers T-100 crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers W crawler Model M | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers WK crawler | 62 hp (46 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers WS crawler | 84 hp (63 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers 7G crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers 35 crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers 650 crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers 652 crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers 653 crawler | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers 655 crawler |
Forklifts[]
AC ACC50 forklift
Allis-Chalmers I60 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers 160 forklift - 40 hp (30 kW)
- Allis-Chalmers 500 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers 600 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers 700 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers 700G forklift
- Allis-Chalmers 706 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers 706B forklift
- Allis-Chalmers 706C forklift
- Allis-Chalmers 706D forklift
- Allis-Chalmers ACC50 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers ACC50L forklift
- Allis-Chalmers ACC100CLP forklift
- Allis-Chalmers ACP30LPS forklift
- Allis-Chalmers ACP60 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers ACP80NLP forklift
- Allis-Chalmers ACP130 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers ACP225 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers F30 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers F4024PS forklift
- Allis-Chalmers FP40 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers FP165 forklift
- Allis-Chalmers I60 forklift
Industrial Tractors/Backhoes[]
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| Allis-Chalmers B Industrial | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers D17 backhoe | 
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| Allis-Chalmers I-40 Industrial | 1964-1966 | 41 hp (31 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | |
| Allis-Chalmers I-60 Industrial | 1965-1966 | 57 hp (43 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | |
| Allis-Chalmers I-400 Industrial | 41 hp (31 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers I-600 Industrial | 1966-1968 | 57 hp (43 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | |
| Allis-Chalmers IB | 23 hp (17 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | 
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| Allis-Chalmers IB reverse | 23 hp (17 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers W Maintainer | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers W Patrol | 1940-1950 | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers 190 Beachmaster | 75 hp (56 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | 
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| Allis-Chalmers 615 backhoe | 57 hp (43 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers 640 Industrial | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers 644 Industrial | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers 714B backhoe | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers 714C backhoe | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers 715 backhoe | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers 715B backhoe | Perkins | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers 715C backhoe | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | |||
| Allis-Chalmers 715D backhoe | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers 816B backhoe | built in USA | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers 918 backhoe | 84 hp (63 kW) | Allis-Chalmers | built in USA | ||
| Allis-Chalmers 5040 Industrial | 40 hp (30 kW) |
Road Graders[]
1968 AC D Grader
1963 AC M100 Grader
- Allis-Chalmers 42 grader
- Allis-Chalmers 52 grader
- Allis-Chalmers 54 grader
- Allis-Chalmers 100B grader
- Allis-Chalmers 150C grader
- Allis-Chalmers AD4 grader
- Allis-Chalmers D grader
- Allis-Chalmers DD3000 grader
- Allis-Chalmers M100 grader
Motor scrapers[]
Allis-Chalmers 260 Motor scraper
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| Allis-Chalmers TS160 Motor scraper | 1957- | 155 hp (116 kW) | fully hydraulic | ||
| Allis-Chalmers TS200 Motor scraper | 1950-1956 | Designed and built by LaPlant | |||
| Allis-Chalmers TS260 Motor scraper | 1957- | replaced TS200 | |||
| Allis-Chalmers TS300 Motor scraper | 1950-1954 | Designed and built by LaPlant | |||
| Allis-Chalmers TS360 Motor scraper | 1955-1957 | replaced TS300 | |||
| Allis-Chalmers TS460 Motor scraper | 1958 | replaced TS360 | |||
| Allis-Chalmers TW360 Motor scraper | Bottom dump TS300 | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers 260 Motor scraper | 1962- | 355 hp (265 kW) | 
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| Allis-Chalmers 260 Elevating Motor scraper | 1964- | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers 260A Motor scraper | 1968- | 320 hp (240 kW) | 20 cu yd | ||
| Allis-Chalmers 460 Motor scraper | 1962- | 435 hp (324 kW) | 32 cu yd | ||
| Allis-Chalmers 460B Motor scraper | 1965 | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers 460C Motor scraper | 1968-1973 | 456 hp (340 kW) | Detroit Diesel | ||
| Allis-Chalmers 555 scraper pusher | 1962- | 830 hp (620 kW) | twin engined | ||
| Allis-Chalmers 562 Twin Engine scraper | 1963- | 640 hp (480 kW) 870 hp (650 kW) |
40 cu yd; also offered as twin bowl version |
Wheel Loaders[]
| Model | Year(s) Produced | Horsepower | Engine Type | Misc Notes | Photo |
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| Allis-Chalmers TL10 wheel loader | 1950 | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers TL30 wheel loader | @1960 | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers 605 wheel loader | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers 640 wheel loader | 
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| Allis-Chalmers 645 wheel loader | 1964 | ||||
| Allis-Chalmers 745 wheel loader | 
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| Allis-Chalmers 745C wheel loader | |||||
| Allis-Chalmers 840 wheel loader | 
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| Allis-Chalmers 940 wheel loader |
References[]
External Links[]
| Allis-Chalmers Construction range v • t • e | ||||||||||||||||||||
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