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The Super Beast Lives

1978 Allis-Chalmers 8550 In the early 1970s, Allis-Chalmers joined the ranks of the manufacturers offering articulated four-wheel drive tractors. They started by rebadging the Bearcat […]
The traditional Persian Orange AC paint was on the way out when this tractor was built, but it’s one of the last of the Allis-Chalmers badged 8070s. In fact, it’s widely reported that the last tractor to roll out off the line in West Allis, Wisconsin, was a Deutz-Allis badged 8070. At the time it was shot, this tractor was on the lot at Wannemacher Sales, an AGCO dealer in Ottoville, Ohio. It’s been upgraded with Firestone radial tires and rear duals, making it a traction powerhouse.

Tractor Talk: Allis-Chalmers 8070, End of The Line

By the time 1985 rolled around, the agricultural side of Allis-Chalmers was 71 years old and the company was drowning in debt in the face […]