Allis-Chalmers Tractors (Farm Tractor Color History) [Paperback]

C. H. Wendel (Author), Andrew Morland (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 21, 1993 | Series: Farm Tractor Color History

One of Americas most popular and long-standing tractor marques, Allis-Chalmers is treated to a full history from 1842 to the merger with Deutz in 1985. Superb photography and fascinating details combine to show every step of the evolution, from the early steel-wheel and spoke models to the modern turbocharged giants of today.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: MBI (January 21, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879386282
• ISBN-13: 978-0879386283
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,701,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Allis Chalmers - Pictorial and Explanation, April 6, 2000

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William J. Mitchell (McFarland, Wisconsin, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Allis-Chalmers Tractors (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

I had just purchased an Allis Chalmers Model B with the idea of saving it from the foundry. I needed a book to get an idea of the history of Allis Chalmers and to see where my 'Alice B' fit in the history of A-C. (When I was a youngster, I had driven my uncle's A-C D-17, but a D-17 was too big for my house in town).

The book contains great pictures, a bit of history, and is enjoyable to read.

I would recommend it to anyone interested in a bit of 'Old Iron'.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Orange Tractor Paradise, August 17, 2000

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Roger E. Kloepfer (Spokane Valley, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Allis-Chalmers Tractors (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

This book covers the whole spectrum of Allis Chalmers farm equipment from the Roto-Baler to the newest four-wheel-drive models introduced before the AGCO takeover. It provides interesting facts about failures of some of the tractors and successes with technological advances that were made by AC. I found it a very fascinating book with wonderful pictures that are the signature of the Enthusiast Color Series.

My only complaint about this book is the way the pictures of the same tractor are repeated again and again at different angles. The captions are written in such a way that the intention of the authors appears to be to make the reader believe they are different tractors. Close inspection shows that they are shots of the same tractor taken on the same day. (For example, the same AC 6-12 is shown on pages 10, 11, and 12).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars allis chalmers tractors,enthusiast color series, August 1, 2001

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JIMMY D WHITEHURST (PALESTINE, TEXAS United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Allis-Chalmers Tractors (Enthusiast Color) (Paperback)

brief narrative,uses same picture over and over,would not reccomend!!!