Allis chalmers all crop machine

FarmMan2600 · Jun 21, 2015

Is anybody familiar with an allis chalmers all crop machine. If you are what does it harvest and how does it work. Thanks

rrlund · Jun 21, 2015

I believe the manual claimed they'd harvest everything from clover seed to coconuts. Worked well in everything. (except maybe the coconuts)

john *.?-!.* cub owner · Jun 21, 2015

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60 acre hillside · Jun 21, 2015

They were small pull type combines. There was a model 40 that was a one row machine and a 60 that was a 6o inch cut later replaced with a model 66. The 40 was a straight through machine and the 60 and 66 the material made a right angle turn and the straw came out the side. They were very versatile and simple and capable of harvesting a variety of crops. I think the model 100 self propelled was also called an All-Crop.

GreenEnvy · Jun 21, 2015

Our museum has two of them. It was like the Ford model T. Not the first combine but the first combine to be put within reach of the mass market. Up till then most combines were big, expensive and more suited to the wheat plains then the average 160 acre farm. BTW, this innovation came from the Flemming and Hall combine that AC bought in 1930 for the sum of $25,000.

Traditional Farmer · Jun 21, 2015

Richard G is restoring a 40,I've used a 40,60 and 100 Super they'll thresh Red Clover seed like nothing else.

gene bender · Jun 21, 2015

I ran one most in oats standing and windrowed also did a bunch of Timothy did it standing. Best small grain machine ever built. Not great for soybeans unless they are clean from weeds. Look in the manual and you will find 99 crops the machine would do. Dont need a high HP tractor 30 HP would do fine.

Richard G. · Jun 21, 2015

Yep, I plan to have the 40 going to harvest Colossus Peas this fall.
Thanks to Garry in NC and Traditional Farmer. Spent many a day pulling a 72 with a 49 JD A.
Richard in NW SC

Bob Harvey · Jun 21, 2015

Why no coconuts ? Just got it - couldn't 'High Crop' enough. ;^)

centash · Jun 21, 2015

My Dad had a 60 and a 66 in the 1960's. They were a very popular combine around here. A little hard to put a 10 foot swath of heavy grain through, but the straight cut worked well. The ones I.ve seen were all PTO driven. 60 or 66 inch cut, 60 inch rubber cylinder bars, very gentle on specialty crops like clover. Grain was carried up to the cylinder by a canvas on rollers, grain and straw were separated crosswise on the rear of the combine with a right hand discharge for the straw. Bin held around 30 bushel I think, some had baggers, some had an unloading auger for bulk grain. My Dad modified the header on a few to thresh sunflowers. 10 acres a day meant a long day with no stops.

Ben

Paul from MI · Jun 21, 2015

I still use an All-Crop 60 on my few acres. It will thresh beans cleaner than my neighbors new ones, but a whole bunch slower. I have run it with my JD B at 20 hp so it doesn't take much. Lots of them has Allis B engines in the days before live PTO"s.

gene bender · Jun 21, 2015

We always windrowed with a 10fT pulled the combine with an M low gear no problems.

centash · Jun 21, 2015

It will work if the tractor has a low enough 1st gear (assuming the tractor had no live PTO) We used a 30 Massey and in 1st at PTO speed it was, at times , too high of a ground speed if the swath was heavy--even worse if it was a 12 foot swath.

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