1970's advertisement "All Wheels Pulling" for the 7580 and 8550 Allis Chalmers tractors from a Demo Pak machine which was used by dealers before VHS. Its basically a narrated slide show.
That front loading of weight made the front tires wear real fast. Too much weight to transfer enough to the rear. No complaints, it pulled a 12 bottom Degelman moldboard for us. Probably more than we should have it was a monster plow, super heavy. If only they would have made the cab bigger than a portopoddi. We used Allis and Gleaner exclusively. The 8550 came with 350hp, which the Allis tech turned down right away. Blew out 4 torque converter even turned down, all warranty covered, but a pain..
14:13 Is that an 8 track player? I am impressed at how much horsepower they made without computers and 100s of sensors. If I was still involved with farming I would not buy anything with a DPF.
Very interesting footage, thanks for sharing! They maybe do not point all but in my opinion, the look sharp and sound awesome (what I could hear on my phone)! I don't know about any AC's her in germany and that's sad.
They were junk, despite all talk they gave during the video. There in house transmissions and engine did not match the reliability and long life of the versatile and steigers.
i saw an 8550 up in Quebec in 2012…the owner brought it second hand…changed the motor out and put in a 8V92 2 stroke Detroit Diesel putting out 430hp …..he never operated it without ear muffs …. you could hear this thing before you could see it…
