John e.c.MI
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There has never been a piece of Allis Chalmers equipment on our farm in my lifetime(I am 47). There was an Allis dealer in our town that closed about 1973. There were 3 other Allis dealers within about a 25 mile circle so there was a fair amount of Allis equipment in the neighborhood. Ever since I was a kid I always liked the look of the D-15's and 17's and the 170-185's. I have kind of decided that I would like to have one or two of these around just because. So what is the deal with the tranny's on some of these popping out of gear? Is this just from high use or the nature of the beast? What else should I know about these old girls before I buy one? I see some of the 180-185"s say some thing like "Land Handler" or "Crop Hustler" what does that mean?