Allie-chalmers electric motor

touringsedan · Sep 6, 2016

I am a frequent visitor of the 8n forum. I wanted to ask a question about Allis electric motors. This motor is from the 50's and wondering if I could get some history on the electric motors built by them. Was it the same as the tractor manufacturers

farmerjohninpa · Sep 7, 2016

a quick inquiry on google brought up lots of history,,they built electric motors for the navy in ww2 and built pumps for the manhatten project,,,,just do a search

touringsedan · Sep 7, 2016

Yes I could do a simple Internet search. But if we all did that why have these forums to interact and share pics and information. So I will ask the administrator to delete this post and keep everyone from seeing any more cool Allis equipment pictures off this forum.

tmg50 · Sep 7, 2016

Do not know for sure about the motor shown but our local power company has two turbines an d generators in a power house near here. Most of the Allis Chalmers electrical things are larger than the one shown.
steve

Richard G. · Sep 7, 2016

Thanks for posting. Allis made some huge steam engines also.
Richard

Part Time Pete · Sep 7, 2016

The biggest one I've seen is a 2500 hp - it spun an ID fan for a 650 megawatt boiler, and it ran on 13.8kv.
It was pretty impressive - took 90 seconds to spool up
Pete

Butch(OH) · Sep 8, 2016

There is no reason to have your post deleted, it is as you say why these forums exist. I do however agree with your assessment of the "just do a google search" crowd when it is done in a nasty way. My thing for them is if your tired of reading the forums go do something else for a while. Same with the people who answer "that question has been asked 100 times do a search!"
In this case, I didn't take the other posters comment as being nasty but thats just me.

Moonlite37 · Sep 8, 2016

That would be one way to find information but some of us like to get information from our Tractor Fraternal Order. I would guess he could find at least a dozen sources but he is our friend and a fellow YT'brother

grinder220 · Sep 8, 2016

There wasn't much that Allis didn't build, that was part of their downfall. Way to many coals in the fire but the electric division was actually the last to go in I believe 2012.

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