Description:
American articulated tractor, yr of construct 1978 – 1981.
The Allis-Chalmers Firm was a significant producer of tractors and agricultural equipment in the USA for a lot of the twentieth century. Allis-Chalmers was headquartered in Milwuakee, Wisconsin, and had one other giant tractor manufacturing unit in close by West Allis, a city named after the corporate. Monetary difficulties led to the liquidation in 1985, the agricultural engineering division was offered to the German Klöckner-Humboldt-Deutz AG. Tractor manufacturing continued underneath the title Deutz-Allis till 1989, when the administration offered the corporate to the Allis-Gleaner Company (AGCO), which was thus based.
Worth: 136100$
Motor energy: 222kW/302HP
Max. pace: 31km/h
The Allis-Chalmers 8550 was the most important tractor from the American producer on the time and was geared up with an Allis-Chalmers 12.0 liter 6-cylinder diesel engine with an output of as much as 302 hp. The diesel tank was 643.5 liters.
The 20-speed partial PowerShift transmission in reference to the comparatively luxurious “Acousta Cab II” cabin with air con and non-obligatory radio provided a relatively excessive degree of consolation for the working farmer at the moment. The steering was hydrostatically supported.
Credit:
Julian F. Modding