Past Newsletters of the Upper Midwest A-C Collectors Club - 2nd Section
Volume 4 Spring 1995 No. 1
Articles:
· A letter from Marvin Asche about his Allis-Chalmers equipment.
· “How my Hobby/Business of Building Wooden Tractor Models Started” by Derwin & Roxanne Jensen –
· Letter from Bob Paulson
· George Novotny about pulling tractors
· Ageless Iron Exposition, Worlds Fair of Antique Farm Machinery. July 1- 4, 1995,
Ads/pictures of:
· Purchase order of a WD 45 of Bob and Ken Paulson –
· Ageless Iron Exposition, Worlds Fair of Antique Farm Machinery. July 1- 4, 1995,
· Video highlights of the 11th Annual Gathering of the
· Pictures from fall banquet
Articles:
· History of the Raffle Tractor
o This year’s raffle tractor is a 1944 “C” Allis-Chalmers
o Ed Karg has restored it
o Very first tractors were available with steel wheels
o After that they were equipped with rubber tires
o Electric starter and lights were standard
o Rear power take-off and clutch type pulleys came as an extra option
o Hydraulic pump assembly added another $9.50
o Hydraulic ram assembly was priced at $5.50
o Prices rose substantially from 1940 – 1948
o Priced at $595 in 1940
o 1948 listed at $980
o Construction ended in 1950 when it was replaced with the “CA”
· Andrew Morland will be at the Orange Spectacular this year
o He is a world famous photographer from
o He has done most of the photos for Motorbooks International publications.
o Notably to AC Collectors
§ Allis-Chalmers Tractors
· Andrew photographed
· C.H. Wendel wrote the text
o Andrew will be spending the entire weekend at the show photographing AC tractors that will be featured in a new upcoming publication.
· A letter from Harvey Zabel
o Discussion of his little crawler
o Miniature HD7
· American Tractors Heading for
o The week of June 12 brought 2 gentlemen from
o Looking for antique and rare tractors
o To buy and bring back to the
o One of the Karg’s 1959 D-12 and a two bottom plow will head to
o Edwin transported the tractor to the staging area in
o Three overseas containers were packed with tons of antique parts, machinery and tractors
· Wayne Dodge’s Fathers first WC Allis
Ads/pictures of:
- Bob Paulson spotted a D-14 narrow front painted green with yellow wheels and decals of a John Deere 60
- Left hand view of an Allis-Chalmers Birdsell No. 1 alfalfa and clover huller
- WC on steel with a cultivator
Articles:
· Paint numbers for WC, WD and early 14 & 17
· Paint numbers for New D-10, 12, 15, 19, 21
Ads/pictures of:
· Show’s
o lunch stand
o burger fryers
o filled picnic tables
o Will Okeson talking with Andrew Moreland from
o Bruce Norton cutting wood
o Bob Lepper & family performing Sunday church services
o Pastor Clarence Muske giving message at Sunday service
o Toy vendor
o Tractor pull
o WC on steel plowing
o 6-12 plowing
o Model 100 combine working
o Model 60 combine working
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o WD with roto bale loader
o D-17 Wheatland with roto baler
o Tractor display line-up
o Kids play sand box area
1996
· Ted Nichols of
· $200 winner – A.B. Carlsted,
· $100 winner – John Wagmon, Mound, MN
· Toy Tractor – David Kagline,
· Video winner – Doug Wehr, Worthington, MN
· First year for the kid’s sand box
WD owned by Jim Ringsrud. Drove from
Volume 5 Summer 1996 No.1
Articles:
· Attention: the Hutchinson Area Chamber of Commerce has informed the club that there are two (2) other large events going on the same time as the Orange Spectacular. Get motel reservations soon.
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· “Each Day is a New Account”- Humor and truth
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Ads/pictures of:
· Roger Welsch’s new book Old Tractors and the Men Who Love Them.
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· Lyle Wacher Antique machinery decals
· Tractor manuals from Warren Jensen of
· “Orange Spectacular 5 Banquet Update”
o This year’s speaker on Saturday Night will be Norm Swinford
o Author of Allis-Chalmers Farm Equipment 1914 – 1985
o He will introduce it, if printed in time, at the banquet
o Norm was product manager fro tractors with Allis-Chalmers until it was sold to Deutz-Allis and was with them until 1987.
· Allis-Chalmers Expo ’96 “Gathering of the
· Upper Midwest AC Club meeting April 14, 1996
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· Orange Spectacular July 27 and 28, 1996
· Pictures from
· Orange Spectacular 1996 raffle tractor
· CA history and specs
· Pictures from the Fall Banquet
· Doc’s Equipment - Dan Smith
· Farm and Power Show,
· The Fashionable Farmer – Clint and Lee Ann Kenyen,
· CA meets his big brother a 400 hp Agco Allis at the Farm & Power Show
· Tractor steering wheel recovery and repair, Tom Lein,
· Upper Midwest Newsletter reaches all the way to
· 160 with a under mounted sickle mower
Volume 5 Summer1996 No.2
Articles:
· Allis-Chalmers Family History
· Western MN Steam Threshers Reunion, Inc. Allis-Chalmers Expo ’96 “Gathering of the
· A letter from a new board member – Joan Paulson
Ads/pictures of:
· Newsletter is published three (3) times per year at
· Sign-up sheet in newsletter showing peoples names and blanks under show activities where help is needed.
o Some of the activities were:
§ Friday set-up and Monday tear down - 6
§ Grounds shuttle trailer - 3
§ Machinery parking – 5
§ Show greeters – 3
§ Auto parking – 12
§ Pedal pull – 3
§ Tractor pull – 6
§ Banquet Assistance – 10
§ Dyno testing – 2
§ Swap Meet – 2
§ Memorabilia Sales and Exhibitor sign-up – 2