Allis-Chalmers

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The Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee was a American manufacturer with diverse interests, perhaps most famous for their bright, orange colored farm tractors.

History

• Started in the 1840's, Incorporated in Delaware.
• 1914 entered into farm equipment business.
• Product lines included, Agricultural Tractor (West Allis, Wi), Implements (LaPorte, In) and Industrial Tractor (Topeka, KS), Gleaner Combines (Independence, Mo), Hydroturbines (York PA), Process equipment (Valves, Pumps (York PA) and Compressors (West Allis, Wi), Electric Motors (Clevland, Oh), Crushing and screening equipment (Appelton, Wi), Comminution, Air Purification (Il), Coal Gasification (St Louis, Mo) and Simplicity Garden Tractors (Port Washington, Wi).
• Farm equipment division was sold to K-H-Deutz AG of Germany in 1985.
• Dispersal of the remaining manufacturing businesses in 1988.
• Office in Milwaukee closed January 1999
• At one time the manufacturing facility near Milwaukee was so large it was used as a landmark. The rumor has it that the city of West Allis was named because it was "West of Allis."

Agricultural Machinery

Tractor Models

• Universal
• Model B - a small tractor in the 20 hp class popular in the UK, introduced 1937. Around 125,000 produced.
• Model C - an upgrade of the Model B with slightly more hp, introduced in 1940.