Allis Chalmers dozer takes down a massive tree.

When you need to remove a big tree without an excavator, tree pusher, or tilt blade, this is how you go about it. I believe this tree is a Burr Oak? It was 4-5 ft in diameter and had a huge canopy (50+ ft) that stretched out into our field blocking equipment and sucking up nutrients. Even a large dozer like this (45k lbs) can only push over trees up to a certain size, after that, you need to dig around them to break the roots and then pile up dirt on one side to create a ramp for leverage. Even then I could only get within 3-4 feet around the tree so the root ball is huge. 1952 Allis Chalmers HD20 Torque converter drive. 6-110 detroit diesel

[@johnnywishbone1349]

Was a beautiful tree and plenty of open land. I keep mine because it creates a spot of shade to hang out at during the summer

[@bigcal36]

now firewood

[@johnnywishbone1349]

@@bigcal36 whatever your loss

[@bigcal36]

@@johnnywishbone1349 I wont miss it

[@vp6087]

@@bigcal36 you will

[@lloydedwards8038]

That ole cable AC is a hell of a workhorse. Great job!

[@keithlawlor9993]

Have you ever noticed how much quieter the tractors on an Allis-Chalmers crawler are than any other type of Crawler, I had that pointed out to me be an operator over 50 years ago. Watching this proves the point.

[@justincase9638]

I'm a tree hugger.. hate to see trees come down - ever... that poor thing.

[@mickw5704]

Tree pusher and experienced operator, over in 3 minutes, root ball and all.

[@joegilly1523]

I don’t own a dozer but I have several chain saws . Nice take down with that old unit ,still running GREAT.

[@vitalinadeoliveira5815]

7

[@hasimel3559]

ST J

[@greggwinovich8196]

good ole A.C jimmy singing its song and getter done.Thank for sharing.

[@d.sparkes346]

Satisfying! One happy sounding Detroit, well done..

[@bigcal36]

Thanks!

[@ConvairDart106]

Love Detroit diesels! On the farm and then at sea, I have used and worked on everything from the 53 series, to the 149's!

[@Pete-ln4vu]

Nice sounding 6-110 Jimmy!!

[@somerandombaldguy5296]

The company itself may be gone, but with old soldiers like this chugging along, the legacy is still alive. And much respect to that damn tree, too. A worthy opponent!

[@aussiewood44]

what mak of dozer is that

[@oldironsfury]

At 45° I was thinking ya it’s going over, then it stands back up 👍👍 awesome video

[@Hitman-ds1ei]

Hard to tell which one is the oldest!! Jokes aside he's doing good for cable blade machine, it's not as easy as most think

[@tayyabsafdar7069]

Well done job but I salute the stubborn old tree refusing to leave it place. It had all the rights to that piece of land. God bless it brave soul.

[@jaybd9329]

My thoughts exactly 😔

[@warreneisenburg2580]

How much oxygen did that tree put out what a shame

[@tayyabsafdar7069]

@@warreneisenburg2580 And how much oxygen the useless monster consumed and in return how much cabon dioxide plus monoxide it gave us in return for his services.

[@Romans-10-9-13]

A tree doesn’t have a soul.

[@tayyabsafdar7069]

@@jaybd9329 that exactly what this tree told the other trees about us.

[@chickenmaster7069]

Beautiful to watch such an antique working

[@devinstroud5221]

Dang fine job mighty fine dozer as well old detroit sure does pur

[@nicholasschultz9264]

Good old hard working workhorse. Old 2 cycle diesel still working good and doing a job

[@cpsingh9853]

Hell of a fight back by the tree. 👏 Even though it lost in the end I suspect it has left it's seeds around which will reclaim the space when no body is looking 😏

[@gregoryeverson741]

nature is weird, i had a peanut tree/bush growing in my yard, i live in Wisconsin

[@keithlawlor9993]

I meant the tracks are quieter.

[@modoc852]

Pretty solid old cable blade tractor with that unmistakable AC sound of power and granny low gear.

[@guypatts494]

Pure diesel power a beast beautiful dozer

[@ssnydertrucking1121]

That is one sweet ole machine! Got a soft spot for a screaming Detroit.

[@isaacjacobs6192]

Is that a detroit engine! She’s singing!!🥰🥰

[@bigcal36]

yes 6-110

[@darrelschulte6214]

Love watching that old Allis chalmers iron working hard ‼️‼️

[@TheGeezzer]

Rolling Thuunder! I bet you can feel the earth shake when that old Allis Chamers pushes burden! I know, I can feel trembles through my monitor!

[@kevinjohnson5214]

Even taryl and slippers would have trouble with that one well maybe. Good video thanks

[@cunnings309]

those Allis Chalmers have a very distinctive sound, a sound of power ! They have GM , 2 strokes Diesel engines

[@johnphillips2396]

It was a 6/71 wasn't it?

[@verteup]

@@johnphillips2396 6-110.

[@terryherrera5252]

Dang !!! I buy burr oak acorns !!! I have nurtured many ! Collect n give to Youth that take Forestry Classes ! They are amazed w/the size !! I have some S. E. acorns just shy of a tennis ball !! But most are golf ball size , JUST the nut ! Helmet covered 1/2-2/3’s if the nut !!! It has been a Very Valuable TOOL to teach about Conservation !! As a lifelong Scout ! Well I left 11 years ago ! I gave Scouts Burr Oak acorns for 20 years ! Most were Amazed by the size ! Take Care !

[@billwine222]

You'd be hard pressed to get acorns from that tree. If it was any kind of oak, he wouldn't have been able to push it over like this. It's an Osage Orange

[@bigcal36]

@@billwine222 Definitely not Osage Orange. Pushed out a whole row of them on same property.

[@modoc852]

Osage orange or hedge roots are shallow, can shove them over without cutting roots, this tree kinda looks like a live oak but not sure but the bark looks like piss elm.

[@terryherrera5252]

@@modoc852 Lot of them in TeXaS size of an orange ! Bumpy n looks like a jackfruit ! We had a lotta fights w/them ! Feeding them to horses😩,n throwing them at each other ! Play baseball w/them !

[@modoc852]

Years ago and about this time of year my buddy and I would blast em with 22 rem yellow jackets just to watch em explode.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

He did GOOD and there's a lot of good firewood in that tree. I dearly love to dig stumps but I usually start 6 or 8 feet away from the trunk and start busting roots. With a dozer or loader I do like he did and go around but with the loader you always have the advantage of a bucket curl leverage. With a hoe and the tree attached I dig around 3 sides and hinge it on the 4th side VERY easy. That hard dry ground don't turn loose without a fight, especially one that big but if you can get it to shake, it'll come.................eventually. Just have to keep worrying it. That 110 has a SWEET lick and the torque converter and decellerator is CHOICE! Thanks and GBWYall!~

[@bigcal36]

I added the decel myself, as they werent available from the factory with one until 55 with the release of the 21 and 16. Its awesome in trees, not needed as much pushing dirt but I bet it would have been nice pushing scrapers.

[@lewiemcneely9143]

@@bigcal36 You did a FINE job on the whole machine. And when you back up it acts like you're in #2 notch which is good about pushing because you can get the torque converter into the deal and put the traction to the ground instead of just spinning. I pushed pans with a 6-C and a 8-H and if you could get the pan skinners to let you catch them on the fly (cut about 4 to 6 inches) you could really move some dirt and have a blast doing it. That 110 has a FINE lick to it. I've always been a 2-cycle fan since a small kid. GBWYall!

[@toddr.4630]

Great job 👍,, could almost smell the video 😝 much appreciated ✌️

[@dflur]

nice job. Machine sure runs good!

[@bigcal36]

Thanks 👍

[@HistoricMachines]

Very stubborn tree, but very determined dozer operator. Great video, wish that I was there.

[@ClaroLario-yl1lj]

Yt ytzero w Care Care center 's

[@kantaralak.billlbill1857]

That tree looks like Live Oak. One of the best boat building woods.

[@JoseGoncalves1969]

Ótimo video, muito forte esse trator, o ronco do motor Detroit e uma música para os ouvidos de quem gosta. Acompanhando de Bagé, RS, Brazil.

[@juanramonrosendo2618]

q bueno los ruguidos de estas vestias yo tengo un fiat 780 y un hanomag 57 el brillan

[@joseantoniobarrocama]

normal tém um motore de5.500 cavalos

[@marcuswyatt5642]

My dad could operate those old cable rigged tractors. I can't. Much respect.

[@rogercarrico4975]

Dozer has loads of power! While spinning both tracks. Engine doesn't even grunt!

[@n0sl1v]

Que lindo o trabalho com um trator Allis Chalmers com conversor hidraulico e acionamento da lamina a cabo, hoje Fiat Allis, quando aos meus 11 anos de idade o operador deixava pegar nos comando de um HD16 e escarificar solo para os Moto Scrappers carregarem argila para a construçao de um barramento sobre o rio Duro, na construçao de um reservatorio para irrigaçao da lavoura de arroz. Que saudades la se vao 60 anos. Parabens pelo vidio

[@bigcal36]

Gracias!

[@kdw75]

I have an old TD15B. I always keep good grousers on it. So many people seem to be running with nearly smooth tracks.

[@mickw5704]

Grousers were good on this ol girl. Full of earth, but definitely not smooth.

[@kdw75]

@@mickw5704 I realized that after posting.

[@kennethtomaszewski3795]

My friend has a td15c with dt466

[@Trixtayt]

those old machines are strong as hell man

[@Ray-lo4hr]

I like the sound of the Allis Chalmers diesel engine.

[@legebakken1]

Wow that screaming Jenny! Love the sound

[@cartermcdonald]

My dad bought a 1965 HD-11 in 1968 I was 8 yrs old. It's still on the farm today in 2022 she's got hydraulic blade lift and steering . She's strong as ever and I still get parts for it at crane and tractor in Ohio or you can get new parts from Phil hunt in Australia.

[@phil-1115]

I have an HD5 that I need to find a radiator for.

[@cartermcdonald]

Any radiator shop should be able to order the dimensions that you need.

[@thomaswaddell9012]

Olde st Fiat A I ever used much was a 41B. Lots of push

[@ampride5900]

Beautiful tree.

[@callmelatefordinner3743]

Looks like a needless tree murder...such a waste.

[@benniebarrow348]

@@callmelatefordinner3743 If it was not dead I would agree.

[@bobwalton3642]

What’s beautiful it all you tree lovers are the same the man wants it out so he is taking it out he doesn’t need your opion

[@benniebarrow348]

@@bobwalton3642 yea well , he posted on a public forum where more comments mean more clicks and that’s what posters here are looking for. So opinions, like ‘em or not, are part of the process.

[@joshtankersley4671]

That's an HD20 with a diesel torque converter. Many years ahead of catapiller with direct electric start a torque converter. We had one growing up with a 46A full u blade on it. It'd just sing its way through the day pushing it full of dirt.

[@tonypolich3505]

I heard that good job Tony

[@billsaller34]

@@tonypolich3505 you

[@paoloferrari8974]

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[@bobbyvester9926]

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[@charlesfoster141]

What a shame to take down such a beautiful tree.

[@kevindunlap5525]

"Blocking equipment." There's always some excuse.

[@revoxjazz8317]

I totally agree with you. No one should tear down any tree. We need all we can get and give it all our love. Our existence on this planet is also due to trees. I never liked seeing any tree cut down, except if one was so sick that it was impossible to save it.

[@HunterSmith641]

Bro it's completely dead.

[@viadei]

​@HunterSmith641 no, it's not a dead tree for a dead tree doesn't suck any nutrients. (Read the description box)

[@kensmit7221]

HD20 very early 50s .. sounds nice

[@rickallen9382]

well it looks like lots of advice in the comments. all I can say is when your in the seat of your machine you get it done your way.

[@modoc852]

And to all the huggers on here go fishin, catch a fish,clean it,cook it and eat it, it’ll set you free.

[@HuyenNguyen-uv6mm]

@@djavidianmx1832 .

[@wesleybusbin]

A lot of the advice is coming from people that have never been in the seat

[@sugargooslin6473]

Engine sounds good

[@KING-FU]

The “Old Girl” is running pretty clean considering how hard it’s being pushed.

[@linzierogers5024]

It's the spring back of the limbs that won't let it fall. It put up one hell of a fight.

[@zrxer2]

Nice! That was fun.

[@bigcal36]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danielsacks7152]

It's amazing what a non turbocharged Detroit can do with half the cubes of a waste a stroke engine! Acted like it wasn't aware it was working. (No they're NOT supercharged by the blower) better throttle response too.

[@arthurn9237]

YOU SIR ARE CORRECT NOT MANY OF US WOULD BE ABLE TO TELL WHAT MOTOR IS IN THAT LEVIATHAN OF A MACHINE THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A DETROIT SCREAMIN HARD AT WORK

[@arthurn9237]

ALL THE LANDING CRAFT DURING WW2 WHERE POWERED BY DETROIT MOTORS

[@Jaybird-oo3ih]

It’s all in the gearing on those things

[@jasondavis2810]

I knew it was a Detroit from all the old fishing boats who got them cheap after WW2. What a hell of an engine. Last forever. No need to improve on something like that. Great video Sir

[@samragsdale2127]

Did Allis use the bigboar 6-110 in the big dozers ?

[@pierrebringmans4274]

great machine i was operate that while in belgium army 50 year ago

[@MadbencoFS]

What a machine!

[@dennisb-trains23]

Tim Taylor would be proud! Grunt grunt. 😃😃

[@ericwheat9540]

This video was fantastic

[@thomascagle8904]

Well done! What a beast of a tree and so well balanced I felt like you were going to push it out of the ground sideways without tipping it.

[@bigcal36]

Thanks! 👍

[@2Goldens1Rott]

What a wasteful action. What progress did you make here?

[@chuckdworak1909]

Who cares if the operator is experienced non-experienced cable driven hydraulic driven all I know is the operator is probably having one hell of a good time having fun playing in the dirt straight up fun fun

[@MarkSmith-on5gg]

I used to have my own hd 11 b it took me 3 day s of digging around the tree it was a huge cotton wood 6 guys could not reached around it after digging it took the dirt and made a ram up on the tree to get it to fall over then I had another day digging that dirt out the. the man I was working for brought his hd 11 and there huge 4x4 tractor over and we had to cut up the tree in 3 pieces to get rid of it they had the big tractor pulling and we had the 2 dozers pushing

[@legebakken1]

Thanks so much for filming and sharing !

[@Mighty-Quinn]

Nice lookin machine. Good operator too, in my humble opinion.

[@brad2548]

Lotsa nice oak wood in that tree.

[@robertsnyder5149]

That AC is ancient! It has a Jimmy diesel in it.

[@johnblecker4206]

Does seem to have some power and a good operator.

[@allanstriber5272]

Looks like some good deer hunting property nice treestand tree

[@user-hs9lc6ux9u]

Интересное видео. В 80-е годы прошлого века работал на ЧТЗ, тогда этот завод работал в три смены, круглосуточно и на продукцию завода была очередь из покупателей...

[@2313user]

Love the way the Detroit is screaming

[@bryanperron6748]

that looks far better than a d8 in the same age class

[@burnslake1696]

You got to be a good operator to keep your cables from knotting if you give it to much slack.

[@jefffloyd3480]

SCREAMING DETROIT ✌️🇺🇸✌️

[@daftnord4957]

talk about stump pulling torque. dozers must be the funnest toys. wish i could try one out and run over anything i see lol

[@fullrom1179]

That sound !!!!!! 😍😍😍

[@JoaoAlves-uh9zk]

Ótimo vídeo 👍

[@josephschewe9734]

Let the holier than thou comments begin about how others remove trees for good reasons but you remove them for bad reasons 🤣. Nice work on the tree, nice bulldozer!

[@hugomediani]

what is the purpose of removing the tree?

[@gypsyxxx]

kinda feel bad for the old tree right

[@maxhenry9724]

The purpose was so it wouldn’t be there anymore.

[@williepelzer384]

Walmart parking lot.

[@grizz4561]

Who cares lmao i have one and we remove over 300acres a year with a d7

[@chileking1988]

to get 2 million views duh why else.

[@Sl20]

Cheaper to buy a tree cuter than an expensive part for the dozer I think!!!!!!!!! I won’t deny was entertaining !!!!!

[@adamkrolikowski892]

Piękna praca !!**

[@vitaliiboss6223]

Xyu me6e вcpaky

[@Anythingforfreedom]

Perfect climbing tree

[@johnalexander8589]

I took a lot of trees down with the OD six with the arm clutch but been many moons ago

[@larryjohnson4503]

Nice to watch that old iron still doing its job.

[@TenOaksAcres]

THAT was awesome 👍

[@rajajayavanth9337]

Amazing! 👍👍👍👍

[@philipsutton2316]

Man - that poor old girl sounded like she was working really hard!

[@russellking9762]

Detroit Diesel…. no other engine sounds like it or ever will…love it….just wondering how many icebergs melted or how many glaciers receded in the felling of that tree….hahaha good operating bro!

[@johntrue7113]

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[@josealves9389]

Trabalhei 15anos na fabricação dessa máquina como soldador e reforma oigio sou aposentado

[@magatism]

Take down the tree, Me :Builds a swimming pool...

[@mikeackroyd1100]

Love hearing the Detroit..

[@johntrue7113]

If the blade were vertical with teeth , I bet it could cut roots like butter. But you gotta work with what you have, so its all good and it's fun to watch.🙂

[@williamburdon6993]

what a beast!

[@mlbuttsjr4639]

Why did the tree need taking down?! Just a test for the Allis-Chalmers? Should have left the tree alone... Let it live, and find another obstacle.

[@Rokonroller]

Good job

[@deannelson9301]

that's one strong old dozer.

[@jimmyjazz9014]

Mean mother of a machine ... hope he had ear plugs with that screaming Detroit lol

[@user-sp8mj2ij4d]

В СССР. Была копия этого трактора С100 назывался Подъем бульдозера тросом . Мальчишкой пару раз видел

[@davehughesfarm7983]

They did pretty good..

[@russellstrom8234]

Wonder how long a d-8 would take to do that?

[@justge6191]

So sad!!! beutiful tree!! Just leave it alone

[@ericarinzechi6928]

Great video