Allis Chalmers Model L Tractor

[@tedbuisker6827]

844 cubic inches, 5.25" bore x6.5" stroke. Norm Meinert has one with a blade that is in running condition. It was demonstrated at the second AC Jamboree in 1998 I believe, it had no problem pushing out big box elder trees.

[@trulydillon471]

I love the old cats but a close second is a old AC. Thanks for the walk around.

[@emerycreek8016]

No one does a walk around as good as you. (but of course I like Kyle's too) What an old workhorse. 1936, wow.

[@garymurt9112]

Dad owned the same model of the bantam crane sitting in the background. I spent many hours running it on the farm when i was a teen and into my 20s.

[@joshweiss3911]

Who is going to tell Kyle he needs to up his game. Squatch , you my friend are a tough one to beat.

[@tractorhyatt7044]

Hi Squatch! You are the vintage machinery walk around guru, no one does it as good as you. Always appreciate your time to go into detail and add your expertise in these videos. These old machinery need to be appreciated.

[@kylechrist]

In my defense, I didn't know you were doing a walk-around video until AFTER I had uploaded my video of it 🤣

[@rawbsworld6604]

Wow I did see your walk around and a few others while I was there! I feel so ashamed now 🤦‍♂️ I can’t believe you would do Squatch 253 this way 😳 hahaha 😂😂😂 Now I have to watch Squatch ‘s vid 3x’s 😝 😁 ✌️🤙

[@isaachobbs4206]

When is it going home with you Kyle?

[@kylechrist]

@@isaachobbs4206 unfortunately it's not for sale, I checked haha

[@73DiamondReo]

first kyle and now you! you guys are just teasing me with the shovels in the background. walk around them!

[@tater_relocater]

Your walk around and knowledge is superior

[@frankwurth5375]

These early Allis Crawlers were built on the Monarch Chassis, Allis bought them out and continued the line and built them at the plant in Springfield Illinois, until the demise of Allis in 85. That large casting at the rear is the gearbox of the transmission. I think the choice of steering wheel was an early option, the parts book shows them avillable in both lever steer and the steering wheel. This series was replaced by the HD series in the early 40s. You can't find many of these big Allis L s, so there's not many left. Like all early Crawlers, tracks and steering clutches are always the problem.

[@RobertBrothersJr-dc7nr]

Toby, great walk around. You do a fantastic job of pointing out everything. I look forward to your next video. Thanks for the great content.

[@paulmartin8212]

what a nice piece of history. that would be a project for someone with all the wear showing. tractor data shows 89hp@1050 rpm. torque monster like the RD. 22,000lbs. thanks for showing us this.

[@DAKOTANSHELBY]

Just watched Kyle's walk around. He does a good job and points out many similar details as you, bit your video is nearly twice the length and as such you were able to point out additional detail over that of Kyle's. In particular is when you got down and under the carriage with the camera to show the wear through condition of bushings. Also the driver side rear sprocket you showed how a possible tracking problem is shearing the sprocket's side surface. You questioned why the rear housing protruded as far back as it did in design, and more. Clearly you two friends enjoy competing with each other for the good of your channels. Keep it up. Take care.

[@brocluno01]

Nicely done. That Allis has your name all over it. Rebuilt with patina like 5J and add a blade, that would be a show stopper. Excellent project for Squatch in the years ahead 😅 Gasoline or distillate ... Might be cool to raise the compression to say 8:1 and run it on gasoline. More work, less fuel burn ?? Just the idea of a well done steering wheel on a dozer is enough to put it into special status 🙃

[@frankwurth5375]

We have a pair of these in the collection. I IRC, that lever is for high or low range on the trans. Both of these have 2 carbs on the engine, on a common intake. Nice runners with the 6 cylinders.

[@kerrybradbury8768]

Hello from Tasmania. I think that lump at the back end is the gearbox. Because it looks similar to the HD 14 back end. I like the steering wheel just like the old Fiat 52 crawler and some Cletrac crawlers . Thanks Kerry.

[@darrenhawken9766]

Thanks for sharing, great walkabout, sharing your wisdom. Think you need to take this early tractor home 💨💨💨👍

[@geneguenther4325]

Great episode Toby! A lot more in-depth walk around than Kyle did. Thanks again and can’t wait to see the progress on the H!

[@brianferguson6278]

I was watching another channel they were working on a 1942 Caterpillar Grader, , I looked at the size of the little grader, and I thought this machine belongs over on Squatch23. It would be lovely to see this old little grader sparking in the sunshine, returned to the glory days of her youth. BUT SHE NEEDS SQUATCH23 TO RESCUE HER!

[@ImpHalla66]

If I watch it over and over and over again, does it help the channel?

[@clydeschwartz]

Excellent video that is a huge engine in that crawler tractor that is a Allis chamlers right after they bought out I believe it was called monarch tractor company that built a partial diesel engine that fired spark plugs instead of compression ignition and it burned gas to start it and switched over to the other fuel when it was warm enough like a all fuel tractor engine

[@bill2001]

I would love to hear that beast puttin in some work

[@texasjetman]

Me to. I hope it gets saved. Even left worn in work clothes I’d love to hear it run

[@texasjetman]

@@squatch253 so awesome. Thank you. Going to watch now. Thank you for taking the time to post and share. Truly enjoy your content

[@TKM1951]

A restoration of that ole girl would be interesting

[@keithlincoln1309]

I learn so much from your videos! Great walk around.

[@rickyjessome4359]

Great video Squatch. I watched Kyle's video as well. That must have been quite the machine back in its day. Cheers

[@EdStrong929]

Love your walk-arounds, that was the reason I joined your channel a few years back. Kyle did an excellent job also!

[@thomasstewart9368]

Nicely done 👍

[@marcussamson7640]

I have great grandfather's 1936 WC

[@nealc.6927]

Yeah. I reckon you'll find those 'dog-leg' pieces are either end of a torsion bar suspension. In the 40s, the German Panther & Tiger tanks both had suspension set-ups of just torsion bars . . .

[@gehrkesgarage]

Cool old machine! Gotta come down and see some of them at the show their are some pretty good demonstrations !

[@farmworkMi]

My nabor down the road has a allis chalmers E and that thing is a brute I remember him telling me it would burn like 1 gallon every 15 20 mins he said it ran a saw mill for its life then he bought it and kept it well in his barn he says it cost to much to even to play around ..... cool video man I love my allis chalmers B it's a treat to push dirt

[@anderleof]

...nabor...😂

[@bobpaterson1845]

That is a beast 💪💪 would love to hear that run 👍 as usual a detailed an informative walk round 👌

[@lukestrasser]

I saw Kyle’s VIDJA several days ago. He did beat you to it. But, yours is batter. I’ll come back to watch yours again once it’s off members only to give you credit for the watch minutes. This would make a nice compliment to the M already at the compound Squatch.

[@frankcooper6911]

I'll be there in a Month or So !!

[@garyfeltus9801]

I watched both walk arounds. I would love to see a rebuild on that old girl. Love hear that big six under a.load. I'm guessing that would be a low RPM motor. Come some buddy by and rear build out there in you tube world.

[@apollorobb]

Your walk around was much more thorough . Nice Walk around

[@mabmachine]

Fuel burn was bout 8-1/2 gallons an hour

[@HawksofOz]

6:51 holy moly, did I just hear an American use the word "petrol"?? Wow, we can now make you an Honorary Australian.

[@edkeniston4786]

You’d make a good insurance adjuster with your eye for details.

[@paulwomack5866]

This seems a good place to ask a dumb question. I've been watching quite a few videos of civil engineering projects from the 1950's and 60s in the UK. Watching this channel (and it's friends) has made me well enough acquainted with Caterpillar equipment that I can say they're not at all common on these videos. They do appear, but not often. (short cut question) does anyone know why Caterpillar equipment wasn't common on 1950 and 60's projects in the UK? General question - can anyone point me at an idiot's guide to recognising common earth moving brands? Are there any signature features that don't change much over time?

[@flyingvfarms7549]

I enjoyed your walk around better! I would love to see you overhaul and restore that AC model L. Any chance of making that happen?

[@flyingvfarms7549]

@@squatch253 But Squatch....a dozer with a steering wheel!!! I've never seen that. How does it work??? I want you to tear it down and show me how it works!

[@texasjetman]

Wow what a L-Monster survivor. AGRO site says built from 1931-42 total 3357, production. They didn’t have pictures on the site of an L with Steering Wheel. Maybe it’s the only one left 🇺🇸

[@brenterickson1695]

I'm not taking sides on this battle, lol.... FYI, start poking your head into some of those old draglines at the shows, a lot of them had Cat power units😉....Thanks Toby.....

[@triptisrinivasjanardan3929]

I watched the walk around on both the channels and enjoyed them both. With a 844-cid gas engine, Question I'm sure many viewers might have, why hadn't AC switched to diesel at that time? We know diesel technology was available in 1936... Squatch's RD6 as proof....

[@frankwurth5375]

allis always had budget shortages for new motor designs. They mostly used outside vendor motors, except the series used in their model E tractors and K dozers and the L series. These are all based on their original 18-30 ( predessor to the model E ) tractors, just upgraded over the decades. Their L O series oil injection version was based on the Lavona semi diesel design. A low compression, spark ignition design that was popular in the late 30's The L series above was the same base block with different heads and with out an injection pump. Both versions had a magneto.

[@anttimaja9931]

Massiivinen allis clalmers 💪👍💜🥇🏆

[@gregdawson1909]

Curious if that engine has the ability to run on Kerosene, we have one of similar ilk on a lane #1 circle mill, as I recall it has a cam you can shift profile on to run kero

[@wagon9082]

Good Video

[@davidpeterson5186]

Petrol, bit of kit, you gone across the pond. 844 cubic inches is 13.8 liters. Do you have tyres on your truck?

[@Dudleymiddleton]

Near on a 14 litre petrol engine yea I bet she was thirsty! Utterly full of history and patina and she's done her bit of work for sure - would be great to see her running again. Does it have the "pony" motor start or how was it started?, it's quite a big lump to turn over! Thank you for sharing!

[@frankwurth5375]

It has a normal electric starter.

[@frankcooper6911]

I HAVE SOME KETCHUP Bro !! I want let you Down !! 👍👍💯💯💯

[@Ravege98]

Ooo, title card 🎉

[@FarmallFanatic]

Ahahahahahahaha watch minutes...u got me 😆

[@mnfirefighter813]

That's a beast

[@SuperMAZ007]

Both you and Kyle have different styles of telling stories. In the end of the day it's important the information gets spread not how it's being spread. Hopefully the engine on the Allis Chalmer model L is not stuck after sitting outside so long. The idea of using the steering wheel on a crawler seems to be really old. I know the Harkov factory T-150 crawler is the only other one I know that utilized the steering wheel for turning. I wonder if the Allis model L has a 6V starter?

[@halsnyder296]

I have to say yours is the better walkaround. Provide more information and closer shots. I enjoy Kyle's as well, though I'm getting a little tired of the disembodied voice gig. Hard to relate to when you don't ever see a face.

[@brianstade1257]

I have you heard say your internet is a pain in the butt, what sort of cabling you have got to your property boundary and from the road to your home. We here in Australia gone across to fibre optic (its fast), coax, copper wires or do persevere with wireless?

[@HawksofOz]

Fast???? are you kidding, our average is 82.7 mps, in Canada the average is 183.8, hell even Chile has an average of 217mps. Yeah I know that doesn't apply to every household but, no, here in Oz, we are definitely not fast.

[@andrewklahold2880]

That tapered ware on that sprocket could be from plowing running it in the fer

[@heartland96a]

Heck of a two fisted plus wrist breaker on the steering wheel . Was it’s intent to be a steering guide across endless flat ground ?

[@johnnymorrow63]

I can honestly say I've never seen a steering wheel on a crawler.

[@joeromanak8797]

I haven’t either. I saw it before the Squatch talked about it and wondered if it was prank. Do you think they put a big enough steering-assist spike on that wheel? 🥸👍✅

[@kenhawkins1033]

I'm quite intrigued by the concept as well. If anyone knows of an explanation of its design concept and functionality, I'd love to see it. It seems like you'd have to have a beastly amount of upper body strength to take a corner with this thing.

[@stephensaasen8589]

Considering the 844 cubic inch engine, not only does the starter look small, but so does that single barrel updraft carburetor. I'm sure it's huge compared to what would be on a Ford 8N but still looks dwarfed. I'm guessing that beast must have had awful low compression to be able to be rotated by such a small starter.

[@henkkalter3892]

Well, you have my thumbs up. I never watch Kyle so he don't. 😄

[@mandolinman2006]

I have it on good authority Kyle has been in touch with the owner. Ask me how I know.

[@sallybrokaw6124]

In comparison a 2470 Case engine is 510 cubits.800 in the L with not a huge carby. Must have some large jets? AL B.

[@timstouder5149]

I didn't watch Kyle's. You are always so informative on your walk arounds.i have watched his channel a few times but I like your channel better

[@dannygoin6552]

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[@maxpuppy96]

Never have seen a crawler with a steering wheel.

[@taylorsvilletony773]

Kyle is a bully..😂

[@Hogger280]

800+ cu. in. breathing through 2 tiny one barrel carbs - interesting; hard to believe they could flow enough air and fuel.

[@bcbloc02]

If you wanted to really get back at Kyle you needed to end the video with well let’s get senior and get this thing loaded on the trailer!! 😂😅

[@robertwinton2649]

🤗❤

[@HorsleyLandy88]

who is Kyle?

[@seniorelectrician6831]

everyone is different. So unless you both said the exact same things the exact way there should be good info in both You üst be still waiting on the mail

[@frankcooper6911]

👍👍👍💯💯!!

[@woodchopinbeekeeper929]

Can't believe you said petrol lol

[@aquilaaudax6033]

✋🏼🇦🇺👍🏼

[@tatoo3796]

Looks like that left track was way too tight.

[@tacticalrabbit308]

I did not see Kyle's video yet

[@frankcooper6911]

Who was your Favorite Nascar Drive ?

[@evankibbe590]

I got a notice of posting a derogatory comment on your channel 🤔🤔🤔🤔 and I know for a fact that I didn't do that !!! Please let me no what it was 😮😊

[@rustbucketranch]

I bet operating that brute with a steering wheel was a CHORE.

[@Pilotman28]

Kyle who? 😊

[@ethanphillips8637]

kyle who lol

[@frankcooper6911]

They STOLE A Lot of my Autographed Car's ! BUT let me know !!

[@malcolmcrabbe865]

Heavy big piece of scrap