[AT] Allis Chalmers B-1 lawn tractor

[Gilbert Schwartz]

Cecil; Ours didn't come that easy but it was new, had a 5 hp motor, two
stage compressor and an 80 gal tank. It's a Rockwell I believe. Gil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 4:12 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Allis Chalmers B-1 lawn tractor


> > Cecil; My brother and I were trying to find a vertical for the shop a
couple
> > of years ago. It took some doing to find one with a piston compressor,
220
> > volt, big enough tank for a sandblaster, and a decent size motor. Had to
go
> > to a commercial supply house to get it. Gil
>
>
> I was looking too, Gil, and all of a sudden out of the blue comes
> a free Kellogg American 2 cylinder 2 stage with 80 gallon tank. It had a
> 3 phase 220V motor on it and I had to buy a 3 hp 220 VAC motor to run it.
> It is not hooked up yet but hopefully this fall it will be. It is one that
> comes on at 120 psi and shuts off at 150 psi so will run anything I want
to
> run including the Coates 1010 I have in the other shop. It was in a
newspaper
> press room and they wanted two smaller compressors so if one goes down
they
> are not out of business. Oh yes, and it came with a spare rebuilt two
cylinder
> compressor in case I wear this one out. ;-)
>
> Geez, I hate to admit this stuff as everyone starts looking for free
> stuff and I ain't as fast as I used to be and miss a lot when there is
> competition.  ;-(
>
> Cecil
> -- 
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
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