[AT] Allis Chalmers B-1 lawn tractor

[charlie hill]

Opps I forgot.  Yeah, I agree a 60 inch mower is a load for a lot more
engine than a 7 1/4 Briggs.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gilbert Schwartz" <gschwartz1 at mchsi.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Allis Chalmers B-1 lawn tractor


> Charlie; I'm with you on that horsepower being a misprint. 3 spindle, 60
> inch just don't fit with 7 1/4 hp, at any speed.
> C.H. Wendel says the AC B10 was the earliest, built through 1968 and it
used
> a 9 h.p. B&S. Wendel's book also pictures one of the B10's working  with a
> 32 inch roto-tiller. That too sounds like a mighty big load for a 9 h.p.
> engine, especially if the tiller is in the dirt.
> Maybe the h.p. ratings are different now than in the 60's. Gil
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
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> Sent: Saturday, July 10, 2004 10:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Allis Chalmers B-1 lawn tractor
>
>
> > > Cecil,  according to what I can find the B-1 SHOULD have a 7 1/4 hp
> Briggs
> > > and a 3 speed transmission with speeds of 2, 3.75 and 6 mph.  It had
an
> > > optional 50%  underdriven low speed drive.  Implements available were:
> 42
> > > inch rotary mower,  60 inch 3 gang mower, 10 inch moldboard plow,
> > > cultivator, disk harrow, 42 inch dozer blade, 42 inch center mount
> grader
> > > blade, 32 inch tiller, snow thrower, and a sicklebar mower.  It was
made
> by
> > > Simplicity.
> > >
> > > Charlie
> >
> >
> > Thanks, Charlie. I will know more tomorrow but at least I will have
> > a good idea what I should be looking for. I'm sure I will have more to
say
> > about this tomorrow.
> >
> > Cecil
> > -- 
> > The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> > what you said.
> >
> > Cecil E Monson
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