[AT] Thoughts on small combines,etc. -AC All-Crop 66

[Gene Dotson]

    If I remember right. the clutch was spring loaded to the disengaged 
position. It locced in with a leve with a dog or notch that held it in 
position. There was a rope connected to this lever that you hooked to the 
tractor and when you wanted to stop the combine, you pulled the rope and the 
spring disengaged the clutch. There are some videos on utube that clearly 
show this rope. Google Allis Chalmers 40 combine to see these videos.

    There was a sale near Botkins, Ohio, last Saturdar where the collector 
had 6 model 60 and 2 model 66 combines. I was there Monday picking up some 
barn doors for my Amish neighbor and 5 of the combines were still there. 
That would sure solve his parts problem.

    AC made the All Crop combines in models 40, 60, 66, 72 and 90. Then 
there was the 100 series but didn't use the All Crop logo. Later series used 
auger feed and a narrower and heavier cylinder and were able to run corn 
with a 1 or 2 row header. I may be a little off on some of these and will 
surely accept any corrections.

                        Gene


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Brians" <sales at heirloom-organic.com>
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Subject: Re: [AT] Thoughts on small combines,etc. -AC All-Crop 66


> The clutch is a serious lever, but I know that some people set up a lever
> extension or other means of on tractor controlling the clutch lever. For 
> the
> applications I have seen mostly, controlling the speed of the tractor 
> and/or
> the hand feeding for crops like onion or celery seed is sufficiently able 
> to
> avoid such problems.
>        Grant Brians
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of Len Rugen
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> Correction
>
>
> Our 60 would occasionally plug and slip the main slip clutch, even when
> PTO powered by a IH H.  What happened on one with a power unit?  Did the
> operator have levers or some way to clutch the drive or did they have to
> dismount to pause the operation?
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