I love how A.C would explain the mechanical components in detail .

That front loading of weight made the front tires wear real fast. Too much weight to transfer enough to the rear. No complaints, it pulled a 12 bottom Degelman moldboard for us. Probably more than we should have it was a monster plow, super heavy. If only they would have made the cab bigger than a portopoddi. We used Allis and Gleaner exclusively. The 8550 came with 350hp, which the Allis tech turned down right away. Blew out 4 torque converter even turned down, all warranty covered, but a pain..

Thank you for saving this old movies.

IH never had a Trans Brake until they brought out thr Case Powershift in the CaseIH models!

Thanks. I think I'll buy an 8550 based on this video.

As tractor component 4wd tractors these were the best on the market. They weren't a Steiger or a Versatile, but they weren't meant to be either

Allis Chalmers tractors main flaw was their small cab, which made a hard work day for the operator.

Very interesting footage, thanks for sharing! They maybe do not point all but in my opinion, the look sharp and sound awesome (what I could hear on my phone)! I don't know about any AC's her in germany and that's sad.

14:13 Is that an 8 track player? I am impressed at how much horsepower they made without computers and 100s of sensors. If I was still involved with farming I would not buy anything with a DPF.

Okay

What happened to them ? Why they went away ?

I don't like "stadium" lights... I preffer "Racetrack" lights... :-)

They were junk, despite all talk they gave during the video. There in house transmissions and engine did not match the reliability and long life of the versatile and steigers.

these tractors today are not good