1957 Allis Chalmers D-14 Tractor Film Tomorrow's Tractor Today

[Music] the new concept in farm tractors first took form here on these drafting boards then the value of each new feature was proved by many months of continuous testing in the laboratory and proving grounds behind it all is an unusual engineering philosophy which the chief engineer will describe to it don't learn engineering in action with allis-chalmers might be called human engineering not only must we anticipate the various operations the machine is called upon to perform but it should also have built into it and a personal safety ease of peddling perform increased operations and do so at a reduction in cost to the owner with us in mind every part the vanilla thermos product is engineered to provide a satisfactory service with this brief introduction let's see how the sales personnel will demonstrate good e14 the v14 also gives you the utmost in operator comfort the seat with its two positions also tips up into a third position to keep it from collecting rainwater the exclusive power director controlling eight forward speeds and two in Reverse also lets you shift into high or low range on the goal this tractor with its low line high crop design is new it's different it's better gentlemen we give you the all-new d14 tractor so Hollies features will add to capacity and convenience in your power farming see how the tractor of tomorrow the d14 is being demonstrated all over the country your first look shows you the low line high crop design with an overall height of only 4 feet 7 inches and here again the d14 has something entirely new in tractors a full 25 inches of crop clearance under the rear axle there's plenty of room at the center line for the snap coupler hitch with its time-saving convenience plus all the advantages of free swinging implements pulled naturally from a single hitch point ahead of the rear axle yet with all this clearance the d14 still has its platform only an easy step from the ground there's no climbing up no scrambling over rear mounted implements but this new low line high crop design has still more to offer you the long wheelbase provides plenty of stability and room for front mounted cultivators while still being able to step off or on without climbing over implement controls here is more comfort than you've ever seen in a farm tractor before the long tractor wheelbase + hydraulic dampening of the seat movement adds still more to easy riding this center line seat lets you sit in either of two positions or stand on the safety platform low line with high crop design is new it's different and it's better one of the many features of tomorrow which can be yours today in a d14 tractor a second completely new feature is this power director it's three positions provide a new kind of power control the power director is an oil smooth transmission clutch to control forward travel at any desired rate it also provides a live power take-off and a hydraulic system independent of tractor forward travel this same lever also provides on-the-go shifting from high range into low you pull it back for 30% less speed and 42% more pulling power all on the goal without shifting gears coupled with this instantaneous high or low range is a regular transmission giving you a total of 8 gear speeds forward and 2 in Reverse here then in brief is the allis-chalmers new power director system it provides an oil transmission clutch to ease you forward at any desired speed with live power take-off for the best in harvesting power it also provides on the goal shifting into a high range or low +8 speeds forward from 1 and 3/5 miles an hour to almost 13 another history-making d14 feature is the role shift front axle let's adjust the left front wheel step by step turn the steering wheel to the left remove the center bar bolt and place it in the spindle arm hole loosen the nut on the center stud turn the steering wheel to the extreme right until the desired width is obtained replace the center bar bolt tighten the nut on the center stud then tighten the center bar nut loosen the left hand tie rod clamp and turned the steering wheel to the left until the proper mark appears on the tie rod retighten the tie rod clamp and return the wheel to the straight ahead position roll shift front axle combined with the original power shift rear wheels means the right trip for every job with no jacks and no lifting hands it's a completely safe it's one more feature of tomorrow which can be yours today well now that we've had a close look at a few of the D 14s years ahead features let's see this great new tractor in action here's full three plow capacity over 4000 pounds of weight coupled with this completely new power crater engine designed exclusively for the D 14 and under rigorous testing since 1953 to reach a new high in fuel economy and long life of course there's a traction booster system to provide added weight to the rear wheels automatically as needed for traction and now the new range selector lets you set the amount of hydraulic weight transfer and leave it set it's completely independent of raising or lowering the implement watch how this works at the end of the field without touching a range selector you can lift the plow make your turn and dropped the plow back into the ground again all without changing your attraction booster setting but when soil or job conditions change and you want more or less weight transfer you can change the range of action anytime on the goal without delay or complication now let's do a little power take-off harvesting d14 style you start the power take-off line with the foot operated master clutch at this point your power director is in neutral so your tractor remains stationary while d14 power winds up the harvester then will ease the power director forward giving a smooth easy start in any year we choose if there's a tough spot we can flip the PowerDirector back into low range cutting our rate of travel 30% if the going gets really tough we can ease the lever toward neutral from either low range or high easing our forward travel to a crawl or stopping it completely all without affecting power take-off speed at cull evasion time low line high crop design really comes into its own you're only a step from the ground yet there's plenty of clearance to lay by tall crops or turning a touch of the PowerDirector cuts forward speed so you can turn around easily and safely let's take a closer look at the cultivator itself here's the latest in simplicity and clear vision the whole operation is in your natural line of sight with no head bobbing to see where you're driving and what the gangs are doing when cultivation is done the gangs slipped right off and you roll them into storage just like a wheelbarrow role in mounting is just as simple let's go through it from beginning to end and see how easy it is lifts the cultivator into position engage the lug insert the wedge pin drive the lock down to hold the side frame into position attach the tension link to the lug then give a light turn with a hand and hook the front lift rods to the lift bar when using a side dressing attachment there are no complications since the big new fiberglass fertilizer hoppers are carried on the rear toolbar the whole outfit goes on minute quick with a snap coupler here filling the fertilizer hoppers is far easier than ever before and they're semi-transparent so you can see when your supply is running low big news for all allis-chalmers owners who now have older model tractors and implements is the way the d14 tractor with its snap coupler hitch and hydraulic system is able to handle many of the implements designed for the WD or WD 45 tractors with the d14 a transport control valve is optional equipment for use with heavy remote ram implements here are all the advantages of the traction booster system and the snap coupler hitch plus implement transport wheels to assure tractor stability during lifting and transporting this team worked with mounted implements means new cultivating convenience plenty of tillage power adaptability of heavy tools and quick conversion for dirt moving and other chore jobs that folks is the d14 story except for one very important point the dollars and cents cost to you for all this extra d14 value for that let's return for a moment to the allis-chalmers factory to one of a group of men whose decisions save you hundreds of dollars today in this tractor of tomorrow tractor values today dependent a good deal on engineering research and manufacturing methods you've seen some of these features in the v4 team which is truly the tractor of tomorrow I wish to show you a few scenes from the shop which bring you all of these extra features at a reasonable cost here for an example is one of the seven single purpose machines whose sole purpose is to machine precisely the many bores and surfaces from the d14 torque tube allis-chalmers has made a large investment and special factory equipment or just one purpose to bake get better and more useful tractor and yet keep the cost to you as low as possible that's why the dynamic d14 a new concept and tractor design is also a new high in value per dollar that's why is tomorrow's tractor ready for you today [Music]

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Keywords: Allis Chalmers, Allis-Chalmers, D-14, D14, farm, farming, commercial, advertisement, gleaner, Milwaukee, West Allis

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Length: 15min 3sec (903 seconds)

Published: Wed Jan 01 2020