• Decker and Seville founded their company in 1847 and made machines such as water wheels and millstones. The company ended in bankruptcy in 1857. Edward P. Allis bought the company in 1861 and began making sawmill tools and steam engines. Not until the 1900s did the company began manufacturing the tractors that were much appreciated by agricultural business. The Allis Chalmers D17 is an example of why the tractors were such favorites.
  
  

Size

• The Allis Chalmers D17 is 81 inches tall, 140 inches long and 76.75 inches wide. The wheelbase is 93 inches long, and the tractor weighs 9,395 lbs. with an operating weight of 4,670 lbs.
  
  

Hydraulic Specifications

• The Allis Chalmers D17 has a pressure of 2,000 psi. It has one valve with a total flow of 10.5 gallons per minute (gpm). The valve flow is 1.5 gpm.
  
  

Engine Specifications

• The Allis Chalmers D17 has a bore that's 4 inches long and a stroke that is 4.5 inches long. The compression is 7.25:1. The engine has four cylinders and a displacement of 226 cubic inches. The drawbar is rated at 48.64 horsepower with a gross horsepower of 63.