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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

“Big Roy”: A 1972 Allis-Chalmers HD-41 Dozer

 

 At one time, the Allis-Chalmers HD-41 was the world’s largest bulldozer. In this video, members of the Lowcountry Antique Tractor and Engine Association operate a 1972 HD-41 named “Big Roy.” The dozer was saved by Roy Ashley and again by Frank Burke of Walterboro, South Carolina, who named the dozer after his friend Roy Ashley after he passed away. Burke donated the dozer to the tractor club. The club brings out the HD-41 each April and October for its antique tractor pulls on its grounds in Adams Run, South Carolina. 

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The unusual part was that the steam shovel was about 25 feet under water and hadn’t been seen on dry land in 70 years.


5 comments:

  1. That old steam shovel story is awesome!

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  2. I have wanted for a long time to get to run a D10 but would still be happy to run a D9. I got to run a high lift at about 12 years old to dig a trash pit. Dad was on board. Had just learned a skid steerer a couple weeks before

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  3. Damn, that's a beast!
    -LG

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  4. I used to work for AC (later Fiat-Allis) where I machined the final drives, track frames and main frames for the 41, along with many other models.

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  5. That's my old stomping grounds. They had the tractor pulls & the haunted woods trail ride for Halloween. Had a lot of fun back then.

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