The following information was found in Allis-Chalmers, Construction Machinery & Industrial Equipment by Norman Swinford. 1911 - LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, formed. 1940s - Company developed hydraulic-operated pull scrapers for high-speed rubber-tired tractors used by the U.S. Army. 1945 - Developed their own rubber-sized construction equipment. 1947 - TS-300 motor scraper introduced. 1950 - Samller TS-200 motor scraper and the TW-300 motor wagon introduced. 1952 - Allis-Chalmers acquired LaPlant-Choate. Orange paint and Allis-Chalmers decals added to TS-300. 1960 - Paint changed to yellow.
Produced for: The 2007 National Toy Truck 'N Construction Show - Indianapolis, Ind. Scale: 1:50 Manufactured by: First Gear Quantity Produced: 5,004 UPDATE: This model is still IN STOCK! Go here to order: Allis-Chalmers TS-300 Motor Grader Other stories in March TT&C 20007: • Lamar Criswell, Attracted to Logging Trucks • John Guthrie Jr., Childhood Toys Just the Beginning | Sales piece picturing the Allis-Chalmers TS-300 motor scraper. Illustration of the Allis-Chalmers TS-300 motor scraper. 1954 Advertisement. Tooling models of the Allis-Chalmers TS-300 motor scraper. Want this story in print? It's available in the March TT&C 2007 magazine! Call (701) 883-5206 or (701) 883-5206 to purchase! |
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