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machines (not to mention the sprawling plants that built them). Also, Allis-Chalmers bought Rumely's extensive dealer network, and instantly converted to the complete Allis-Chalmers product line. The "La Porte plant", as
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All these companies were first reorganized in 1913 as two connected firms: the existing M. Rumely Co. Inc. (effectively the manufacturing side), and the new Rumely
Products Co. (the sales and distribution side). A further reorganization brought about the final Advance-Rumely Company by 1915, a move
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Thresher Company and M. Rumely Company—were somewhat newer, though still long-lived in the agricultural equipment industry. The
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Rumely had discontinued its traction engine lines in favor of newer-style tractors. But Allis-Chalmers had a line of those that was quite successful. The remaining Rumely-branded tractors were discontinued. Allis-Chalmers was more interested in
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Advance-Rumely sought to fold everything under its new
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347:Rumely Six/6A (1930–1931) 47 hp
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497:"COMPLETE ADVANCE-RUMELY SERIAL NUMBER LIST"
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370:Advance-Rumely Number 2 Combine (1926–1930)
367:Advance-Rumely Number 1 Combine (1925–1929)
344:Rumely Oil Pull Z40/60 (1929/????) 77 hp
341:Rumely Oil Pull Y30/50 (1929/????) 55 hp
338:Rumely Oil Pull X25/40 (1928-1930) 44 hp
332:Rumely Oil Pull S30/60 (1924-1928) 66 hp
329:Rumely Oil Pull R25/45 (1924-1927) 50 hp
323:Rumely Oil Pull L15/25 (1924-1927) 27 hp
311:Rumely Oil Pull F15/30 (1911-1918) 33 hp
308:Rumely Oil Pull E30/60 (1910-1923) 84 hp
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320:Rumely Oil Pull K12/20 (1918-1924) 40 hp
317:Rumely Oil Pull H16/30 (1917-1924) 33 hp
314:Rumely Oil Pull G20/40 (1918-1924) 44 hp
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674:List of Allis-Chalmers tractors
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521:The Allis-Chalmers Story.
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