Allis-Chalmers TS-300 Motor Scraper (Orange)

Allis-Chalmers TS-300 Motor Scraper (Orange) simulated hydraulic lines and cylinder for steering detail, movable "Apron" with simulated cable lift detail, movable "Bowl" with simulated cable hoist detail, detailed cockpit and controls, soft vinyl tires, authentic era paint color and decoration.

This Allis-Chalmers TS-300 Motor Scraper was made exclusively for the 2007 National Toy Truck 'N Construction Show that was held on August 17-19, 2007 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

No other variation of this tooling has been produced and as of 2025, no other variation is even allowed due to the agreement with Toy Trucker & Contractor and First Gear, Inc.

In the early 1950s,Allis-Chalmers watched attentively as its competitors moved rapidly into the very popular rubber-tired earth-moving equipment industry.  Therefore in 1952, A-C acquired the LaPlant-Choate Company of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, primarily for the multi-model line of "Carrimor" tractor-drawn scrapers, as well as bulldozers and other related equipment.  Very shortly after the purchase of LaPlant-Choate, Persian Orange paint and the Allis-Chalmers decals went on the Carrimor line.

The Allis-Chalmers TS-300 Motor Scraper was one of the primary models acquired in the LaPlant-Choate acquisition..  The TS-300 Motor Scraper was in its sixth season of production when A-C acquired LaPlant-Choate.

The TS-300 Scraper was rated for a capacity of 18-yards (heaped) and was powered by a Buda six-cylinder 844-ci supercharged engine rated at 280 horsepower or by a Cummins engine of 265 horsepower.  The Cummins engine was discontinued shortly after the A-C purchase.  A four-speed constant-mesh transmission provided speeds of 3.4 to 25.4 miles per hour.  Like most competitive machines of that time, it was cable-controlled.  The TS-300 weighed slightly less than 24 tons and could carry a maximum load of the same weight.  The Alli-Chalmers TS-300 had a price tag of $33,975 at the end of 1954 when it was replaced in the product line by the TS-360.  The total production of the TS-300 Motor Scraper was approximately 1,070 units through 1954.