During The Great Depression, the Allis-Chalmers Model WC tractor was seen as an affordable and viable option for farmers as the prices varied from $785 to $960 depending on any extra features. Allis-Chalmers designed the WC after the Model W was modified to make it better for cultivating. Allis-Chlamers had introduced the use of rubber tires to agriculture in 1932 and by building on that success, the Model WC became the best selling tractor Allis-Chalmers ever manufactured. About 178,000 WC tractors were manufactured between 1934 and 1938.
It came equipped with a 201 cubic-inch, inline-four engine, capable of running on gasoline, alcohol and kerosene. Some of the configurations allowed for all steel wheels, all rubber tires, or rubber in the front and steel in the back. In 1939 Allis-Chalmers made electric starters and lights standard equipment on the tractors