General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL/ 2 FRONT RUBBER TIRES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

340.0 cm

Width

184.0 cm

Height

200.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Power sources

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Advance Rumely

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Indiana

City

La Porte

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

Unknown

Canada

TYPICAL POWER UNIT OF THE 1920'S THAT WAS EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL BOTH TECHNICALLY & ECONOMICALLY.

Function

The tractor is a motorized vehicle used to pull and actuate other vehicles or implements that are not power-driven. Tractors are primarily designed for agricultural work: for cultivation, spraying, and harvesting operations. The first tractors, developed in the mid-nineteenth century, were steam-powered and were not very mobile: their main purpose was to power threshers and other equipment. The development of gas-engines in the late 19th century, and their integration into tractors, gave the machines more mobility and flexibility. Robert C. Williams writes in "Fordson, Farmall, and Poppin' Johnny: A history of the farm tractor and its impact on America" (1987) that "Of all the farm implements, the tractor has had the greatest impact on rural life...In one generation between 1920 and 1950, most farms in the United States changed from dependence on draft animals to dependence on mechanical power."

Technical

THE CONCEPT OF OIL COOLING FOR THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER WAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED IN THIS SERIES OF OIL-PULL TRACTORS.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S MARKINGS READS: 'RUMELY/ C5P/ 4526'

Missing

MFR'S DECORATIVE DECAL WITH MFR'S MARKINGS/ FRONT WHEEL SPOKES WERE SHORTEN/ CLEATS FOR REAR WHEELS

Finish

TRACTOR PAINTED DARK GREEN/ WHEELS & CRANK PAINTED RED (NOT ORIGINAL)

Decoration

N/A