General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON; STEEL; WOODEN PLATFORM & BUMPERS; RUBBER TIRES; SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length

296.0 cm

Width

196.0 cm

Height

160.0 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

General Motors

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Oshawa

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1940

Canada

THIS TYPE OF MACHINE WAS USED ON SMALL FARMS AS A TRACTOR REPLACEMENT AS THEY WERE CHEAPER TO BUY THAN A REAL TRACTOR.

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

THESE MACHINES WERE AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF POWER AS THEY WERE MADE FROM AN OLD CAR MOTOR & FRAME. AUTO-TRAC JUST MADE THE REAR WHEELS & DRIVE CHAINS PLUS THE PLANS OF CONSTRUCTION.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE READING 'FISHER BODY/ GENERAL MOTORS OF CANADA LTD. OSHAWA/ CORRESPONDENCE PERTAINING TO THE/ BODY MUST BEAR THESE NUMBERS/ JOB. NO. 30559/ BODY NO. 4153'

Missing

HOOD LATCHES; RAD CAP; GUAGES From CA of 05/22/1997 by Carrie Misener: Yes - various components missing

Finish

BODY & REAR WHEELS, SEAT & SEAT POST, TANK PAINTED WITH RED PRIMER (NOT ORIGINAL?)/CHASSIS PAINTED BLACK & GREEN ENAMEL/ YELLOW ENAMEL FRONT WHEEL HUBS/ GREY FRONT GRILLE/ BLACK SYNTHETIC STEERING WHEEL & TIRES/ WOOD PARTS (NOT ORIGINAL) UNFINISHED

Decoration

N/A