General Information

Serial #

T 106

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

PRIMARILY CAST IRON; STEEL; SHEET METAL & MISC. METAL COMPONENT PARTS. RUBBER TIRES ON.1; WOODEN HANDLES (REMOVED FROM.1)

Dimensions

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

Length

110.0 cm

Width

90.0 cm

Height

89.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Agriculture

Category

Horticulture

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

EMPIRE GARDEN

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Windsor

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

THIS TRACTOR USED BETWEEN C.1949-1970.

Canada

CANADIAN MADE GARDEN TRACTOR. THIS MODEL WAS MID-SIZE VERSION OFFERED BY EMPIRE IN 1949.

Function

TO TILL AND CULTIVATE SOIL IN A LARGE GARDEN.

Technical

SMALL GARDEN TRACTORS INTRODUCED IN EARLY 1920S. THESE LARGE, HEAVY AND AWKWARD-TO-HANDLE MACHINES WERE INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR LARGE TRACK GARDENS, NURSERIES, ETC. RATHER THAN AVERAGE HOME GARDEN. THIS 3 HP FORWARD-ONLY MOVING TRACTOR WEIGHED 435 LBS, AND COULD BE FITTED WITH DISK PLOW OR CULTIVATOR.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'T 106' INCISED ON TOP PLATE; 'EMPIRE GARDEN TRACTOR/ GARDEN TRACTOR/ &/ EQUIPMENT CO LTD/ WINDSOR ONT/ MADE IN CANADA/ MODEL [X ?]' CAST IN RAISED TEXT, BELOW/ 'EMPIRE GARDEN TRACTOR' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON WHEEL RIMS/ MFR'S PLATE ON ENGINE READS: 'BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP./ MILWAUKEE, WISC U.S.A./ MODEL/ B/ TYPE NO./ 300252/ SERIAL NO./ 159625/ ENGINE OILING INSTRUCTIONS/ 1. ADD FRESH OIL EVERY 5 OPERATING HOURS/ 2. DRAIN OIL EVERY 25 HOURS. REFILL WITH FRESH OIL TO/ TOP OF FILLER OPENING./ 3. USE/ ABOVE 32oF Mobil oil Arctic (SAE 20) OR EQUAL./ BELOW 32oF Mobile oil Arc. Spec. (SAE10W) OREQUAL./ IF ENGINE WILL NOT BE USED FOR 30 DAYS OR MORE/ DRAIN FUEL FROM TANK, FUEL LINE, FILTER BOWL AND/ CARBURETOR TO AVOID GUM DEPOSITS./ 3. REMOVE SPARK PLUG. POUR ONE OUNCE SAE No. 20 OIL/ INTO CYLINDER. CRANK ENGINE SLOWLY TO SPREAD OIL./ REPLACE SPARK PLUG./ OIL BATH AIR CLEANER INSTRUCTIONS/ BEFORE USING ENGINE FILL CLEANER TO LEVEL MARK WITH/ SAME OIL AS USED IN ENGINE. KEEP OIL AT THIS LEVEL. CLEAN OUT OLD OIL AND REFILL EVERY 25 HOURS (CHANGE/ OIL DAILY UNDER DUSTY CONDITIONS)/ VALVE CLEARANCES/ INTAKE/ COLD/ 008/ EXHAUST/ COLD/ 010/ SPARK PLUG GAP- .025. ". "EMPIRE GARDEN TRACTOR" cast in raised print on wheel well; " T 138 A " incised, beside. Following info. appears in raised print on each tire: " Firestone/ POWER IMPLEMENT/ 4-PLY/ 6.00- 16/ MADE IN CANADA/ PATENTED 1936/ Gum- [Firestone logo] Dipped ". [Other text may be present, but is inaccessible.]

Missing

UNKNOWN. NO MUFFLER. WOODEN PLOW HANDLES BROKEN BUT PRESENT. From CA of 07/15/1996 by Myles Bailey: Yes - Missing; most of the Wood Handles, One machine screw from engine air intake cover; 1/4" x 20TPI x 1/2" long.

Finish

ORIGINAL FINISHES UNKNOWN. TRACES OF BLACK PAINT ON GAS TANK & RED PAINT ON HANDLES REMAIN./ Series of " O " shaped markings, incised along cross pieces, appear to be result of bolts being tightened when fitted to tractor (.2), and/or when cultivator teeth are moved and secured into desired position along support bar (.3).

Decoration

N/A