General Information

Serial #

TY75040

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL CAST IRON EXCEPT FOR SHEET IRON WATER TANK, WOODEN DRIVERS PLATFORM & RUBBER HOSES/ GLASS & METAL OIL CUP

Dimensions

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

Length

366.0 cm

Width

157.0 cm

Height

162.0 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

IH

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

1915-1930

Canada

Unknown

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

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE READS: 'TITAN TRACTOR/ MANUFACTURED BY/ INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ B.H.P. 20/ R.P.M. 575/NO. TY75040/...'/ MFR'S PLATE ON ENGINE READS: 'TITAN ENGINE/ MANUFACTURED BY/ INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO./ CHICAGO, U.S.A./ PATENTS PENDING/ H.P.20/ SPEED 575/ NO.T.Y.59329'/ MFR'S MARKINGS ON REAR FENDERS READS: 'TITAN/ 10-20'/ & WITHIN LOGO READS: 'INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER/ TRADEMARK'/ MFR'S MARKINGS ON MAGNETO READS: 'MODEL T/ NO 0138319/ KW/ TRADE MARK'

Missing

SEAT/ PARTS OF DRIVING PLATFORM/ REAR FENDERS MAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED

Finish

POSSIBLY PAINTED GREEN

Decoration

MFR'S LOGO IN YELLOW ON REAR FENDERS