Tractor

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OBJECT TYPE: ROW CROP
DATE: 1948–1953
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1986.0122.001

MANUFACTURER: Allis Chalmers
MODEL: WD
LOCATION: Peru, Indiana, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: WD 47738
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL/ RUBBER TIRES & HOSES/ PLASTIC KNOBS/ GLASS LIGHTS

Dimensions

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

Length: 493.0 cm
Width: 202.0 cm
Height: 203.0 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: Allis Chalmers
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Indiana
City: Peru

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: Unknown
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: HAND OPERATED CLUTCH FOR LIVE POWER TAKE OFF WHICH STOPPED MOTION OF TRACTOR BUT PROVIDED POWER FOR ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S PLATE OF FRONT END LOADER READS: 'MADE FOR/ ALLIS/ CHALMERS/ BY FREEMAN [ILLEGIBLE] CORP PERU, IND./ MODEL WD-9 SERIAL NO. 6212'/ BOTH SIDES OFTRACTOR READ: 'ALLIS-CHALMERS/ WD'/ LEFT SIDE READS: 'TREWIN FARM EQUIPMENT/ ALLIS-CHALMERS SALES & SERVICE/ Antique Auto Parts/ BLACKSTOCK-ONT.'/ ENGINE SERIAL NO. WD 250259 GA/ GENERATOR PLATE READS: 'AUTO-LITE/ GGR 4801 A 3F/ TOLEDO OHIO/ MADE IN U.S.A.'/ AMMETER GAUGE ON INSTRUMENT PANEL/ TRACTOR SERIAL NO. ON REAR IS: 'WD 47738'/ RIGHT SIDE HAS 'TRACTION BOOSTER SYSTEM...' INSTRUCTIONS ON BATTERY CASE/ OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS UNDER FILTER/ TEMPERATURE GAUGE IN FRONT OF RAD CAP
Missing: BATTERY/ LEFT HEAD LIGHT
Finish: ORANGE PAINT FINISH
Decoration: N/A

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Allis Chalmers, Tractor, between 1948–1953, Artifact no. 1986.0122, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1986.0122.001/

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