Waterloo Boy R Tractor (1914-1917)
Manufacturer:Waterloo Boy
Price:850(USD)
Series:
Model:R
Equipment Type: Standard-Tread Tractors
Factory:Waterloo, Iowa, USA
Full Specifications
WATERLOO BOY R POWER
- Drawbar (claimed)
- 12 hp/8.9 kW
- Belt (claimed)
- 25 hp/18.6 kW
- Plows
- 3 (14-inch)
ENGINES OVERVIEW
- Description
- Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 5.4L 2-cyl kerosene/Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 6.5L 2-cyl kerosene/Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 7.6L 2-cyl kerosene
ENGINE DETAIL 1
- Description
- Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company/kerosene/2-cylinder/liquid-cooled/Original engine, used until 1915, Waterloo Boy R serial number 1114 (RA to RD). This horizontal engine design was the basis for John Deere two-cylinder tractor engines used for the following forty-six years.
- Displacement
- 330 ci/5.4 L
- Bore/Stroke
- 5.50x7.00 inches/140 x 178 mm
- Compression
- 3.91:1
- Rated RPM
- 700
- Firing order
- 1-2
- Starter type
- hand-crank
ENGINE DETAIL 2
- Description
- Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company/kerosene/2-cylinder/liquid-cooled/The six-inch bore engine was used on the Waterloo Boy R from 1915 until 1917 (RE to RK), serial number 6728. A detachable cylinder head was introduced at serial number 1610 (RH).
- Displacement
- 396 ci/6.5 L
- Bore/Stroke
- 6.00x7.00 inches/152 x 178 mm
- Compression
- 3.91:1
- Rated RPM
- 750
- Firing order
- 1-2
- Starter type
- hand-crank
ENGINE DETAIL 3
- Description
- Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company/kerosene/2-cylinder/liquid-cooled/The final Waterloo Boy model R engine, used from 1917 to the end of production (RM). This engine size continued to be used in the Waterloo Boy model N and the early John Deere model D.
- Displacement
- 465 ci/7.6 L
- Bore/Stroke
- 6.50x7.00 inches/165 x 178 mm
- Compression
- 3.91:1
- Rated RPM
- 750
- Firing order
- 1-2
- Starter type
- hand-crank
- Coolant capacity
- 34 qts/32.2 L
WATERLOO BOY R ENGINES
- Description
- Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 5.4L 2-cyl kerosene/Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 6.5L 2-cyl kerosene/Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 7.6L 2-cyl kerosene
- Fuel tank
- 20 gal/75.7 L
- Aux. fuel
- 1 gal/3.8 L
TRANSMISSION
- Type
- unsynchronized gear
- Gears
- 1 forward and reverse
- Description
- Left-hand lever controls forward and reverse gear selection. Foot-operated clutch.
MECHANICAL
- Chassis
- 4x2 2WD
- Steering
- manual chain and capstan
- Brakes
- manual
- Cab
- Open operator station with steel pan seat
- Transmission
- 1-speed unsynchronized gear
WATERLOO BOY R TIRES
- Ag front
- 28 x 6 steel
- Ag rear
- 52 x 10 steel
DIMENSIONS
- Length
- 143 inches/363 cm
- Width
- 72 inches/182 cm
- Height
- 63 inches/160 cm
- Weight
- 6200 lbs/2812 kg
DIMENSIONS & TIRES
- Weight
- 6200 lbs/2812 kg
- Front tire
- 28
- Rear tire
- 52
R SERIAL NUMBERS
- Location
- Right side of engine, near starting crank
- 1914
- 1026
- 1915
- 1401
- 1916
- 3556
- 1917
- 6982
- Final
- 11020
- Description
- /how to read serial numbers.../
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