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
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