Waterloo Boy R
Type: Standard-tread Tractors
Contents:
Production | |
| Manufacturer: | Waterloo Boy |
| Type: | Standard-tread tractor |
| Factory: | Waterloo, Iowa, USA |
| Total built: | 9,310 |
| Original price: | $850 (1917 ) |
| There are thirteen recorded variations of the Waterloo Boy model R (not including the California Specials) designated by a letter suffix, from RA to RM. Round-spoke rear wheels were replaced with flat-spoke on the RG, serial number 1511. The fuel tank changed from vertical to horizontal at serial number 4089 (RJ). | |
Variants | |
| single front wheel |
Waterloo Boy R Power | |
| Drawbar (claimed): | 12 hp 8.9 kW |
| Belt (claimed): | 25 hp 18.6 kW |
| Plows: | 3 (14-inch) |
Mechanical | |
| Chassis: | 4x2 2WD |
| Steering: | manual chain and capstan |
| Brakes: | manual |
| Cab: | Open operator station with steel pan seat |
| Transmission: | 1-speed unsynchronized gear |
R Serial Numbers | |
| Location: | Right side of engine, near starting crank |
| 1914: | 1026 |
| 1915: | 1401 |
| 1916: | 3556 |
| 1917: | 6982 |
| Final: | 11020 |
Engine Detail | |
| 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 |
Transmission | |
| Type: | unsynchronized gear |
| Gears: | 1 forward and reverse |
| Left-hand lever controls forward and reverse gear selection. Foot-operated clutch. | |
Dimensions | |
| Length: | 143 inches 363 cm |
| Width: | 72 inches 182 cm |
| Height: | 63 inches 160 cm |
| Weight: | 6200 lbs 2812 kg |
