The Bull Tractor Company was founded in 1912. The tractor you see here was built one year later – 101 years ago. The Bull was the best-selling tractor of 1914 and cost $395 when new. It was the first commercially-successful gas-powered tractor but Bull couldn’t sustain the progress and went belly-up in 1920.
Engine: Two-cylinder. 12 horsepower.
Production: 1913-1917.
Produced: 3,800+.
Update: Sold $81,000.
Photo – Mecum
This is our second chunk of tractors we’ve featured. I try to get a few of them in the mix as something different. We featured a Rumely Oilpull before. Here are the need-to-knows about this very nice old tractor:
Engine: 9.9-liter two-cylinder. 50 horsepower.
Production: 1928-1930.
Produced: 2,400.
Update: Sold $20,000.
Photo – Mecum
This is our second chunk of tractors we’ve featured. I try to get a few of them in the mix as something different. We featured a Rumely Oilpull before. Here are the need-to-knows about this very nice old tractor:
Engine: 9.9-liter two-cylinder. 50 horsepower.
Production: 1928-1930.
Produced: 2,400.
Update: Sold $20,000.
Photo – Mecum
The Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company began in 1889 building traction steam engines. In 1911 they started building tractors under the Minneapolis name and in 1929 it merged with two other companies in Minneapolis to form Minneapolis-Moline.
Engine: 25 horsepower.
Production: 1919-1924.
Produced: ?
Update: Not sold, high bid of $50,000.
Photo – Mecum
Here is another rare Rumely Oilpull (I think tractors are cooler the older they get – they’re very raw machines). This tractor looks highly original.
Engine: 6.1-liter two-cylinder. 30 horsepower.
Production: 1924-1927.
Produced: 4,855.
Update: Sold $10,500.
Photo – Mecum
The Bull Tractor Company was founded in 1912. The tractor you see here was built one year later – 101 years ago. The Bull was the best-selling tractor of 1914 and cost $395 when new. It was the first commercially-successful gas-powered tractor but Bull couldn’t sustain the progress and went belly-up in 1920.
Engine: Two-cylinder. 12 horsepower.
Production: 1913-1917.
Produced: 3,800+.
Update: Sold $81,000.
Photo – Mecum
As you can read above, Minneapolis-Moline was founded in 1929 but the brand name was phased out in 1974 after having been acquired by the White Motor Company in the year in which the tractor you see here was built. Check out more cool tractors from Mecum here.
Engine: 3.4-liter four-cylinder. 44 horsepower.
Production: 1963.
Produced: 1,213. Only 1,100 were gas-powered. Only 22 of those were Orchard models.
Update: Sold $14,500.
The Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company began in 1889 building traction steam engines. In 1911 they started building tractors under the Minneapolis name and in 1929 it merged with two other companies in Minneapolis to form Minneapolis-Moline.
Engine: 25 horsepower.
Production: 1919-1924.
Produced: ?
Update: Not sold, high bid of $50,000.
Photo – Mecum
As you can read elsewhere, Minneapolis-Moline was founded in 1929 but the brand name was phased out in 1974 after having been acquired by the White Motor Company in the year in which the tractor you see here was built. Check out more cool tractors from Mecum here.
Engine: 3.4-liter four-cylinder. 44 horsepower.
Production: 1963.
Produced: 1,213. Only 1,100 were gas-powered. Only 22 of those were Orchard models.
Update: Sold $14,500.
Photo – Mecum
Here is another rare Rumely Oilpull (I think tractors are cooler the older they get – they’re very raw machines). This tractor looks highly original.
Engine: 6.1-liter two-cylinder. 30 horsepower.
Production: 1924-1927.
Produced: 4,855.
Update: Sold $10,500.
Photo – Mecum
John Deere is the most famous of all tractor manufacturers with their iconic green and yellow paint scheme. The company, which is still technically Deere & Company, can trace its roots directly back to its founding by John Deere in 1837. Here’s some info on the D model:
Engine: 7.6-liter two-cylinder. About 27 horsepower.
Production: about 160,000.
Produced: 1923-1953.
Update: Not sold, high bid of $42,000.
Tractor collectors are serious and the market for them is strong. They are finally getting the respect in the collector vehicle world that they deserve. That said, I’m not an expert on tractors – I know very little about them. I thought I’d pull some tractors out of their catalog to feature just as something cool and different. I picked ones that I thought were rare and/or interesting. I’ll give you some specs, but won’t go into too much detail.
First up is this 1948 McCormick-Deering W-4. McCormick-Deering was a brand produced by International Harvester. The brand was around from 1923 through 1948. The W-4 was also sold as the Farmall H.
Engine: 2.5-liter straight-four. 23 horsepower.
Production: 24,377.
Produced: 1939-1948.
Update: Not sold, high bid of $2,000.
Photo – Mecum
Like many tractor manufacturers, Oliver was formed by the result of a merger. In their case, it was four companies that came together in 1929 to make Oliver a reality. In 1960, they were bought by the White Motor Company who discontinued the brand in 1974.
Engine: 3.3-liter straight-six. 27 horsepower.
Production: unknown.
Produced: 1935-1948.
Update: Sold $3,200.
Photo – Mecum
Rumely Oilpulls were a type of tractor built by Advance-Rumely, a company that was organized in 1915 and acquired by Allis-Chalmers in 1931.
Engine: 9.9-liter two-cylinder. About 35 horsepower.
Production: 3,671.
Produced: 1924-1927.
Update: Sold $35,000.