General Information

Serial #

WS 3017

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

ALL METAL WITH 4 METAL WHEEL & RUBBER BOLTED ONTO FOUR WHEELS/ RUBBER HOSES/ VINYL SEAT

Dimensions

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

Length

250.0 cm

Width

127.0 cm

Height

180.0 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

IH

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1934-1950

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

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFR'S PLATE UNDER GAS TANK READS: 'MODEL/ W-12/ SERIAL NO./ WS 3017/ MADE IN U.S.A. BY/ INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO./...'/ MFR'S NAME PLATE READS: 'MCCORMICK-DEERING'/ LABEL ON SIDES READS: 'MCCORMICK-DEERING/ W-12'/ AIR CLEANER PLATE READS: 'MODEL A-50/ INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER AIR CLEANER/...'/ EMBOSSING ON EXHAUST PIPE READS: 'IH/ 40835DA/ 10 3/ M/ ALUMINIZED/ STEEL/ MADE IN USA'

Missing

METAL WHEEL LUGS (RUBBER WAS ADDED)

Finish

TRACTOR PAINTED RED (NOT ORIGINAL) WITH PLASTIC YELLOW DECAL FOR MFR'S NAME & MODEL (NOT ORIGINAL)

Decoration

N/A