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1918 Waterloo Boy Model N
The Waterloo Boy Model N was one of the tractors utilised during World War I on British Farms in the race to boost food production.
The Model N was produced from 1916 until 1924, it was manufactured by the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. in Waterloo Iowa USA. The Waterloo Boy is the tractor on which the John Deere based their tractors when they purchased the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. in 1918 for the sum of £2,350,000 ($3,760,000). The green and yellow livery is still to be seen on today's John Deere Tractors.
The Waterloo Boy was sold in the United Kingdom as the Overtime by the Overtime Farm Tractor Company based in London. The Belfast agent was Harry Ferguson. There is little doubt that this machine was an important influence on him to consider better methods of attaching implements to tractors which in time resulted in the emergence of the ubiquitous "Little Grey Fergie"
The Waterloo Boy justly deserves its place as being one of the important designs in the history of tractor manufacture. The sales slogan of 'A Giant in Power a Miser in Fuel' was coined for the Waterloo Boy in 1916.
Engine: Two cylinder horizontal 12hp at the drawbar 25hp at the flywheel.
Gears: Two forward and one reverse.
Dimensions 13ft (3.96m) long, 6ft (1.85) wide.
Turning circle: 22ft (6.70m) diameter.
Weight: 2 tons 12 cwt (2.64 tonnes)
Price: £325 (US $1,586)
1918 Waterloo Boy Model N
The Waterloo Boy Model N was one of the tractors utilised during World War I on British Farms in the race to boost food production.
The Model N was produced from 1916 until 1924, it was manufactured by the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. in Waterloo Iowa USA. The Waterloo Boy is the tractor on which the John Deere based their tractors when they purchased the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co. in 1918 for the sum of £2,350,000 ($3,760,000). The green and yellow livery is still to be seen on today's John Deere Tractors.
The Waterloo Boy was sold in the United Kingdom as the Overtime by the Overtime Farm Tractor Company based in London. The Belfast agent was Harry Ferguson. There is little doubt that this machine was an important influence on him to consider better methods of attaching implements to tractors which in time resulted in the emergence of the ubiquitous "Little Grey Fergie"
The Waterloo Boy justly deserves its place as being one of the important designs in the history of tractor manufacture. The sales slogan of 'A Giant in Power a Miser in Fuel' was coined for the Waterloo Boy in 1916.
Engine: Two cylinder horizontal 12hp at the drawbar 25hp at the flywheel.
Gears: Two forward and one reverse.
Dimensions 13ft (3.96m) long, 6ft (1.85) wide.
Turning circle: 22ft (6.70m) diameter.
Weight: 2 tons 12 cwt (2.64 tonnes)
Price: £325 (US $1,586)