waterloo boy n

1917 - 1924

Standard-tread tractor

Standard-tread tractor

Manufacturer

Waterloo Boy (a part of John Deere)

Standard-tread tractor

Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA

Total built

21,392

Original price was $1,050 in 1921

The "N" was in production at the Waterloo Engine Company when, in 1918, it became the John Deere Tractor Company. When Nebraska created its tractor testing program, the "N" was the first to be tested.

Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 7.6L 2-cyl kerosene

Fuel tank

20 gal 75.7 L

Aux. fuel

1 gal 3.8 L

2-speed unsynchronized gear

Drawbar (claimed)

12 hp 8.9 kW

Belt (claimed)

25 hp 18.6 kW

Plows

3 (14-inch)

Drawbar (tested)

15.98 hp 11.9 kW

Belt (tested)

25.97 hp 19.4 kW

Two-wheel drive

Steering

manual chain and capstan

 

manual

Manual brakes

Open operator station with steel pan seat. Optional steel canopy.

Weight

6,183 lbs 2804 kg

Front tire

28

Rear tire

52

1917

8378

1918

10221

1919

13461

1920

18924

1921

27026

1922

27812

1923

28119

1924

29520

Final

31412

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Charging system

magneto ignition

The John Deere Unstyled Letter Series by J.R. Hobbs

Tractors 1918-1976 published by John Deere*

Waterloo Boy Kerosene Burning Tractor published in 1920, by John Deere

Waterloo Boy Tractor Model "N" Manual of Instruction (15) published in 1929

*Publication contains known errors.