waterloo boy r
![]() | 1914 - 1917
Standard-tread tractor | 1914 - 1917 | Standard-tread tractor |
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1914 - 1917 | |||
Standard-tread tractor | |||
1914 - 1917 | |
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Standard-tread tractor |
Engine options | |
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Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 5.4L 2-cyl kerosene | |
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 6.5L 2-cyl kerosene | |
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 7.6L 2-cyl kerosene |
Engine Detail | |
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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 |
Engine Detail | |
|---|---|
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company | |
kerosene | |
2-cylinder | |
liquid-cooled | |
The six-inch bore engine was used on the Waterloo Boy R from 1915 until 1917 (RE to RK), serial number 6728. A detachable cylinder head was introduced at serial number 1610 (RH). | |
Displacement | 396 ci
6.5 L |
Bore/Stroke | 6.00x7.00 inches
152 x 178 mm |
Compression | 3.91:1 |
Rated RPM | 750 |
Firing order | 1-2 |
Starter type | hand-crank |
Engine Detail | |
|---|---|
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company | |
kerosene | |
2-cylinder | |
liquid-cooled | |
The final Waterloo Boy model R engine, used from 1917 to the end of production (RM). This engine size continued to be used in the Waterloo Boy model N and the early John Deere model D. | |
Displacement | 465 ci
7.6 L |
Bore/Stroke | 6.50x7.00 inches
165 x 178 mm |
Compression | 3.91:1 |
Rated RPM | 750 |
Firing order | 1-2 |
Starter type | hand-crank |
Coolant capacity | 34 qts
32.2 L |
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