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McCormick Deering
Model W-30 |
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No sound available |
| Engine No: |
XC17548 |
| Serial
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WB17450 |
| Build
Year: |
1937 |
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| Owner: |
Keith
Gibbs |
| Original Owner: |
Alf Gibbs |
| From: |
Myrla, South Australia |
Tractor History
Alf Gibbs purchased this tractor 10th April, 1937. This was the first Pneumatic tyred
tractor in the area and it sure created at lot of interest and negative
comment with it's arrival. Alf has gone completely mad was the general concensus, you'll
spend all you time mending tyre punctures caused by the many mallee roots, sticks and the
like that remain on the "New Ground" (term used to describe land that had been cleared
of trees ready for tillage).
The Gibbs family had only worked horse teams with their machinery, clearing land and
sowing crops till now. They were excited about their new aquistion, especially young
Keith aged 16 years who had the job of feeding and changing the horse teams. Pumping fuel
into a tank to keep the wheels turning was much easier than stuffing chaff and grain into a horse to
keep his legs a pumping.
This tractor proved to the whole district it's worth in a very short time, horse teams were put
out to pasture and if anyone dared to purchase a steel wheel tractor, he was acclaimed mad. The W-30
gave great years of service until her colours were lowered with the arrival of those "Orange Monsters"
(Chamberlains), with no complaints was content to work with them.
In her senior years, Keith Gibbs fitted a scrub rakes to her front, gave her power steering and used
her for pushing mallee roots and timber into heaps ready for burning. This tractor has been lovingly
restored by Keith as part of our family heritage and rests in the Gibbs family Tractor Collection.
| SPECIFICATIONS |
ENGINE
- 4-cycle, 4 cylinder, bore 4.25", stroke 5.00".
- Valve-in-head engine with replaceable cylinders, ball bearing crankshaft.
- High tension magneto ignition, IHC Type F-4.
- Engine speed - 1150 rpm. Built in sealed governor.
- Crankcase pan oil capacity - 7 qts.(1.75 imp.gallons).
- Oil filter (Puralator) with metal element.
- Thermostat-controlled cooling system.
HORSEPOWER
- 31.3 Max. belt.
- 19.7 Max. drawbar.
FUEL
- Kerosine, tank capacity - 22 gallons.
- Zenith Type K-5 Carburetor (1.25 inch) with oil bath air cleaner.
- Gasoline, tank capacity - 1.25 gallons.
- Fuel strainer with glass bowl water trap.
TRANSMISSION
- Four speeds forward
- 2.0, 2.625, 3.25, 4.0, mph. Reverse 2.25 mph on standard tyres.
TYRE AND WHEEL EQUIPMENT (Pneumatic tyres)
- Front - 7.50 x 18.
- Rear - 13.50 x 28. or 12.75 x 28.
POWER TAKE-OFF (Optional extra)
- Splined shaft is to the A.S.A.E. standard of 1.375 in.
- Shaft speed is 540 rpm. clockwise rotation (viewed from rear).
BELT PULLEY
- Pulley - 15.25 in. diameter x 8.5 in. wide.
- Pulley Speed - 675 rpm. Belt Speed - 2695 feet per min.
OVERALL DIMENSION
- Length 121.75 in., Width 66.25 in., Height 62.75 in. (top of steering wheel).
- Wheelbase 72.50 in.
- Turning circle 13ft-6in.
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