Twin City tractors

Twin City tractors were built by the Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company until 1929 when it merged with the Moline Implement Company of Illinois and the Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company of Hopkins, Minnesota.

Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company Twin City

Twin City tractors were dark gray in color, and had a logo much like the "TC" that the Minnesota Twins baseball club uses. The following is a list of all the models of Twin City tractors made by the Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company and the specifications for each model according to the Nebraska test reports.

Twin City 12-20
  • Manufacturer......................................Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co., Minneapolis, MN
  • Nebraska test number.................................19
  • Test date............................................June 3-June 12, 1920
  • Test tractor serial number...........................12278
  • Years produced.......................................1919-1926
  • Serial number range..................................10201-19903
  • Serial number location...............................brass plate left side front of transmission Number
  • Produced......................................approximately 9700
  • Engine...............................................Minneapolis Steel vertical, valve-in-head
  • Test engine serial number............................12137
  • Cylinders............................................4
  • Bore and stroke (inches).............................4.25x6.00
  • Rated rpm............................................1,000
  • Displacement (c.i)...................................340.5
  • Fuel.................................................kerosene/gasoline
  • Main tank capacity (gallons).........................23
  • Auxiliary tank capacity (gallons)....................3
  • Carburetor...........................................Holley, 1.25-in.
  • Air cleaner..........................................Bennett
  • Ignition.............................................Bosch DU4 magneto
  • Cooling capacity (gallons)...........................7

Maximum brake horsepower tests
  • PTO/belt horsepower..................................27.93
  • Crankshaft rpm.......................................1,017
  • Fuel use (gallons per hour)..........................3.18

Maximum drawbar horsepower tests
  • Gear.................................................low
  • Drawbar horsepower...................................18.43
  • Pull weight (pounds).................................3,476
  • Speed (miles per hour)...............................1.99
  • Percent slippage.....................................20.10
  • SAE drawbar horsepower...............................12
  • SAE belt/PTO horsepower..............................20
  • Type.................................................4 wheel
  • Front wheel (inches).................................steel 34x5.75
  • Rear wheel (inches)..................................steel 50x12
  • Length (inches)......................................84 wheel, 134 total
  • Height (inches)......................................63.50
  • Rear width (inches)..................................63
  • Weight (pounds)......................................4,000
  • Gear/speed (miles per hour)..........................forward 1/2.20, 2/2.93 reverse1/na

See also

References
  • Dunning, Lorry; Ultimate American Farm Tractor Data Book Nebraska Test Tractors 1920-1960
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