Allis-Chalmers Model WC
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The Model WC was a row crop tractor
made by Allis-Chalmers
from 1933 to 1948.
Until 1938, the WC was unstyled and had a smaller radiator and tires. It was also the first tractor tested with rubber tires in the Nebraska tests. The WC has a 4 cylinder, 201 cubic inch 4" bore x 4" stroke engine and was tested at 22 drawbar and 30 belt horsepower.
The WC was popular in the Great Depression
; it was made partially from already existing components and would pull a two bottom plow. Also, its steel channel iron frame eliminated the need for heavy castings as in the Model U and Model UC. With its minimalistic design and price of 825 dollars on rubber tires, about 178,000 were made from 1934 to 1948.
Tractor
A tractor is a vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high tractive effort at slow speeds, for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used in agriculture or construction...
made by Allis-Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers
The Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. of West Allis, Wisconsin, is an American company known for its past as a manufacturer with diverse interests, perhaps most famous for their bright Persian Orange farm tractors...
from 1933 to 1948.
Until 1938, the WC was unstyled and had a smaller radiator and tires. It was also the first tractor tested with rubber tires in the Nebraska tests. The WC has a 4 cylinder, 201 cubic inch 4" bore x 4" stroke engine and was tested at 22 drawbar and 30 belt horsepower.
The WC was popular in the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
; it was made partially from already existing components and would pull a two bottom plow. Also, its steel channel iron frame eliminated the need for heavy castings as in the Model U and Model UC. With its minimalistic design and price of 825 dollars on rubber tires, about 178,000 were made from 1934 to 1948.