Twin City tractors
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and the Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company of Hopkins, Minnesota
Hopkins, Minnesota
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Twin City tractors were dark gray in color, and had a logo much like the "TC" that the Minnesota Twins
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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