By 1918, this wooden silo was replaced by a concrete silo. Don't know if it was in the same location.
International Harvester
Mogul 8-16 Tractor
The Mogul is rated at 8 drawbar (pulling a load) horsepower, and 16hp on belt pulley.
Engine is kerosene powered. One cylinder with 8" bore x 12" stroke, rated at 400 RPM.
It had one forward and one reverse gear. Speed: 1.5 miles per hour.
Total weight was about 5000lbs.
The sale price of Mogul was $695 FOB, Chicago, IL
Mogul 8-16 began rolling out of Chicago factory in 1914 until 1917.
Simple and easy to operate, it was also easy to maintain and repair.
It was best selling tractor in 1915 & 1916 with over 5000 sold in each year.
Silo being loaded with silo blower driven by Mogul 8-16 tractor |
Below is a photo from Flickr by Bhachgen from a Tractor Show where you can see the drum used to drive the leather belt for the silo blower. Clicking on photo will take you to his site and can see larger version. |
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