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630.15 

Av3a 

1918 


AVERY  COMPANY, 


UNIVERSITY  OF 

ILLINOIS  LIBRARY 

AT  URBANA-CHAMPAIGN 

,LLINOIS  HISTORICAL  SURVEY 


C  o 

Pooi-ia,  Illinois,  U.  S.A. 


Branches 

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Distributers 

AVEKY  COMPANY 
of  TEXAS  "DALLAS 
AMARILLO  and. 
BEAUMONT  *  TEX 

Also  othe*  principot 
machinery 


CANADIAN  AVERT  COltd.  Branch  Houses  and  DiaMbut&s  in  eveiy  State  in  the 

Winnipeg  and  Retina  Union  and  in  neatly  ev&Ky  Country  in  the  World. 

Export  and  Domestic  Office  *  2-4  Stono  St.,  Nev York  *  Peoria  Cable 
Address  "  AVERT- PEOP.1A,  Codes  ^Liebej-s*AJ5.C.  5th  Edition  .Western  Union. 


AAVERY  TRACTOR  and  Plow  will 
make  you  a  better  seed  bed.      The 
depth   you   plow   and   the    time    you 
plow  have  a  great  deal  to  do  with  the  size 
of  your  yield. 

PLOWING  TAKES  MORE  POWER  than 
any  other  kind  of  farm  work.  It  was  always 
hard  to  do  it  with  horses  or  mules.  It  is 
harder  than  ever  now  that  you  must  plow 
deeper  and  at  exactly  the  right  time: 

A  TRACTOR  GIVES  YOU  POWER  to 
plow  deep  and  to  plow  quick;  power  that 
is  not  stopped  by  hard  ground,  hot  weather 
or  flies;  power  that  will  run  day  and  night, 
if  necessary;  and  power  in  a  concentrated 
form,  so  that  you  can  do  as  much  work  as 
two  or  more  men  with  horses.  And  after 
you  plow  you  can  also  disc,  harrow,  pulver- 
ize and  do  all  of  the  work  of  preparing  your 
seed  bed  with  a  tractor  better  and  cheaper 
than  you  can  with  horses. 


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[2] 


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THERE   IS   NO   POWER  required  in 
raising  a   grain   crop   that   a   tractor 
cannot  supply.     After  preparing  the 
seed  bed,  a  tractor  will  pull  a  drill  to  put 
the  crop  in,  pull  a  binder  or  header  to  har- 
vest it,  drive  a  separator  to  thresh  it,  pull 
the    wagons    to    haul    it,    and    drive    the 
elevator  to  unload  it. 

PROBABLY  there  is  no  kind  of  work  for 
which  a  tractor  has  been  found  more  satis- 
factory, outside  of  plowing,  than  for  har- 
vesting. The  grain  must  be  cut  quick  when 
it  is  just  ripe,  and  it  is  then  about  the  hot- 
test time  of  the  year.  It  is  a  wonderful 
satisfaction  to  cut  your  grain  with  a  tractor, 
for  it  doesn't  have  to  stop  to  rest,  eat  or 
even  sleep,  as  do  horses  or  mules.  With  a 
tractor  you  can  save  your  grain  after  you 
raise  it. 

WHEN  YOU  HAVE  A  TRACTOR  you 
can  also  get  a  thresher  and  thresh  your  own 
grain  just  when  you  are  ready,  and  then 
thresh  as  much  for  your  neighbors  as  you 
want  to.  There's  a  size  Avery  Champion 
Grain  Saver  Thresher  to  fit  each  of  the  five 
sizes  of  Avery  Tractors,  from  the  8-16  to 
the  40-80  H.  P. 


[3] 


.  \J\e". 


YOU  CAN  DO  ALL  THE  WORK  of 
raising  a   corn  crop,  cotton  crop  or 
other  crop  planted  in  rows  now  with- 
out horses  or  mules.      An  Avery  Tractor 
and  an  Avery  Motor  Cultivator  will  do  all 
of  the  kinds  of  work  you  have  to  do. 

AFTER  YOU  HAVE  PREPARED  your 
seed  bed  with  the  tractor,  you  can  put  the 
planter  attachment  on  an  Avery  Motor 
Cultivator  and  plant  your  crop.  Then  take 
off  the  planter  attachment  and  put  on  the 
Cultivator  gangs  and  do  all  the  cultivat- 
ing of  your  crop  with  an  Avery  Motor 
Cultivator. 

IN  THE  FALL  you  can  pull  your  corn 
binder  or  corn  picker  with  your  tractor  and 
harvest  your  corn  crop.  After  harvesting 
you  can  belt  up  your  tractor  to  a  silage 
cutter,  shredder  or  feed  grinder  and  get 
your  corn  crop  ready  to  feed  in  any  way 
you  wish  or  ready  for  market.  If  you  wish 
to  market  it  you  can  haul  it  with  your 
tractor. 

IT  WAS  NOT  THOUGHT  at  first  that 
motor  power  could  do  so  much  in  handling 
a  row  crop,  but  it  has  been  found  of  equally 
as  much  value  as  in  handling  a  grain  crop. 
It  is  this  fact  which  is  now  causing  many 
farmers,  who  at  first  hesitated  about  using 
motor  power,  to  become  strong  advocates 
of  motor  farming  and  to  buy  tractors  and 
motor  cultivators  in  large  numbers. 


S  m 

YALEHURST  FARM 


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-  : 


[41 


A  MOST   ANY   CROP  can  be   handled 
better  and  cheaper  with  motor  power. 

QUITE  A  NUMBER  of  tractor  owners  use 
their  tractors  to  mow  their  hay.  Many  of 
them  use  their  tractors  to  pull  their  hay 
loaders  and  do  their  hauling.  Of  course,  if 
the  hay  is  to  be  baled  the  tractor  will  also 
furnish  the  belt  power. 

MEN  WHO  HAVE  ORCHARDS  or  raise 
potatoes  on  a  large  scale  are  rapidly  adopt- 
ing tractor  power  to  do  their  work.  Those 
who  already  have  them  say  that  the  tractor 
makes  it  possible  to  cultivate  an  orchard 
much  better  than  it  can  possibly  be  done 
with  horses.  Pulling  a  potato  digger  is 
also  a  hard  job  for  horses,  but  an  easy  one 
for  a  tractor.  Then,  of  course,  you  can  haul 
your  crop  anywhere  you  wish  with  a  tractor. 

THE  AVERY  COMPANY  also  builds  a 
special  nursery  tractor,  as  shown  here, 
about  which  full  information  will  be  sent  to 
anyone  interested. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  turns  short  and 
the  question  of  using  it  is  largely  only  a 
question  of  getting  the  tools  you  wish  to 
use  properly  attached. 


•1 


YOU    GET    MORE    POWER 
steadier  pull  with  a  tractor. 


and 


IT  WOULD  BE  ALMOST  IMPOSSIBLE 
to  list  all  the  kinds  of  work  that  are  being 
done  with  tractors.  They  can  be  used  for 
supplying  almost  every  kind  of  pulling 
power  required. 

YOU  CAN  USE  A  TRACTOR  for  pulling 
a  manure  spreader,  pulling  stumps,  moving 
houses,  stretching  fence,  pulling  a  tile  ma- 
chine, and  almost  anything  else  you  have 
to  do. 

MOST  MEN  who  buy  tractors  find  after 
they  get  them  that  they  use  them  for  many 
more  kinds  of  work  than  they  had  planned 
on  when  they  bought  them,  and  they  also 
learn  that  the  extra  power  they  have  is 
of  great  advantage  to  them  in  doing  their 
work. 


A 


TRACTOR  gives  you  both  belt  and 
traction  power  all  in  the  one  ma- 
chine. 


THE  GREAT  ADVANTAGE  of  a  tractor 
over  a  portable  engine  is  that  it  is  equally 
as  good  a  machine  for  doing  your  belt  work 
and  has  the  added  advantage  of  being  able 
to  move  itself  anywhere  you  want  it  and 
pull  a  load  besides. 

OWNERS  OF  TRACTORS  use  them  for 
such  work  as  feed  grinding,  baling,  shelling, 
pumping,  sawing,  etc.,  and  many  men  are 
buying  their  own  silage  cutters  and 
threshers  and  doing  their  silage  cutting  and 
threshing  with  their  own  outfits,  in  order 
to  get  the  work  done  when  they  want  it. 


[7] 


6  Farm  Products 

£ 


U  CAN  HAUL  a  larger  load  and 
haul  it  faster  and  cheaper  with  a 
tractor. 


WHEN  THE  PRICE  is  right  and  you  are 
ready,  you  can  haul  your  crops  to  market 
quick  with  a  tractor.  If  you  need  any  lum- 
ber, fuel,  tile,  sand,  cement,  etc.,  haul  them 
back  with  your  tractor.  It  has  the  power 
to  pull  heavy  loads  over  most  any  kind  of 
roads. 

ANYONE  WHO  HAS  NOT  USED  a 
tractor  can  hardly  realize  the  many  places 
where  a  tractor  owner  finds  that  it  fur- 
nishes just  the  power  he  wants  for  hauling. 


[C] 


TRACTORS  are  far  better  than  horses 
or  mules  for  doing  road  work.  The 
steady  pull  required  in  grading,  level- 
ing and  hauling  road  materials  is  too  much 
for  animal  power,  and  when  you  hitch 
enough  horses  or  mules  to  a  road  grader  or 
a  big  leveler  you  have  an  awkward  outfit  to 
drive  or  turn  around.  It  also  requires  too 
many  men  to  handle  such  an  outfit.  But  a 
tractor  gives  you  a  lot  of  power  concen- 
trated in  a  small  form  that  one  man  can 
readily  handle. 

A  TRACTOR  will  do  the  grading,  leveling, 
hauling,  rock  crushing,  etc.,  and  besides 
these  kinds  of  work  you  can  also  get  a  road 
roller  attachment  and  roll  your  roads  as 
well. 

WE  PUBLISH  a  special  road  building  cir- 
cular telling  about  what  others  are  doing 
with  Avery  Tractors.  They  are  being 
bought  in  large  numbers  by  counties,  town- 
ships and  by  individuals  having  road 
contracts. 


[9] 


Molorize  All 


A?  FIRST  MEN  BOUGHT  TRACTORS  principally 
for  plowing.  Now  they  are  used  for  all  kinds  of 
work.  A  tractor  is  a  general  all-year-around  machine. 
In  the  spring  you  can  plow,  disc  corn  stalks,  disc  and 
harrow,  drill,  and  pack  your  ground.  In  the  summer  you 
can  harvest,  thresh,  make  hay  and  do  road  work.  In  the 
fall  you  can  cut  silage,  plow  and  shred  corn.  In  the 
winter  you  can  shell,  saw,  grind  feed,  do  hauling  and  other 
work.  The  Avery  Motor  Cultivator  also  makes  it  possible 
now  to  plant  and  cultivate  with  motor  power  and  replace 
animal  power  for  such  work. 

IT  IS  OF  PARTICULAR  IMPORTANCE,  with  high 
prices  of  crops,  to  produce  all  your  land  can  possibly  raise 
and  do  it  with  the  least  expense.  It  is  not  so  much  a 
question  of  whether  or  not  a  man  can  afford  a  tractor  or 
motor  cultivator  as  it  is  a  question  of  how  he  can  afford 
not  to  have  one.  As  one  man  has  said,  "You  have  to  be 
rich  to  farm  entirely  with  horses  now." 

IT  IS  USUALLY  THE  MAN  who  first  appreciates  the 
advantage  of  adopting  better  methods  who  profits  most. 
Right  now  is  the  best  time  you  will  ever  have  for  buying 
a  tractor  and  motor  cultivator.  The  reasons  are  because, 
in  the  first  place,  motor  farming  is  a  proven  success. 
There  isn't  any  question  about  motor  farming  being  a 
success  and  there  isn't  any  question  about  being  able  to 
get  a  successful  tractor  or  motor  cultivator.  You  don't 
need  to  experiment  now — the  experimenting  has  all  been 
done.  In  the  second  place,  the  prices  of  farm  products 
are  still  based  on  the  higher  cost  of  horse  farming.  What 
you  save  in  production  with  a  tractor  and  motor  cultivator 
you  have  as  extra  profit  over  and  above  your  usual 
margin. 


[10] 


Kaiselar^erCropsbyMotorrarmino 


DOING  THE  WORK  AT  JUST  THE  RIGHT  TIME  is  now 
generally  recognized  as  the  most  important  thing  necessary 
in  preparing  the  seed  bed.     There  are  only  a  few  days  when 
the  ground  is  in  the  best  condition  to  plow,  disc,  harrow  and  plant. 
Right  then  is  when  you  must  do  the  work  quick  in  order  to  raise 
the  largest  crops. 

IT  IS  ALSO  JUST  AS  NECESSARY  to  do  the  work  in  the  right 
way  as  at  the  right  time.  Reports  from  agricultural  college  ex- 
periment stations  say  the  average  depth  of  plowing  should  be 
doubled.  More  discing  and  harrowing  is  constantly  recommended 
in  order  to  better  pulverize  the  ground  and  thus  make  more  plant 
food  available  and  save  the  moisture. 

BUT  TO  PLOW  DEEPER  AND  QUICKER  and  to  disc  and 
harrow  oftener  would  require  more  horses  or  more  time.  To 
double  the  depth  of  plowing  would  require  70  per  cent  more  horses 
or  70  per  cent  more  time.  You  can't  afford  to  take  the  time  or  to 
keep  the  extra  horses.  To  keep  70  per  cent  more  horses  would 
increase  your  expense  to  the  same  amount,  and  to  take  70  per  cent 
more  time  would  mean  smaller  crops. 

MOST  MEN  HAVE  REALIZED  RIGHT  ALONG,  from  their 
own  experience,  that  doing  farm  work  at  the  right  time  and  in  the 
right  way  meant  bigger  crops,  but  when  it  came  to  the  question  of 
the  power  to  do  it — there's  where  the  rub  came  in.  Horses  can- 
not supply  sufficient  power  to  do  farm  work  as  it  should  be  done — 
they  cannot  supply  power  in  a  concentrated  form  so  that  one  man 
can  handle  enough  with  his  own  hands — they  can  only  work  a  few 
hours  until  they  must  stop  to  eat,  rest  and  sleep^-they  are  soft  in 
the  spring,  right  when  you  need  to  push  your  work — they  get  over- 
heated if  you  push  them  in  hot  weather — flies  and  other  insects 
constantly  bother  them  and  reduce  the  work  they  do. 

THESE  ARE  SOME  OF  THE  REASONS  why  tractors  are  be- 
ing bought  by  the  thousands  every  year — because  tractors  are  the 
only  real  answer  to  the  problem  of  having  the  power  you  need  to 
do  all  your  work  in  the  right  way  and  at  the  right  time  and  thus 
raise  bigger  crops. 

REPORTS  FROM  MEN  WHO  ARE  USING  Avery  Tractors 
in  all  parts  of  the  country  tell  about  the  bigger  crops  they  are  now 
able  to  raise  with  tractor  power.  An  Avery  Tractor  will  give  you 
the  power  you  must  have  to  practice  the  best  farming  methods. 
It  will  give  you  a  lot  more  power — power  in  a  concentrated  form 
that  one  man  can  handle — power  that  hot  weather  can't  stop — and 
power  that  will  work  as  long  hours  as  you  want  to  run  it.  An 
Avery  Tractor  gives  you  the  power  to  raise  bigger  crops  by  doing 
all  your  work  in  the  right  way  and  at  just  the  right  time. 


weather  can't  stop 
ith  a  Tractor. 


Niflht    time    can't    stop 
you    with   a   Tractor. 


[11] 


Save  Expenselgr Motor  Farming 


With  a  Tractor  y™ 
can    double    the    wor. 
you  can  do  with  ho78e, 


You  can  t  fix  a    dead     horse 
ith  a  wrench  like  you 
can  a  tractor. 


FARM  HORSES  ONLY  WORK,  on  the  average,  about  100  full 
days'  time  per  year,  but  they  eat  all  the  time  whether  they  are 
idle  or  working.     When  you  farm  with  horses  or  mules,  they 
eat  about  one-fourth  of  all  you  raise.     It  takes  the  crops  from  five 
acres  to  feed  each  horse. 

YOU  HAVE  TO  FEED  THEM  the  other  265  days  all  for  nothing, 
just  to  get  100  days'  work  out  of  them.  It's  entirely  different 
with  a  tractor.  When  it  isn't  working  it  costs  you  nothing  for  fuel 
and  when  it  is  working  it  costs  you  less  to  do  the  work  than  to  do 
it  with  animal  power. 

DON'T  FEED  YOUR  CROPS  into  idle  extra  horses  any  longer. 
Sell  them — then  you  can  haul  your  grain  to  market  and  sell  it  or 
feed  it  into  profit-making  hogs  or  cattle. 

IT  ALSO  TAKES  TOO  MANY  MEN  to  farm  with  horses  or 
mules.  One  man  cannot  handle  enough  power  with  his  own  hands. 
This  means  extra  hired  help,  with  wages  constantly  increasing  and 
men  hard  to  get  at  all  when  you  need  them. 

WHEN  YOU  CONSIDER  upkeep  expense  you  will  find  that  the 
cost  of  repairs  for  an  Avery  Tractor  will  average  less  than  the 
cost  of  shoeing,  veterinary  and  other  expense,  to  keep  the  horses 
in  shape.  The  investment  in  an  Avery  Tractor  and  Plow  will 
average  less  than  the  cost  of  horses  necessary  to  do  the  same 
amount  of  work  The  depreciation  on  an  Avery  Tractor  from 
year  to  year  will  be  less,  if  properly  cared  for,  than  with  horses 
or  mules.  The  life  of  an  Avery  Tractor  will  average,  at  least, 
as  long  as  the  working  life  of  an  average  horse,  and  a  tractor 
never  dies.  It  can  always  be  fixed,  but  you  can't  fix  a  dead  horse 
with  a  monkey  wrench  like  you  can  a  Tractor.  A  tractor  can't 
get  overheated  and  die,  it  can't  be  poisoned  by  eating  the  wrong 
kind  of  food,  and  it  isn't  subject  to  all  of  the  common  diseases 
that  attack  and  kill  valuable  horses  without  your  being  able  to 
prevent  them.  If  an  Avery  Tractor  is  given  reasonable  care,  it 
will  run  steady  right  along,  but  you  can  never  be  sure  what  is 
going  to  happen  with  animal  power. 

OTHER  MEN  HAVE  PROVEN  that  farming  with  an  Avery 
Tractor  is  cheaper  than  with  horses.  Why  shouldn't  it  pay  you 
also  as  well  as  it  does  them? 


[12] 


Enjoy  lileMore  ly  Motor  farming 


IT  TAKES  TOO  MUCH  TIME  and  hard  work  to  care  for  horses 
and  mules.  In  the  morning  you  have  to  feed,  water,  curry, 
harness  up  and  hitch  up.  At  noon  it's  unhitch,  feed,  water  and 
hitch  up.  At  night  it's  unhitch,  feed,  water,  unharness  and  bed. 
And  horses  have  to  be  taken  care  of  whether  they  are  idle  or 
working.  They  average  only  about  100  days'  work  a  year  and 
take  vacations  of  265  days'  time — but  there  is  no  vacation  for  the 
man  who  has  to  take  care  of  them.  He  must  at  least  feed  and 
water  them  every  day  of  the  year  whether  they  are  idle  or  work- 
ing. Government  investigations  show  that  it  requires  170  hours 
of  a  man's  time  each  year  to  take  care  of  one  horse,  or  17  full 
ten-hour  days'  time.  Just  to  take  care  of  four  horses  requires 
time  equal  to  two  and  one-half  months  of  ten-hour  days  a  year. 

ENJOY  LIFE  MORE  by  farming  with  a  tractor.  Don't  spend 
your  time  in  the  winter  taking  care  of  a  lot  of  surplus  idle  horses. 
Sell  them  and  get  a  tractor  that  doesn't  take  any  care  after  you 
run  it  in  the  shed  until  you  want  to  use  it  again. 

SAVE  ALL  THE  TIME  it  takes  you  to  care  for  your  extra  horses 
every  day  and  spend  it  instead  in  enjoying  life  more  and  in 
studying  out  how  to  farm  better. 

YOUR  TRACTOR  will  also  save  you  a  lot  of  hard  work  and  time 
every  day  you  use  it.  In  the  morning  it  will  only  take  about  as 
much  time  as  to  care  for  one  horse  and  at  noon  and  night  all  you 
will  have  to  do  will  be  to  turn  the  switch  and  you  are  through. 
All  the  extra  time  it  takes  to  feed,  water,  harness,  curry  and  bed 
horses  you  can  spend  in  more  profitable  work  or  in  getting  more 
enjoyment  out  of  life. 

EVERY  BOY  LIKES  TO  HANDLE  MACHINERY.  Few  boys 
like  to  curry  horses.  A  tractor  makes  farm  life  more  pleasant 
and  interesting  for  every  boy. 


AND  A  TRACTOR  HELPS  the  mother  and  girls,  too. 
less  hired  help  than  where  horses  are  used. 


It  takes 


BECAUSE  THERE  ARE  LESS  CHORES  the  whole  family  can 
get  through  easier  and  earlier  at  night,  which  means  more  time 
to  spend  together  in  the  evening,  more  opportunity  for  going  to 
entertainments,  etc. 

DON'T  KEEP  ON  FARMING  in  the  old,  hard  way  when  you 
can  save  yourself  and  family  a  whole  lot  of  hard  work  and  make 
the  work  more  pleasant  by  adopting  motor-farming  and  using  an 
Avery  Tractor  and  Motor  Cultivator. 


[13] 


Start  your  boy  farming  with 
a    Tractor.      Give    him 
the  best  chance. 


Avery  8-Drawbar,  16-Belt  H.  P.  Tractor 

For  pulling  3  moldboard    plows,  3  or  4    disc  plows — driving  19  x  30-inch  threshers,  silo  fillers,  etc., 

and  for  other  field,  belt,  hauling  and  road  work. 


SPECIFICATIONS: 


MOTOR 

Number  of  Cylinders  ...................... 

Bore  of  Cylinders,  inches  .................. 

Stroke,  inches 

Revolutions  per  Minute 

Diameter  of  Crankshaft  Bearings,  inches.. 

Length  of  Crankshaft  Bearings,  inches 

Diameter  of  Belt  Pulley,  inches  ............ 

Face  of  Belt  Pulley,  inches  ................ 


6 

600 


18 
7 
Capacity  of  Fuel  Tank,  gallons  .............    2  &  12 


GEARING 

Face  of  Crankshaft  Pinion  and  Compensating 
Gear,  inches  ........................... 

Face  of  Bull  Gears  and  Pinions,  inches  ...... 

Miles  per  Hour,  on  low  gear  ............... 

Miles  per  Hour,  on  high  gear  ............... 


WHEELS 

Front  Wheels,  diameter,  inches 

Front  Wheels,  face,  inches 

Rear  Wheels,  diameter,  inches 

Rear  Wheels,  face,  inches 

Special  Rear  Wheel  Extensions,  inches. 

SHAFTING 

Rear  Axle,  diameter,  inches 

Front  Axle,  diameter,  inches 

Countershaft,  diameter,  inches 


30 
5 

50 

12 

6 


25* 

2 

2 


MISCELLANEOUS 

Extreme  Width,  inches 56 

Extreme  Length,  inches 130 

Extreme  Height,  inches 73 

Shipping  Weight,  pounds 4,900 


[14] 


Avery  12-Drawbar,  25-Belt  H.  P.  Tractor 

For  pulling  4  mold  board  plows,  5  or  6  disc  plows — driving  22  x  36-inch  threshers,  silo  fillers,  etc., 

and  for  other  field,  belt,  hauling  and  road  work. 


SPECIFICATIONS: 


MOTOR 

Number  of  Cylinders 

Bore  of  Cylinders,  inches 

Stroke,  inches   

Revolutions,  per  Minute 

Diameter  of  Crankshaft  Bearings,  inches,.. 

Length  of  Crankshaft  Bearings,  inches 

Diameter  of  Belt  Pulley,  inches 

Face  of  Belt  Pulley,  inches 

Capacity  of  Small  Fuel  Tank,  gallons 

Capacity  of  Large  Fuel  Tank,  gallons 


GEARING 

Face  of  Crankshaft  Pinion  and  Compensat- 
ing Gear,  inches   

Face  of  Bull  Gears  and  Pinions,  inches 

Miles  per  Hour,  on  low  gear 

Miles  per  Hour,  on  high  gear 


7 

570 
3% 


7 
6* 

14 


2% 
3 

194 

23/4 


WHEELS 

Front  Wheels,  diameter,  inches 

Front  Wheels,  face,  inches 

Rear  Wheels,  diameter,  inches 

Rear  Wheels,  face,  inches 

Special  Rear  Wheel  Extensions,  inches. 

SHAFTING 

Rear  Axle,  diameter,  inches 

Front  Axle,  diameter,  inches 

Countershaft,  diameter,  inches 


30 

8 

56 

20 

8 


MISCELLANEOUS 

Extreme  Width,  inches 80 

Extreme  Length,  inches 164 

Extreme  Height,  inches 105 

Shipping  Weight,  pounds 7,500 


[15] 


Avery  18-Draw  Bar,  36-Belt  H.  P.  Tractor 

For  pulling  5  mold  board  plows,  8  disc  plows— driving  28  x  46-inch  threshers,  silo  fillers,  etc., 
and  for  other  field,  belt,  hauling  and  road  work. 


SPECIFICATIONS: 


MOTOR 

Number  of  Cylinders 4 

Bore  of  Cylinders,  inches 5* 

Stroke,  inches   6 

Revolutions  per  Minute 650 

Diameter  of  Crankshaft  Bearings,  inches.  .  .  3 

Length  of  Crankshaft  Bearings,  inches Sy2  &  7^ 

Diameter  of  Belt  Pulley,  inches 18 

Face  of  Belt  Pulley,  inches 8 

Capacity  of  Small  Fuel  Tank,  gallons 6 

Capacity  of  Large  Fuel  Tank,  gallons 27 

GEARING 

Face  of  Crankshaft  Pinion  and  Compensat- 
ing Gear,  inches 3 

Face  of  Bull  Gears  and  Pinions,  inches 4 

Miles  per  Hour,  on  low  gear 

Miles  per  Hour,  on  high  gear 3 


WHEELS 

Front  Wheels,  diameter,  inches 

Front  Wheels,  face,  inches 

Rear  Wheels,  diameter,  inches 

Rear  Wheels,  face,  inches 

Special  Rear  Wheel  Extensions,  inches. 

SHAFTING 

Rear  Axle,  diameter,  inches 

Front  Axle,  diameter,  inches 

Countershaft,  diameter,  inches 


MISCELLANEOUS 

Extreme  Width,  inches.  .  . . 
Extreme  Length,  inches. 
Extreme  Height,  inches.  .  .  . 
Shipping  Weight,  pounds . .  . 


35 

8 

65 

20 

8 


3 

VA 

VA 


84 

152 

105 

9,250 


[16] 


Avery  25-Drawbar,  50-Belt  H.  P. Tractor 

For  pulling  6  moldboard  plows,  12  disc  plows — driving  32  x  54-inch  threshers,  silo  fillers,  etc., 
and  for  other  field,  belt,  hauling  and  road  work. 


SPECIFICATIONS: 


MOTOR 

Number  of  Cylinders 4 

Bore  of  Cylinders,  inches 6% 

Stroke,  inches 7 

Revolutions  per  Minute 500 

Diameter  of  Crankshaft  Bearings,  inches. .  . .  334 

Length  of  Crankshaft  Bearings,  inches 694  &  7J^ 

Diameter  of  Belt  Pulley,  inches 22 

Face  of  Belt  Pulley,  inches V/t 

Capacity  of  Small  Fuel  Tank,  gallons 6 

Capacity  of  Large  Fuel  Tank,  gallons 27 

GEARING 

Face  of  Crankshaft  Pinion  and  Compensating 

Gear,  inches    3 

Face  of  Bull  Gears  and  Pinions,  inches 4 

Miles  per  Hour,  on  low  gear 2 

Miles  per  Hour,  on  high  gear 3 


WHEELS 

Front  Wheels,  diameter,  inches 

Front  Wheels,  face,  inches 

Rear  Wheels,  diameter,  inches 

Rear  Wheels,  face  inches 

Special  Rear  Wheel  Extensions,  inches. 

SHAFTING 

Rear  Axle,  diameter,  inches 

Front  Axle,  diameter,  inches 

Countershaft,  diameter,  inches 


38 
10 
69 
20 
8 


MISCELLANEOUS 

Extreme  Width,  inches 

Extreme  Length,  inches 176 

Extreme  Height,  inches 108 

Shipping  Weight,  pounds 12,500 


[17] 


Avery  40-Drawbar,  80-Belt  H.  P. Tractor 

For  pulling  8-10  moldboard  plows,  18  disc  plows — driving  36  x  60,  42  x  64  and  42  x  70-inch  threshers, 

and  for  other  field,  belt,  hauling  and  road  work. 


SPECIFICATIONS: 


MOTOR 

Number  of  Cylinders 4 

Bore  of  Cylinders,  inches 7% 

Stroke,  inches 8 

Revolutions  per  Minute 500 

Diameter  of  Crankshaft  Bearings,  inches. .  . .  4^£ 

Length  of  Crankshaft  Bearings,  inches 9  &  9 

Diameter  of  Belt  Pulley,  inches 26 

Face  of  Belt  Pulley,  inches 10 

Capacity  of  Small  Fuel  Tank,  gallons 6^4 

Capacity  of  Large  Fuel  Tank,  gallons 44 

GEARING 

Face  of  Crankshaft  Pinion  and  Compensating 

Gear,  inches 5 

Face  of  Bull  Gears  and  Pinions,  inches 6 

Miles  per  Hour,  on  low  gear 134 

Miles  per  Hour,  on  high  gear 2% 


WHEELS 

Front  Wheels,  diameter,  inches 

Front  Wheels,  face,  inches 

Rear  Wheels,  diameter,  inches 

Rear  Wheels,  face,  inches 

Special  Rear  Wheel  Extensions,  inches. 

SHAFTING 

Rear  Axle,  diameter,  inches 

Front  Axle,  diameter,  inches 

Countershaft,  diameter,  inches 


42 

16 


24 
12 


5 

y 

4 


MISCELLANEOUS 

Extreme  Width,  inches 

Extreme  Length,  inches 215 

Extreme  Height,  inches 121 

Shipping  Weight,  pounds 22,000 


MS] 


Some  General  Facts  You  Should  Know  About 

Avery  Tractors 


WHEX  YOU  BUY  A  HORSE  you  ask  how  old  he  is  and  then  you  look 
at  his  teeth  to  see  whether  the  facts  bear  out  the  answer  that 
you  get     You  inquire  about  his  weight  and  then  drive  him  across 
a  scale  to  make  sure.     You  ask  about  how  he  travels  and  then  hitch  him 
up  and  drive  him  around  to  make  certain  that  he  has  the  kind  of  action  that 
is  claimed  for  him.     You  know  what  a  good  horse  is  and  you  investigate 
the  facts  behind  the  claims  that  are  made. 

BUYING  A  TRACTOR  is  just  like  buying  a  horse.  Of  course,  men  have 
not  had  so  much  experience  in  buying  tractors,  but  by  careful  investigation 
and  comparison  you  can  find  out  what  points  are  necessary  to  make  a  good 
tractor,  and  then  by  carefully  investigating  the  claims  for  each  machine  you 
can  determine  the  tractor  which  has  the  features  you  want. 

The  Only  Real  Standardized 
Tractor  Design 

YOU  SHOULD  STUDY  the  design  and  construction  of  a  tractor  from  two 
points  of  view — first,  the  design  and  construction  of  the  individual  units, 
and,  second,  the  results  of  the  combination  of  these  into  the  complete 
machine. 

THERE  ARE  NINE  UNITS  IN  EVERY  TRACTOR — 


Motor 

Fuel  System 

Ignition  System 


Oiling  System 
Cooling  System 
Clutch 


Transmission 

Frame 

Wheels 


YOU  SHOULD  INVESTIGATE  the  design  and  construction  of  each  of  these 
nine  units  and  then  should  consider  how  well  they  are  combined  into  the 
complete  tractor  to  produce  these  nine  results — 


Durability 
Reliability 
Simplicity 


Light  Weight 

Power 

Speed 


Economy 
Accessibility 
Ease  of  Handling 


IT  IS  NO  EASY  THING  to  build  a  tractor  where  every  part — motor,  fuel 
system,  ignition  system,  oiling  system,  cooling  system,  clutch,  transmission, 
frame  and  wheels — are  each  so  designed  as  individual  units,  and  so  com- 
bined into  the  complete  machine  as  to  produce  a  tractor  that  possesses 
durability,  reliability,  simplicity,  light  weight,  power,  speed,  economy, 
accessibility  and  ease  of  handling.  A  chain  with  a  broken  link  is  useless. 
A  boat  with  a  hole  in  it  will  sink,  even  though  the  rest  of  the  boat  may  be 
all  right.  So  it  is  with  a  tractor — if  any  part  fails,  the  whole  tractor  fails. 

ON  THE  FOLLOWING  PAGES  you  will  find  full  detailed  illustrations  and 
discussion  of  the  design  of  the  nine  units  in  an  Avery  Tractor  and  the 
results  of  the  combination  of  these  into  the  complete  machine. 

EVEN  WITHOUT  A  DETAILED  INVESTIGATION,  however,  of  all  of  th-> 

facts  about  Avery  Tractors,  this  one  thing  stands  out  strongly  as  proof  of 
the  success  of  the  Avery  design — that  Avery  Tractors  are  the  only  make 
built  in  five  sizes  all  alike.  When  a  company  starts  building  one  si/.e 
tractor  and  then,  because  of  its  success,  builds  another  size,  then  another, 
then  another,  and  then  another,  until  it  has  five  sizes  all  of  the  same  design, 
it  is  proof  in  itself  that  that  design  must  be  successful,  otherwise  it  would 
be  changed  or  the  company  would  not  be  successful.  The  fact  that  the 
Avery  Company  is  the  only  company  building  five  sizes  of  tractors  all  of 
the  same  design  is  strong  proof  in  itself  of  the  superiority  of  Avery 
Tractors. 

MOST  OTHER  COMPANIES  building  new  sizes  of  tractors  are  building 
them  of  a  different  design  than  their  former  tractors,  which  is  an  admission 
of  the  fuilure  of  their  former  design,  and  the  best  that  can  be  said  of  any 
new  design  is  that  it  is  an  experiment. 

Put  to  the  Hardest  Tests 
of  Any 

A  TRACTOR  may  appear  to  have  n  pood  design  and  construction  and  yet 
not  show  up  as  one  would  think  when  it  comes  to  the  actual  test. 

THERE  ARE  THREE  KINDS  OF  TESTS  which  you  should  investigate — 
first,  those  made  by  the  company  itself;  second,  those  made  in  public  com- 
petition; and,  third,  those  made  by  the  users  of  the  tractor. 


WE  DO  NOT  BELIEVE  than  any  company  has  more  efficient  testing  appar- 
atus than  the  Avery  Company,  or  that  any  company  subjects  its  machines 
to  a  more  thorough  test  before  shipping  them  out  to  the  customer.  We 
are  always  glad  to  have  anyone  visit  our  factory  and  see  how  we  test  our 
machines. 

YOU  WILL  ALWAYS  FIND  AVERY  TRACTORS  entered  in  every  important 
contest  and  demonstration.  We  are  always  glad  to  show  them  in  com- 
petition with  other  makes.  They  were  the  only  make  entered  in  every 
Winnipeg  Motor  and  Plow  Contest  and  have  been  entered  in  every  important 
tractor  demonstration  held  since  the  Winnipeg  Contests. 

AVERY  TRACTORS  have  also  met  the  test  of  actual  field  use  in  the  hands 
of  owners  and  have  proven  themselves  to  be  what  we  claim  for  them.  They 
were  introduced  and  sold  for  three  years  on  a  sold-on-approval  policy,  to  be 
paid  for  only  after  they  had  made  good  in  the  field  and  been  accepted  by 
the  purchaser.  Prominent  men  are  buying  them,  others  in  the  same 
family,  neighbors  of  the  first  buyers  and  repeat  orders  are  also  being  placed 
by  many  men.  Such  men  wouldn't  be  buying  them  if  they  were  not  a 
success. 

THEY  ARE  THE  ONLY  MAKE  which  has  been  proven  out  by  all  of  these 
tests.  They  have  met  every  kind  of  a  test  that  is  known  and  have  proved 
that  they  will  do  all  we  claim  for  them  and  even  more. 


Why  You  Can  Buy  an  Avery 
Tractor  at  a  Low  Price 

AVERY  TRACTORS  are  sold  at  low  prices.  We  are  able  to  make  these 
low  prices  for  the  following  reasons:  First,  Avery  Tractors  have  the 
simplest  construction  of  any.  Second,  they  are  built  in  large  quantities 
in  our  own  large  factory,  with  modern  equipment.  Large  quantity  produc- 
tion in  our  own  factory  makes  possible  a  low  manufacturing  cost.  Third, 
owing  to  the  decree  to  which  Avery  Tractors  have  been  perfected,  there  is 
comparatively  little  service  work  required  in  connection  with  them.  Fourth, 
the  Avery  Company  has  also  perfected  its  selling  methods  to  the  place 
where  we  are  able  to  market  our  machinery  at  the  least  expense  consider- 
ing the  giving  of  real  service  to  our  customers  after  they  get  the  machinery. 
Fifth,  our  cash  prices  save  you  the  amount  necessary  to  add  to  cover  the 
average  collection  expenses  and  losses  on  time  deals. 

WE  URRE  YOU  TO  COMPARE  AVERY  TRACTORS  with  others  on  the 
basis  of  quality  plus  service  for  the  price. 


The  Company  Behind  an 
Avery  Tractor 

WHO  AND  WHAT  IS  BACK  OF  IT  is  as  important  a  question  to  consider 
about  a  tractor  as  it  is  to  consider  the  pedigree  of  an  animal.  Men  are 
coming  more  and  more  to  realize  the  importance  of  the  company  behind  the 
tractor  they  buy. 

THERE  ARE  FIVE  THINGS  of  which  you  should  satisfy  yourself  about  any 
company  whose  tractor  is  offered  you — first,  the  experience  of  the  company; 
second,  the  spirit;  third,  the  factory;  fourth,  the  methods;  and,  fifth,  the 
service. 

THE  EXPERIENCE  of  the  Avery  Company  in  building  tractor  farming 
machinery  has  extended  over  many  years — in  fact,  the  Avery  Company  was 
the  first  company  in  this  country  now  manufacturing  tractors  and  plows  to 
design  and  build  a  power  plowing  outfit.  We  are,  however,  never  satisfied. 
Our  designing  department  is  constantly  at  work  endeavoring  to  make  Avery 
Tractors  even  more  successful  than  they  are.  It  is  this  progressive  spirit 
and  policy  which  has  made  the  Avery  line  so  successful.  The  Avery  Com- 
pany owns  its  own  large  and  up-to-date  factory  where  Avery*  Tractors  are 
built  under  careful  supervision.  The  Avery  policy  in  dealing  with  its  cus- 
tomers is  "A  Good  Machine  and  a  Square  Deal."  We  are  proud  to  refer  you 
to  those  who  are  already  our  customers  as  to  our  methods.  And  we  do 
not  stop  with  simply  building  and  selling  you  a  machine — we  have  estab- 
lished our  own  branch  houses  at  points  most  convenient  for  our  customers, 
where  we  carry  complete  repair  stocks  and  have  our  own  service  men  ready 
to  take  prompt  care  of  you  in  case  you  need  any  help  or  repairs.  Avery 
Tractors  are  backed  by  prompt  and  permanent  service. 

WE  GUARANTEE  and  stand  behind  Avery  Tractors  and  are  in  position  to 
buck  up  the  guarantees  we  give. 


[19] 


The  Avery 
Motor 


Top  View  of  12-25  H.  P.  Motor. 

The  8-16    H.  P.  Motor  is  Also 

Built  in  This  Style. 


Cam   Case  on  25-50   H.   P.   Motor 


Cam  Case  on  12-25  H.  P.  Motor 


J 


Top  View  of  25-50  H.  P.  Motor.  The 
18-36  and  40-80  H.  P.  Motors  Are  Also  Built 
in  This  Style.  Note  How  Narrow  this  Four 
Cylinder  Motor  is  and  How  Strong  in  Con- 
struction. 


[20] 


The  Avery  Motor 

The  Best  Combination  Traction  and  Belt  Power  Plant  on  Wheels 


(The  First  Unit  in  a  Tractor) 


BECAUSE  OF  THE  FACT  that  stationary  gas  engines  and  automobiles 
were  developed  in  advance  of  the  tractor,  it  has  been  easy  for  almost 
anyone  to  buy  a  motor  and  mount  it  on  wheels  and  call  it  a  tractor. 
Hut  there  is  a  great  deal  of  difference  between  such  an  assembled 
machine  and  a  tractor  where  the  motor  and  every  other  part  were  designed 
especially  and  exclusively  for  tractor  use.     It  is  easy  enough  to  assemble  a 
machine  using  a  stationary  gas  engine  or  automobile  motor,  but  when  put 
to  actual  tractor  use  the  faults  of  such  motors  at  once  begin  to  show  up. 

THERE  ARE  FOUR  TYPES  of  motors  used  in  tractors — the  single  cylinder, 
twin  cylinder,  automobile  type  and  opposed  motor.  We  will  discuss  here 
all  four  kinds  of  motors  and  show  why  Avery  opposed  special  tractor  motors 
are  superior. 

THE  SINGLE  CYLINDER  MOTOR.  It  is  not  necessary  to  spend  much  time 
in  discussing  the  disadvantages  of  the  single  cylinder  stationary  gas  engine 
when  used  as  a  tractor  motor.  It  is  entirely  too  heavy  for  the  power  it 
develops.  It  is  unbalanced,  which  makes  necessary  the  use  of  counter- 
weights on  the  crankshaft,  and  even  with  them  it  is  impossible  to  vary  the 
speed  to  any  great  degree. 

THE  TWIN  CYLINDER  MOTOR.  This  type  of  motor  is  no  more  nor  less 
than  two  stationary  gas  engine  cylinders  placed  side  by  side.  It  has  the 
same  faults  as  the  single  cylinder  engine — it  cannot  be  made  to  balance  and 
run  at  greatly  varied  speeds,  which  is  necessary  in  a  successful  tractor. 
Furthermore,  the  placing  of  the  two  cylinders  side  by  side  makes  the  motor 
wider  than  it  should  be  for  the  best  mounting  in  a  tractor  frame. 

THE  AUTOMOBILE  TYPE  MOTOR.  •  The  automobile  type  motor  was  built 
to  be  carried  on  spring  mounted  axles  and  pneumatic  rubber  tires — it  was 
not  built  to  stand  the  shocks  of  rigid  axles  and  solid  steel  tires  or  to  pull 
a  heavy  load  behind,  as  is  required  of  a  tractor  motor.  Again,  an  auto- 
mobile motor  was  not  built  to  develop  regularly  anywhere  near  as  large  a 
percentage  of  its  power  as  is  required  in  a  tractor  motor.  An  automobile 
motor  must  develop  an  average  of  only  about  25  to  33  1/3%  of  its  rated 
horsepower,  while  a  tractor  motor  must  develop  up  to  80%  of  its  horse- 
power almost  steadily  for  hours  afc  a  time.  One  authority  says,  "An  auto- 
mobile motor  running  on  low  gear  up  a  heavy,  sandy  grade  is  not  operating 
under  as  severe  conditions  as  a  tractor  motor  in  ordinary  plowing." 

BESIDES  ITS  LACK  OF  STRENGTH,  an  automobile  motor  does  not  have 
the  proper  design  to  mount  in  a  narrow  tractor  frame  and  combine  with  the 
proper  kind  of  tractor  gearing.  The  straight  or  spur  gear  type  of  trans- 
mission is  generally  conceded  to  be  the  best  transmission  for  use  in  a 
tractor.  It  is  also  generally  conceded  that  a  tractor  should  be  as  narrow 
in  width  as  possible.  If  an  automobile  motor  is  placed  crosswise  of  the 
frame  in  order  to  use  the  straight  spur  gear  type  of  transmission,  it  necesr 
sarily,  because  of  its  length,  makes  the  tractor  too  wide.  If  an  automobile 
type  motor  is  placed  lengthwise  of  the  frame  in  order  to  narrow  up  the 
tractor,  it  is  necessary  to  use  some  other  form  of  transmission  than  all 
straight  spur  gears  in  order  to  turn  the  power  at  right  angles.  When  an 
automobile  type  motor  is  \ised,  it  is  necessary  to  sacrifice  either  one  or  the 
other  of  these  two  important  features  in  a  tractor — narrow  width  or  straight 


All  Avery  Motors  are  of  the  Valve 
in  the  Head  Type 

THE  VALVE  IX  THE  HEAD  TYPE  MOTOR  is  admitted  to  be  the  most 
powerful  and  economical  type  of  all.  The  full  explosion  of  the  gas  drives 
directly  against  the  head  of  the  piston  instead  of  part  of  the  power  and  fuel 
being  wasted  in  valve  chambers,  as  in  the  case  of  the  T  and  L-head  motors. 
The  cylinder  heads  on  an  Avery  Tractor  are  easily  removable  and  the  valves 
readily  ground. 


spur  gear  transmission — the  tractor  is  bound  to  be  too  wide  or  it  is  neces- 
sary to  use  some  other  form  of  transmission  to  turn  the  power  at  a  right 
angle. 

AVERY  OPPOSED  MOTORS  are  the  only  type  which  combine  all  the  four 
necessary  features  of  the  most  successful  tractor  motor — first,  balance; 
second,  slow  speed;  third,  narrow  width;  and  fourth,  strong  construction. 

AVERY  OPPOSED  MOTORS  are  perfectly  balanced  and  possess  the  import- 
ant feature  which  single  cylinder  and  twin  cylinder  motors  lack.  They  also 
run  at  low  speeds — only  from  500  to  Gf>0  revolutions  per  minute — and  thus 
possess  the  important  feature  of  low  speed  which  automobile  motors  lack. 

THESE  TWO  FEATURES  of  perfect  balance  and  slow  speed  which  opposed 
motors  alone  possess,  make  this  type  the  most  successful  as  a  combination 
traction  and  belt  power  motor.  A  balanced  motor  is  plainly  superior  for 
either  traction  or  belt  work,  as  it  does  not  shake  the  tractor  to  pieces  and 
delivers  a  constant  steady  stream  of  power.  Low  speed  means  long  life, 
less  wear  and  greater  economy,  it  means  less  gears  in  the  transmission  to 
reduce  the  power  to  the  low  speed  which  a  tractor  travels,  it  means  a  larger 
belt  pulley  with  more  grip  to  the  belt,  a  greater  variation  in  speed  to  meet 
the  constantly  changing  loads  in  belt  work,  and  a  longer,  harder  pull  with- 
out "killing"  under  a  heavy  load. 

AVERY  OPPOSED  MOTORS  are  much  stronger  in  construction  than  the 
automobile  type  motor  and  are  able  to  stand  up  under  the  severe  strains  of 
traction  work.  Furthermore,  the  cylinders  overlap  one  another,  as  will  be 
seen  in  the  illustrations,  and  hence  the  motor  is  very  narrow.  This  is  the 
reason  why  it  is  possible  to  combine  in  the  Avery  Tractor  these  two  neces- 
sary features — narrow  width  and  all  straight  spur  gear  transmission.  The 
opposed  motor  lends  itself  most  successfully  in  its  shape  and  construction 
to  the  requirements  of  tractor  purposes.  The  illustration  on  page  28  of 
the  top  view  of  an  Avery  Tractor  shows  how  the  Avery  opposed  motor  com- 
bines with  a  narrow  frame  and*  a  straight  spur  gear  transmission  as  no 
other  type  of  motor  does. 

IT  IS  ESTIMATED  by  Government  authorities  that  the  work  required  of  a 
tractor  is  equally  as  great  for  belt  as  for  traction  work.  A  tractor  motor  is 
the  only  kind  called  upon  to  perform  a  combination  of  traction  and  belt 
work.  The  single  cylinder  motor  meets  the  requirements  very  well  for  light 
belt  work — the  automobile  type  motor  is  successful  for  fast  traction  work — 
but  the  Avery  opposed  special  tractor  motor  is  much  the  most  successful  In 
meeting  the  requirements  of  heavy  belt  work  and  low  speed  heavy  traction 
work  such  as  a  tractor  must  perform. 


Avery  Crankshafts  are  Mounted 
on  Adjustable  Bearings 

YOU  CAN  SEE  HERE  CLEARLY  the  construction  of  the  Avery  adjustable 
crankshaft  bearings.  The  upper  bearing  is  subject  to  very  little  wear  and, 
as  the  lower  bearing  wears,  adjustments  to  take  up  the  wear  can  be  easily 
made  by  the  set  screws,  saving  the  trouble  and  expense  of  rebabbitting  the 
bearings.  The  side  of  the  crank  case  above  the  adjustable  bearings  is  re- 
movable, as  is  also  shown  here,  and  the  crankshaft  can  be  removed  if  desired 
without  having  to  separate  the  two  halves  of  the  crank  case. 


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OFFICIAL  CMHJ 
STS 

MST'V   ••'*• 


Official  Cards  Carried  by 
Avery  Tractors  at  1917 
National  Tractor  Demon- 
stration. 

All  Avery  Tractors  Will 
Burn  Kerosene  or  Distillate. 


Avery  Fuel  System 

(The  Second  Unit  in  a  Tractor) 

Avery's  are  the  Tractors  Which  Burn  All  the  Kerosene — the  Patent-Applied-for 

Avery  Gasifier  Does  the  Trick 

WE  HAVE  DISCOVERED  the  way  to  burn  kerosene  more  successfully  than  it  has  ever  been  done  before. 
WE  BURN  THE  KEROSENE  that  other  so-called  kerosene  tractors  waste. 

WE  USE  LESS  KEROSENE  by  gasifying  it  all  instead  of  part  going  past  the  pistons  and  being  wasted  on  account  of  not 
being  fully  vaporized. 

WE  GET  AS  MUCH  POWER  out  of  a  gallon  of  kerosene  as  the  old  style  so-called  kerosene  burning  tractors  get  out  of  a 
gallon  of  gasoline. 

WE  BURN  KEROSENE  without  the  troubles  previously  experienced  in  burning  this  fuel,  such  as  fouled  spark  plugs,  pitted 
valves,  carbon  in  the  cylinder,  pre-ignition,  etc. 

WE  BURN  KEROSENE  so  successfully  that  we  are  able  to  use  a  closed  crank  case  and  gear  pump  oiling  system,  which  is 
much  superior  to  the  mechanical  oilers  which  builders  of  so-called  kerosene  tractors  use  to  prevent  the  kerosene  which 
passes  their  piston  rings  diluting  the  oil  and  causing  the  crankshaft  bearings  to  be  cut  out. 

WE  BURN  KEROSENE  successfully  with  a  long  manifold  so  that  we  are  able  to  use  an  opposed  perfectly  balanced  motor, 
while  others  are  forced  to  use  unbalanced  twin  motors  with  short  manifolds  in  order  to  burn  kerosene  even  as  well  as 
they  do. 

THE  SECRET  of  all  these  wonderful  results  is  found  in  the  Avery  fuel  system,  consisting  of  an  air  heater,  fuel  heater, 
double  carburetor,  duplex  gasifier,  cold  air  inlet  and  water  spray. 

AVERY  TRACTORS  don't  just  run  on  kerosene — they  burn  all  the  kerosene. 

How  Avery  Tractors  Burn  All  the  Kerosene 

FIRST  OF  ALL,  the  fuel  pipe  passes  through  the  exhaust  side  of  the  gasifier  and  the  kerosene  is  heated  on  its  way  to  the 
carburetor.  An  air  heater  is  also  provided  for  heating  the  air  as  it  is  drawn  to  the  carburetor,  whenever  the  weather  con- 
ditions make  it  desirable.  This  fuel  heater  and  air  heater  are  both  shown  in  the  illustrations  here. 

ALL  AVERY  TRACTORS  are  equipped  with  double  carburetors.  One  bowl  is  for  gasoline  and  the  other  for  kerosene.  The 
motor  is  started  on  gasoline  and  when  it  warms  up  you  pull  the  lever  and  instantaneously  switch  over  to  kerosene  without 
having  to  make  a  single  adjustment  of  any  kind.  This  double  carburetor  is  the  first  special  feature  of  the  Avery  fuel 
system.  See  illustration  above. 

BUT  WHILE  A  CARBURETOR  will  mix  gasoline  with  air  and  form  a  gas  which  bums  readily  in  the  cylinder,  no  car- 
buretor has  yet  been  designed  which  alone  will  successfully  handle  kerosene.  In  the  Avery  fuel  system  we  accordingly  place 
on  each  cylinder  head  our  duplex  gasifier,  which  takes  the  mixture  of  kerosene  and  air  as  it  comes  from  the  carburetor  and 
so  reduces  the  particles  of  kerosene  and  mixes  them  with  the  air  as  to  form  a  gas  that  burns  more  successfully  than 
kerosene  has  ever  burned  before. 

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WE  THEN  PROVIDE  an  auxiliary  air  inlet  and  water  spray  which  can  be  used 
when  needed  for  tempering  this  gas  to  the  proper  degree  to  get  the  most  power 
out  of  it. 

THE  ILLUSTRATION  AT  THE  RIGHT  shows  a  cross  section  view  of  an  Avery 
gasifler.  A  thin  wall  separates  the  exhaust  and  intake  chambers.  This  wall 
is  heated  to  a  high  degree  by  the  heat  of  this  exhaust.  The  mixture  made  by 
the  carburetor  is  drawn  into  the  intake  chamber  of  the  gasifier,  which  is  so 
shaped  that  by  centrifugal  action  the  heavier  particles  are  thrown  against  the 
hot  wall  and  if  not  instantly  gasified  are  held  in  suspense  until  they  are  fully 
turned  into  gas. 

ANY  LACK  OF  THOROUGH  VAPORIZING  on  the  part  of  the  carburetor  or  any 
condensation  of  the  vapor  in  the  manifold  is  thus  taken  care  of  by  the  Avery 
gasifier.  which  is  attached  directly  to  each  head  of  the  motor  and  which 
thoroughly  gasifies  the  mixture  and  delivers  it  immediately  into  the  cylinder  in 
a  form  which  makes  it  possible  for  Avery  Tractors  to  burn  all  the  kerosene. 


The  1917  Tractor  Demonstration  Proved  Avery 
Tractors  to  Be  Real  Kerosene  Burners 

THERE  IS  A  LOT  OF  DIFFERENCE  between  the  way  different  makes  of 
tractors  burn  kerosene. 

SOME  JUST  "GET  BY" — others  really  "make  good." 

AN  AGRICULTURAL  ENGINEER,  who  is  an  authority  on  tractors,  writes,  in 
reporting  on  the  1917  National  Tractor  Demonstration.  "Some  of  the  kerosene 
burners  appeared  to  get  along  without  any  trouble,  where  others,  judging  from 
the  smoke,  looked  as  though  they  were  burning  soft  coal.  To  be  painfully 
exact  and  truthful,  I  may  say  that  there  are  mighty  few  successful  kerosene 
burning  motors."  Another  authority  says,  in  reporting  on  the  demonstration, 
"Unfortunately  there  was  no  final  checking  up  on  the  amount  of  kerosene 
passing  the  pistons  into  the  crank  case  on  any  of  the  machines." 

THE  RULES  OF  THE  DEMONSTRATION  were  that  a  tractor  which  burned 
kerosene  was  allowed  only  5%  as  much  gasoline  as  kerosene  for  starting.  All 
tanks  were  drained,  filled  and  sealed  under  the  supervision  of  a  fuel  inspector. 

THE  AVERY  COMPANY  accepted  the  rule  gladly  as  an  opportunity  to  show 
that  Avery  Tractors  were  real  kerosene  burners.  The  tanks  on  every  Avery 
Tractor  were  filled  with  kerosene,  and  every  day  of  the  entire  demonstration 
every  Avery  Tractor  proved  that  it  was  a  real  kerosene  burner. 

Avery  Tractors  Did  More  Than  Just 
Burn  Kerosene 

THEY  NOT  ONLY  BURNED  KEROSENE,  BUT — 

— They  burned  kerosene  without  calling  for  any  more  gasoline  during  the 

entire  week  than  the  5%  allowed  for  the  first  day's  filling  of  kerosene. 
— They  burned  kerosene  without  a  lot  of  black   smoke  coming  out  of  the 

exhaust — showing  that  they  did  not  waste  fuel,  but  burned  all  of  it. 
— They  burned  kerosene  without  the  fuel  passing  the  pistons  and  cutting  the 

lubrication — the  oil  in  the  crank  case  did  not  have  to  be  changed. 
— They  burned  kerosene  without  wasting  oil — as  do  tractors  with  mechanical 

oilers  where  the  oil  is  used  only  once. 
— And  to  show  that  Avery  Tractors  would  do  even  more,  two  sizes  were  run 

on  distillate. 

Owners  of  Avery  Tractors  Burn  Kerosene 
Successfully 

AVERY  TRACTORS  are  making  records  in  the  field  burning  kerosene  as  well  as 
at  demonstrations  and  exhibitions.  Read  below  what  owners  say. 

"Our  engine  runs  as  smoothly  on  kerosene  as  on  gasoline.      We  haven't 
had  a  bit  of  trouble  with  it." — J.  D.  Steele,  Daviess  Co.,  111. 
"Am  using  kerosene  all  the  time  except  for  starting,  and  it  works  just  as 
well  with  it  as  with  gasoline." — Wm.  F.  Schroeder,  Renville  Co.,  N.  D. 

"There  are  eleven  gas  and  oil  tractors  in  our  county.  None  of  them 
handles  kerosene  as  well  as  the  Avery." — Hosea  O.  Stoner,  Hancock  Co., 
Indiana. 

"Am  using  my  Avery  Tractor  plowing  every  day  and  it  is  giving  the  best 
of  service  with  pure  kerosene." — Geo.,  R.  Squire,  Wood  Co.,  Ohio. 

"Our  Avery  Tractor  burns  kerosene  as  good  as  any  other  make  of  tractor 
burns  gasoline." — J.  W.  Eggleson  &  Sons,  Bates  Co.,  Mo. 

"The  Avery  Tractor  sold  me  last  fall  is  the  only  successful  tractor  burning 
kerosene  in  this  territory." — Fred  Caves,  Jackson  Co.,  Okla. 

Running  on  Kerosene  is  One  Thing — 
Burning  All  of  it  is  Another 

IT  IS  A  BIO  STEP  IN  ADVANCE  from  burning  gasoline  to  burning  kerosene, 
but  it  is  just  as  much  or  more  of  a  further  step  from  burning  kerosene  (as 
most  any  tractor  can  do  for  a  little  while)  to  burning  all  of  the  kerosene,  as 
do  Avery  Tractors. 

AVERY  TRACTORS  arc  the  only  make  of  tractors  with  a  Double  Carburetor 
and  Duplex  (iaxifier  Fuel  System,  and  the  only  make  of  tractors  that  really 
burn  all  the  kerosene. 


A — Fuel    mixture 
coming    from 
carburetor 
and    entering 
gasifier. 

B — Fuel    mixture 
thoroughly 
gasified    and 
entering 
cylinder. 

C — Exhaust 

coming   from 
cylinder. 

D — Exhaust  exit. 

E — Fuel    heater. 


AVERY  GOVERNOR. 

Note  that  the  Avery  Governor  is  entirely  housed,  U  perfectly  lubricated 
and  free  from  dust. 


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Cylinder  Wall  May 
be  Removed. 


Pull  Out  This  Inner  Cylinder  Wall 


A  VERY  SPECIAL  FEATURE  of  Avery  motors  is 
the  fact  that  they  have  renewable  cylinder  walls. 
The  inner  cylinder  wall  is  cast  separately  from  the 
main  cylinder.    Just  consider  what  this  renewable  inner 
cylinder  wall  means. 

First,  should  you  have  any  trouble,  such  as  scoring  from  lack  of  lubri- 
cation or  from  any  other  cause,  you  can  easily  and  quickly  take  out  the 
inner  cylinder  wall  and  replace  with  a  new  one  at  very  small  cost.  With 
other  tractor  motors,  should  you  have  trouble  of  this  kind  there  is  just  one 
of  two  things  to  do — either  take  out  the  motor,  crate  it  up,  ship  it  back  to 
the  factory  where  it  was  made,  get  it  rebored,  reground  and  an  oversized 
piston  turned  up  and  fitted,  or  throw  it  to  one  side  and  get  a  new  cylinder, 
either  of  which  is  a  pretty  expensive  proposition,  and,  more  than  that,  is 
certain  to  delay  you  seriously  in  doing  your  work. 


12-25  H.  P.  Tractor  Crankshaft. 


Avery  Tractors  Have  Practically 
Unbreakable  Crank  Shafts 

The  smallest  Avery  crankshaft  is  2  %  inches  in  diameter  and  the  largest  4  V2  inches.  The 
diameter  of  an  Avery  crankshaft  is  one-half  or  more  than  the  diameter  of  the  cylinders.  The 
diameter  of  each  bearing  is  the  full  size  of  the  crankshaft  and  the  length  nearly  equal  to  or  even 
longer  than  the  diameter  of  the  cylinders.  Furthermore,  on  account  of  using  opposed  cylinders. 
Avery  crankshafts  are  also  shorter,  which  increases  their  strength.  The  size  of  the  Avery  crank 
shaft,  together  with  the  wide  bearings  and  the  shortness  of  the  shaft,  are  the  reasons  why  an 
Avery  crankshaft  is  practically  unbreakable.  The  breakage  of  a  crankshaft  is  one  of  the  most 
serious  things  that  can  happen  in  any  machine  and  a  little  investigation  on  your  part  will  show 
you  that  it  is  an  occurrence  which  quite  often  happens  with  some  tractor  motors. 


25-50  H.  P.  Tractor  Crankshaft. 


Second,  all  things  wear  out  in  time,  and  when  an  Avery  cylinder  wall 
has  become  worn  it  can  be  removed  and  replaced  with  a  new  one  by  you  in 
your  own  shop,  or  right  in  the  field,  and  your  motor  made  just  as  good  as 
the  day  it  left  the  factory. 

Third,  if  the  water  which  you  use  for  cooling  contains  sediment  which 
collects  on  the  inside  of  the  cylinder,  you  can  remove  the  Avery  inner 
cylinder  wall  and  clean  the  scale  off  by  scraping  it,  and  thus  insure  the 
motor  being  cooled  perfectly  at  all  times. 

THIS  ORIGINAL  AVERY  FEATURE  of  renewable  in- 
ner cylinder  walls  is  in  itself  one  of  the  strong  reasons 
why  so  many  men  are  buying  Avery  Tractors — when  one 
fully  appreciates  the  advantages  of  this  feature,  he  will 
not  consider  having  anything  else. 


Avery 

Motors 

Have 

5-Ring 

Pistons 

These  five  -  ring 
pistons  enable  an 
Avery  motor  t»> 
hold  the  compres- 
sion better  and 
thus  save  fuel  and 
produce  more 
power.  One  of  the 
cylinder  rings  holds 
the  piston  pin  in 
place,  so  that  it 
cannot  work  out 
and  score  the 
cylinder. 

Avery  connecting 
rods  are  steel 
forged  with  heavy 
babbitt  lined 
bronzed  bearings 
on  the  crankshaft 
end  and  bronze 
bearings  on  the 
piston  end. 


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Avery  Oiling  System 

(The  Third  Unit  in  a  Tractor) 

AVERY  TRACTORS  are  equipped  with  gear  pump  oiling  systems.     They 

/\     have  few  parts  and  the  oil  pipes  are  large.      Mechanical  oil  pumps, 

*     *  which  are  used  by  many,  mean  pipes  for  each  bearing  and  a  pump 

for  each  pipe  with  small  holes  in  the  pipes  to  clog  up  and  many  parts 

to  cause  trouble.     All  this  is  eliminated  in  an  Avery  Tractor. 

THE  ABOVE  ILLUSTRATION  shows  the  Avery  Oiling  System  in  detail. 
The  surplus  oil  is  carried  in  the  lower  part  of  the  crank  case.  It  flows 
down  through  a  strainer  to  the  gear  pump,  which  forces  it  up  the  pipe  into 
the  sight  feed  glass  bottle.  It  then  flows  down  through  the  pipes  to  the 
openings  just  above  each  crank,  out  of  which  it  pours  in  a  steady  stream, 
lubricating  the  crankshaft  bearings,  and  is  then  thrown  by  the  motion  of 
the  cranks  into  the  cylinders  and  lubricates  them.  A  cork  gauge  shows 
the  operator  the  exact  level  of  the  oil  in  the  crank  case  at  all  times  and  the 
glass  sight  feed  enables  him  to  be  sure  that  there  is  a  constant  flow  of  oil. 

Avery  Ignition  System 

(The  Fourth  Unit  in  a  Tractor) 

EACH  AVERY  TRACTOR  is  regularly  supplied  with  a  high  tension  magneto 
with  an  impulse  starter.  With  the  impulse  starter  the  motor  can  be  started 
off  the  mairneto.  The  high  tension  magneto  eliminates  batteries,  coils, 
switches  and  a  large  amount  of  wiring,  which  are  the  parts  that  cause  most 
of  the  trouble  with  ignition  systems. 


Avery  Cooling  System 

(The  Fifth  Unit  in  a  Tractor) 

IN  THE  COOLING  SYSTEM  on  an  Avery  Tractor  we  use  the  thermo-siphon 
system,  in  which  the  heat  of  the  water  causes  its  own  circulation.  No  cir- 
culating water  pump  Is  used  on  Avery  Tractors  and  thus  all  wearing  of 
gears,  packing  of  pumps,  draining,  freezing  and  such  other  troubles  are 
done  away  with* 

FURTHERMORE,  by  the  construction  of  our  radiator  we  do  away  with  the 
fan  and  use  the  exhaust  to  draw  the  cool  air  past  the  tubes,  which  saves 
the  power  required  to  drive  a  fan,  as  well  as  doing  away  with  the  fan,  fun 
belt  and  pulleys,  which  are  trouble  makers  and  make  a  tractor  more 
complicated. 

THE  RADIATOR  itself  is  round  and  made  of  vertical  copper  tubes.  It  is 
open  on  all  sides.  The  air  will  strike  the  radiator  no  matter  from  what 
direction  it  is  blowing,  while  with  the  styles  of  radiators  open  only  in  front, 
the  wind  does  not  blow  on  the  tubes  unless  coming  in  just  the  right 
direction.  | 

THE   ILLUSTRATION   of  the 

Avery  Cooling  System  here 
shows  everything  in  detail — 
the  round  tube  radiator  open 
on  all  sides,  the  exhaust  which 
is  piped  in  such  a  way  as  to 
cause  a  vacuum  and  draw  the 
cool  air  past  the  tubes,  the 
water  jacket  around  the  cylin- 
der and  cylinder  head,  and  the 
manner  in  which  the  water 
circulates. 


Cooling  System — Solid  Arrows  Show  Water  Circulation — Broken  Arrows,   Exhaust  and   Air  Circulation — No  Water  Pump  or  Fan  is  Used. 


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is  Removed  to 
Show    Crankshaft. 


Avery  Direct  Drive  Transmission  and  Patented  Sliding  Frame 


TRACTORS  drive  direct  from  the  crankshaft  in  both  high  and 
low  speed  gear  and  in  belt  driving. 

'  AS  YOU  WILL  SEE  by  the  above  illustration,  the  belt  pulley  and 
the  high  and  low  speed  pinions  are  all  on  the  crankshaft. 

ALL  THE  POWER  of  an  Avery  motor  is  delivered  to  the  belt,  on  account 
of  the  belt  pulley  being  on  the  crankshaft.  There  is  no  train  of  gears 
between  the  crankshaft  and  the  belt  pulley  through  which  the  power  must 
be  transmitted  in  belt  driving.  No  power  is  wasted  and  no  gears  are  worn 
out  when  you  use  an  Avery  Tractor  in  the  belt. 

THE  AVERY  DIRECT  DRIVE  from  the  crankshaft  in  both  high  and  low 
speed  gear  is  made  possible  by  the  patented  Avery  sliding  frame.  Both  the 
high  and  low  speed  pinions  mesh  directly  into  the  compensating  gear  without 
any  intermediate  gear.  The  traction  power  lost  in  other  tractors  through 
an  intermediate  gear  contact  is  saved  in  an  Avery  Tractor  and  delivered  to 
the  draw-bar,  and  there  are  less  gears,  shafts  and  bearings  to  wear  out. 

BECAUSE  OF  THE  AVERY  SLIDING  FRAME,  -which  makes  possible  the 
elimination  of  the  intermediate  gear,  intermediate  shaft  and  bearings,  Avery 
Tractors  also  have  the  least  gears,  the  least  shafting  and  the  least  bearings 


of  any  two-speed  double  drive  tractors  built.  Only  six  gears  are  used  in 
forward  drive.  Avery  Tractors  have  only  one  countershaft  and  only  five 
transmission  bearings. 

ANOTHER  ADVANTAGE  in  the  Avery  Transmission  is  that  Avery  Tractors 
have  all  straight  spur  gears.  The  spur  gear  type  of  transmission  is  the 
type  which  years  of  steam  engine  experience  developed  as  being  the  most 
successful  transmission  for  heavy  traction  work.  The  chain  drive  trans- 
mission was  used  on  steam  engines  and  discarded.  The  bevel  gear  trans- 
mission was  used  on  steam  engines  and  discarded.  Both  proved  to  be 
inefficient  as  the  means  of  transmitting  power  for  heavy  traction  work. 
The  spur  gear  type,  such  as  used  on  Avery  Tractors,  has  proved  to  be  the 
type  of  transmission  which  delivers  the  power  to  the  rear  wheels  with  the 
least  loss  and  stands  up  under  heavy  traction  work. 

NO  OTHER  TRACTOR  has  a  combination  of  all  of  these  superior  trans- 
mission features — -direct  drive  from  crankshaft  to  belt — direct  drive  from 
crankshaft  to  both  high  and  low  speed  gears — all  straight  spur  gears — and 
such  a  small  number  of  gears.  The  combination  of  all  of  these  features 
which  you  get  in  an  Avery  Tractor  is  made  possible  by  the  patented  Avery 
Sliding  Frame. 


Take  Hold  of  This  Lever  and 
Slide  the  Frame 


THE  PATENTED  AVERY  SLIDING  FRAME 
ON  WHICH  THE  MOTOR  AND 
RADIATOR  ARE  MOUNTED. 

THIS  PATENTED  SLIDING  FRAME  does  away  with  the  intermediate  gear 
shaft  and  bearings,  and  is  the  reason  why  an  Avery  Tractor  has  the  least 
gears,  the  least  shafts  and  the  least  bearings  of  any  double  drive,  two-speed 
tractor  built  (In  this  view  the  low  speed  pinion  is  in  mesh  with  th» 
compensating  gear  for  traveling  ahead.  See  illustrations  on  next  pages 
shmving  operatirn  of  sliding  frame  and  two-speed  gears.) 


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No.  1  Side  View — shows  low  speed  pinion  in 
mesh  with  compensating  gear  for  traveling 
ahead.  High  speed  gear  is  shown  in 
phantom. 


No.  2  Side  View — shows  sliding  frame 
moved  forward  to  release  low  speed 
crankshaft  pinion  from  compensat- 
ing gear  for  belt  driving.  High 
speed  gear  is  removed  to  show  low 
speed  pinion  clearly. 


The  Patented  Avery  Sliding  Frame  and 
How  It  Operates 

THE  WONDERFUL  SIMPLICITY  of  the  gearing  and  shafting  on  Avery 
Tractors  is  made  possible  by  the  use  of  a  patented  sliding  frame  as  shown 
in  the  illustration  on  the  opposite  page. 

IN  THE  AVERY  TRACTOR  the  entire  power  plant  is  mounted  on  a  sliding 
frame. 

WHEN  TRAVELING  AHEAD  on  low  gear  the  low  speed  crankshaft  pinion 
meshes  directly  into  the  compensating  gear — no  intermediate  gear  is  used.  (See 
side  and  top  views  of  gearing  No.  1,  above  and  below.) 

FOR  BELT  WORK,  backing  up,  or  high  speed,  the  sliding  frame  is  pushed 
forward  until  the  low  speed  crankshaft  pinion  is  disengaged  from  the  compen- 
sating gear. 

WITH  THE  CRANKSHAFT  PINION  disengaged  from  the  compensating  gear, 
you  are  in  position  for  belt  driving.  (See  side  and  top  views  of  gearing  No.  2, 
above  and  below.) 

IF  YOU  WISH  TO  TRAVEL  AHEAD  in  high  gear,  slide  the  high-speed  pinion 
over  to  engage  the  compensating  gear.  (See  side  and  top  views  of  gearing  No.  3, 
above  and  below.) 

IF  YOU  WISH  TO  BACK  UP,  draw  back  the  reverse  gear  to  engage  both  the 
crankshaft  pinion  and  the  compensating  gear.  (See  side  view  of  gearing  No.  4, 
at  right.) 

BY  THE  USE  OF  THIS  PATENTED  SLIDING  FRAME,  no  intermediate 
gear  is  required  for  traveling  ahead  and  the  intermediate  shaft  and  bearings  are 
done  away  with,  thus  eliminating  loss  of  power  by  the  friction  of  the  extra  gear 
and  shaft,  decreasing  the  dead  weight  to  move  around  and  reducing  the  expense 
of  wear  and  breakage. 


No.  1  Top  View — shows  low  speed  pinion 
in  mesh  with  compensating  gear 
for  traveling  ahead. 


No.  2  Top  View — shows  sliding  frame 
moved  forward  to  release  low  speed 
crankshaft  pinion  from  compensat- 
ing gear  for  belt  driving. 

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No.  3  Side  View — shows  high  speed  pin- 
ion shifted  over  in  mesh  with  com- 
pensating gear  for  traveling  ahead. 


No.  4  Side  View — shows  reverse  gear 
drawn  back  to  engage  low  speed 
crankshaft  pinion  and  compensat- 
ing gear  for  backing  up.  High 
speed  pinion  is  removed  to  show 
low  speed  pinion  clearly. 


(See   next   page   for   Other   Advantages 
of   the   Avery   Transmission  and    Frame.) 


No.  3  Top  View — shows  hiqh  speed  pin- 
ion shifted  over  in  mesh  with  com- 
pensating gear  for  traveling  ahead. 


Top  View  of  an  Avery  Tractor,  Showing  the  Two  Speed  Geir  on  the  Crank- 
shaft and  the  Double  Drive  to  Both  Rear  Wheels.  Alco  Note  How  the 
Avery  Opposed  Motor  Makes  Possible  the  Use  of  Both  a  Narrow  Frame  and 
an  All  Spur  Gear  Transmission. 


All  Avery  Tractors  Have  Two- 
Speed  Gears 

THE  SLIDING  FRAME  on  an  Avery  Tractor  makes  possible  the 
simplest  two-speed  gear  on  any  tractor.     The  low-speed  gear 
is  double  the  width  of  the  compensating  gear  and  the  high-speed 
gear  slides  back  and  forth  over  it.     No  gear  box,  third  crankshaft 
bearing  or  double  ring  gear  are  necessary  for  speed  changes. 

FURTHERMORE,  AVERY  TRACTORS  are  direct  drive  on  both 
high  and  low  gear.  Both  gears  when  in  mesh  are  directly  against 
the  crankshaft  bearing,  thus  making  a  third  crankshaft  bearing  or 
double  ring  gear  unnecessary. 

THE  COMBINATION  SLIDING  FRAME  and  sliding  gear  con- 
struction on  an  Avery  Tractor  is  unquestionably  the  most  simple  and 
successful  two-speed  gear  made.  The  advantages  of  having  a  two- 
speed  tractor  with  a  low  speed  for  plowing  and  other  work  and  a  fast 
speed  for  light  work  and  traveling  on  the  road  does  not  need  to  be 
discussed  to  be  fully  appreciated  by  anyone. 


All  Avery  Tractors  Have  Double 
Gear  Drives 


AVERY  TRACTORS  have  two  rear  wheels  o£  equal  size 
and  are  geared  to  both  rear  wheels. 

A  NUMBER  OF  ATTEMPTS  have  been  made  to  build 
tractors  with  single  drives.  All  of  them,  however,  have 
developed  serious  faults. 

WITH  A  DOUBLE  DRIVE  there  is  no  constant  twisting 
strain  on  the  frame.  With  a  single  drive  the  power  de- 
livered at  the  draw-bar  is  determined  by  the  ability  of  the 
frame  to  resist  being  twisted  and  the  weight  of  the  tractor 
to  resist  being  tipped  over.  Many  single  drive  tractors 
have  shown  that  they  will  tip  over  very  easily,  especially 
when  pulling  a  load  and  turning  a  corner. 

WITH  A  DOUBLE  DRIVE  a  tractor  can  be  turned 
short  either  way,  as  the  compensating  gear  will  enable 
either  drive  wheel  to  travel  faster  than  the  other  in  turn- 
ing a  corner.  Where  a  single  drive  is  used,  it  is  difficult 
to  turn  in  a  short  circle  in  both  directions.  If  the  drive 
wheel  is  located  on  one  side  of  the  frame,  with  a  balancing 
wheel  opposite  to  it,  the  only  way  you  can  turn  to  the 
right  is  by  forcing  the  front  wheel  into  the  ground 
sufficiently  to  slide  the  drive  wheel  around  on  the  ground. 
If  there  is  only  a  single  drive  wheel  behind  and  two  front 
wheels,  you  cannot  turn  either  to  the  right  or  to  the  left 
except  by  forcing  one  or  the  other  front  wheel  into  the 
ground  and  thus  sliding  the  drive  wheel  around.  Remem- 
ber, also,  that  in  plowing  you  must  turn  to  the  right  prin- 
cipally, and  that  is  just  the  direction  in  which  single  drive 
tractors  find  it  difficult  to  turn  in  a  short  space. 

A  DOUBLE  DRIVE  also  makes  a  strong,  durable  trans- 
mission for  traction  work — much  stronger  and  longer 
lived  than  any  single  drive  can  possibly  be. 

THE  SINGLE  DRIVE  construction,  therefore,  has  these 
three  principal  faults:  There  is  a  constant  tendency  to 
twist  the  frame  or  tip  over  it;  it  is  difficult  to  turn  short; 
and  the  single  drive  lacks  durability.  A  double  drive,  as 
used  on  all  Avery  Tractors,  eliminates  all  frame  twisting, 
makes  it  possible  to  turn  short  either  way,  and  is  strong 
and  durable  for  heavy  traction  work. 


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Other  Advantages  of  the  Avery 
Transmission  and  Frame 

THE  SLIDING  FRAME  AND  OPPOSED  MOTOR 
used  on  Avery  Tractors  also  make  possible  a  narrow 
tractor,  as  will  be  seen  by  comparing  the  width  of 
Avery   Tractors   with   other   makes.      A   narrow   tractor 
means  less  side  draft,  less  double  travel  on  the  ground  in 
field  work,  shorter  turning  and  being  able  to  pass  through 
narrower  gates.     The  Avery  Motor  is  also  located  cen- 
trally between  the   sides  of  the  frame,  giving  an  equal 
distribution  of  weight  on  both  rear  drive  wheels. 

ALL  AVERY  TRACTORS  have  steel  and  semi-steel 
gears — no  cast  iron  gears  are  used.  All  Avery  Tractors 
have  revolving  rear  axles — no  stub  axles  are  used.  All 
Avery  Tractors  have  the  rear  axle  and  countershaft  bear- 
ings in  one  casting  with  oil  wells  in  the  center,  thus  mak- 
ing them  easily  oiled  and  keeping  the  bearings  always  in 
line — no  separate  bearings  are  used  for  each  end  of  the 
shaft. 

THE  MESH  OF  ALL  AVERY  GEARS  is  adjustable  for 
wear.  The  countershaft  and  rear  axle  are  tied  together 
with  rods  threaded  on  each  end,  making  it  possible  to  ad- 
just the  mesh  between  the  bull  pinions  and  bull  gears.  The 
adjusting  screws  on  the  sliding  frame  also  make  it  pos- 
sible to  adjust  the  mesh  between  the  crankshaft  pinions 
and  compensating  gear. 

THE  DESIGN  OF  AVERY  TRACTORS  makes  all  gears 
in  the  transmission  easily  accessible.  There  is  no  com- 
plicated speed  change  gear  box.  The  compensating  gear 
is  on  the  outside  of  the  frame  and  there  is  no  third  bear- 
ing on  the  crankshaft  to  be  removed  to  get  at  the  crank- 
shaft pinions. 

THIS  COMBINATION  of  a  spur  gear  transmission, 
sliding  frame,  two  speeds  and  double  drive,  with  all  these 
advantages,  is  found  only  in  Avery  Tractors  and  has  a  big 
part  to  do  with  their  unusual  success. 

Avery  Clutch 

(The  Eighth  Unit  in  a  Tractor) 

ONLY  ONE  CLUTCH  IS  USED,  on  Avery  Tractors. 
Many  Tractors  have  two  or  even  more.  This  is  so  de- 
signed that  it  serves  for  traveling  ahead,  reversing  or  belt 
driving. 

THE  AVERY  CLUTCH  has  three  clutch  arms,  on  the 
ends  of  which  are  riveted  Raybestos  brake  linings.  It  has 
a  good  grip  on  the  belt  wheel  and  yet  will  release  easily. 
The  shoes  push  straight  out  against  the  inner  surface  of 
the  belt  wheel  and  do  not  cause  any  end  thrust  on  the 
crankshaft. 

THE  BELT  WHEEL  on  the  Avery  Tractor  does  not 
travel  with  the  motor  unless  the  clutch  is  engaged.  This 
makes  it  possible  to  put  the  belt  on  the  belt  wheel  and 
back  into  it,  by  slipping  the  clutch,  much  more  easily  than 
it  is  possible  when  the  belt  wheel  is  fast  to  the  shaft  and 
revolves  at  the  motor's  speed.  Furthermore,  the  same 
lever  which  throws  the  clutch  in,  when  drawn  back,  en- 
gages a  brake  on  the  outer  surface  of  the  belt  wheel,  by 
which  it  can  be  quickly  stopped  for  engaging  the  gears  or 
should  any  accident  happen  to  the  thresher,  sheller,  saw 
or  other  machine  which  is  being  driven. 


Avery  Wheels 

(The  Ninth  Unit  in  a  Tractor) 

AVERY  TRACTORS  have  round,  built-up  steel  wheels 
with  flat  spokes.  They  are  cheaper  in  first  cost,  longer 
lived  and  require  less  repairs  than  any  other  wheel  built. 

IN  THE  TRACTOR  DEMONSTRATIONS  Avery  round 
wheel  tractors  proved  themselves  able  to  travel  anywhere 
the  sprocket  type  of  wheel  would  go.  Avery  Tractors  will 
travel  on  any  ground  in  fit  condition  to  be  worked. 

BOTH  REAR  DRIVE  WHEELS  on  Avery  Tractors,  be- 
ing located  outside  of  the  frame,  can  be  equipped  with 
extension  rims  for  traveling  over  very  soft  ground,  while 
with  drive  wheels  located  inside  of  the  frame,  you  are 
limited  to  traveling  over  the  ground  which  will  carry  the 
regular  width  wheels,  as  it  is  impossible  to  attach  exten- 
sion rims.  One  tractor  owner  has  written  us  that  he  has 
found  more  places  where  he  needed  three  drive  wheels 
than  where  he  could  have  gotten  along  with  one,  and  with 
his  Avery  Tractor  he  can  get  what  amounts  to  the  width 
of  three  wheels  by  simply  attaching  extension  rims  to  his 
two  regular  drive  wheels. 

WE  HAVE  SPENT  A  GREAT  DEAL  of  time  and  effort 
devising  various  forms  of  cleats,  spuds  and  lugs  to  be  used 
on  Avery  drive  wheels  to  meet  all  conditions.  We  are  in 
position  to  supply  five  types  of  lugs,  as  may  be  desired. 
All  these  are  bolted  to  the  drive  wheel,  making  it  also 
possible  to  have  smooth  drive  wheels  when  wanted.  See 
illustrations  on  page  34  of  the  various  styles  of  wheel 
equipment  we  are  in  position  to  furnish. 

AVERY  WHEELS  are  built-up  steel  with  flat  spokes 
riveted  hot  to  the  hubs  and  rims.  This  construction  makes 
them  extremely  durable  under  hard  traction  work. 

THE  QUESTION  OF  THE  WHEELS  on  a  tractor  is  a 
very  important  one,  and  we  believe  that  you  will  find  this 
question  has  been  better  solved  on  an  Avery  Tractor 
on  any  other  make. 


,nd 

Belt    Wheel 
Brake 


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Why  Avery  Tractors  are  Reliable  and  Durable 


AWE  HAVE   SAID   BEFORE,  the  success  of  any 
tractor  is  dependent  upon  the  design  of  the  nine 
units  in  the  tractor — motor,  fuel  system,  ignition 
system,  oiling  system,  cooling  system,  clutch,  transmission, 
frame  and  wheels — and  the  combination  of  these  into  a 
complete  machine  to  produce  these  nine  results — relia- 
bility, durability,  simplicity,  light-weight,  power,  speed, 
economy,  accessibility  and  ease  of  handling. 

ON  THE  PREVIOUS  PAGES  we  have  discussed  the 
design  of  these  nine  units  in  an  Avery  Tractor — now  we 
will  tell  you  how  they  are  combined  to  produce  these  nine 
results. 

Why  an  Avery  Tractor  Stands  Up 

So  Well  Under  Hard  Work 

and  is  So  Long  Lived 

THE  FIRST  TWO  RESULTS  of  the  successful  com- 
bination of  the  nine  tractor  units  in  an  Avery  Tractor 
have  been  to  secure  an  unusual  degree  of  reliability  and 
durability.  These  are  the  points  of  first  importance  in 
buying  a  tractor.  How  much  a  tractor  is  worth  depends, 
first  of  all,  upon  how  well  it  will  stand  up  under  the  work 
and  how  long  it  will  last. 

IN  AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  the  nine  individual  units  are 
so  designed  and  combined  as  to  produce  a  tractor  that 
runs  steady  and  is  built  to  last. 

THE  DESIGN  AND  CONSTRUCTION  of  the  Avery 
motor  makes  an  Avery  Tractor  extremely  reliable  and 
durable.  It  is  of  the  opposed  type,  which  makes  possible 
an  extra  strong  construction.  It  runs  at  a  low  speed — only 
around  500  revolutions  per  minute — which  means  that 
there  is  little  wear  on  the  parts.  Being  of  the  opposed 
type,  no  balancing  counterweights  are  required  on  the 
crankshaft,  which  are  a  constant  source  of  trouble  and  re- 
pair expense  with  many  makes  of  motors.  It  balances 
perfectly  and  prevents  the  great  vibration  found  in  many 
tractors,  which  is  constantly  jerking  them  to  pieces. 
Watch  an  Avery  Tractor  and  see  how  still  it  stands  and 
then  watch  the  others  and  you  will  appreciate  this  fact. 
In  the  Winnipeg  Motor  Contest  Avery  Tractors  were  first 
in  lackrof  vibration  in  all  four  classes  in  which  they  were 
entered. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  is  so  perfectly  balanced  that  our 
customers  often  stand  nails  on  their  heads  on  the  frame 
when  the  motor  is  pulling  a  full  load,  to  show  how  little 
vibration  there  is. 

THE  ELIMINATION  of  the  fan,  fuel  pump,  water  pump 
and  lubricator  also  does  away  with  a  lot  of  delicate  parts 
that  often  break  and  cause  trouble  on  other  tractors. 


THE  CLUTCH  on  an  Avery  Tractor  is  large  and  strong 
and  of  the  type  which  has  shown  itself  to  be  the  most 
durable  for  heavy  traction  work. 

THE  ALL  SPUR  GEAR  TYPE  of  transmission  as  used 
on  Avery  Tractors  has  proven  itself  to  be  the  most 
reliable  and  durable  type  for  heavy  traction  work. 

FURTHERMORE,  no  ordinary  cast  iron  gears  are  used 
on  Avery  Tractors.  A  combination  of  steel  and  semi-steel 
gears  is  used.  We  have  found  that  this  combination  of 
gearing  wears  much  longer  than  all  steel  and  by  using  a 
high  grade  quality  of  material,  we  are  able  to  produce 
semi-steel  gears  that  for  tractor  use  are  almost  as  un- 
breakable as  all  steel.  The  best  proof  of  this  is  that  we 
have  comparatively  little  call  for  gear  repairs. 

A  STRAIGHT  SPUR  GEAR  TYPE  of  transmission,  with 
the  fewest  gears  of  any,  together  with  a  combination  of 
steel  and  semi-steel,  are  the  reasons  why  the  transmission 
on  an  Avery  Tractor  causes  so  little  trouble  and  is  so 
long  lived. 

THE  CRANKSHAFT  on  an  Avery  Tractor  is  extremely 
large  in  diameter.  It  is  short  in  length.  It  is  made  from 
forged  steel.  It  is  mounted  in  wide  bearings.  The  coun- 
tershaft is  cold  rolled  steel  and  revolves  in  a  solid  bab- 
bitted box.  The  rear  axle  is  a  cold  rolled  steel  shaft  and 
also  revolves  in  a  solid  babbitted  boxing.  We  do  not  use 
stub  axles  as  do  many.  The  countershaft  box  and  rear 
axle  box  are  not  only  bolted  solid  to  the  frame,  but  special 
rods  are  provided  for  holding  these  positively  at  the  cor- 
rect distance  apart  to  give  the  proper  mesh  to  the  gears. 
Remember,  also,  that  because  of  the  Avery  sliding  frame, 
an  intermediate  shaft  and  bearings  are  unnecessary.  Large 
shafting,  wide  bearings,  and  fewer  shafts  and  bearings 
than  on  other  tractors,  are  further  reasons  for  the 
unusual  reliability  and  durability  of  Avery  Tractors. 

THE  WHEELS  are  built-up  steel  with  flat  spokes.  The 
rear  wheels  on  the  larger  sizes  have  reinforcements  rolled 
from  the  solid  stocl>  on  the  inside  outer  edges  of  the  rims. 
This  is  the  longest  lived  wheel  construction  known. 

THE  MAIN  FRAME  on  an  Avery  Tractor  is  a  combina- 
tion of  channel  steel  bars  and  angle  bars.  The  Avery 
frame  has  proven  to  be  of  absolutely  dependable  and 
durable  construction. 

ALL  THESE  FEATURES — a  strong  opposed  motor  with 
a  large  crankshaft  and  wide  bearings,  the  strongest  type 
of  clutch  known  for  traction  work,  a  straight  spur  gear 
transmission,  all  steel  and  semi-steel  gears,  a  revolving 
rear  axle  and  strong  wheels  and  frame — all  these  make  up 
a  combination  that  results  in  unusual  reliability  and  dura- 
bility and  are  the  reasons  why  an  Avery  Tractor  stands 
up  so  well  under  hard  work  and  is  long  lived. 


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Why  Avery  Tractors  Are  Simple  and  Light  Weight 


The  Facts  Which  Prove  That 

Avery  Tractors  are  the 

Simplest  Tractors  Built 

THE  THIRD  RESULT  of  the  successful  combination 
of  the  nine  tractor  units  in  an  Avery  has  been  to 
produce  a  tractor  that  is  the  simplest  tractor  built. 
And  we  don't  simply  stop  with  making  this  claim — 
we  give  you  below  the  facts  to  back  it  up. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  has  a  simple  opposed  motor  with 
no  counterweights  on  the  crankshaft  to  come  loose  and 
tear  the  motor  to  pieces.  No  heavy  flywheel  is  required 
for  keeping  up  the  momentum.  There  are  but  two  bear- 
ings on  the  Avery  crankshaft  instead  of  three  or  more  as 
on  many  others  which  increase  friction  and  make  it  more 
likely  for  the  boxes  to  wear  and  cause  the  crankshaft  to 
bind  and  spring  out  of  line. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  has  no  fuel  pump  to  leak  and 
require  packing  or  to  break.  The  fuel  is  fed  to  the 
carburetor  by  gravity. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  has  no  troublesome  clockwork 
lubricator  to  get  out  of  order  or  to  clog  up  and  cause  the 
motor  to  overheat. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  has  no  cooling  fan  to  waste 
power  or  cause  trouble — the  exhaust  draws  the  cool  air 
past  the  tubes  for  cooling.  It  has  no  fan  belt  to  get  loose 
or  break. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  has  no  water  pump  to  leak  and 
require  packing  or  to  freeze  and  cause  delays  and  expense. 
The  thermo-siphon  system  of  water  circulation  is  used 
and  the  pump  eliminated. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  has  no  fan  belt,  no  governor 
belt,  no  pump  belt  and  no  sprocket  chains  to  break  or 
wear  out. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  has  the  fewest  gears  of  any  two- 
speed  double  drive  tractor — no  intermediate  gear  is  used 
in  traveling  ahead — the  crankshaft  pinion  meshes  directly 
into  the  compensating  gear.  Only  six  gears  are  used  in 
traveling  ahead.  There  are  but  two  gear  contacts — crank- 
shaft pinion  to  compensating  gear  and  bull  pinion  to  bull 
gear.  There  are  no  idle  gears  in  mesh  and  running,  either 
when  belt  driving  or  pulling. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  has  no  intermediate  shaft — there 
are  but  two  main  engine  shafts,  crankshaft  and  counter- 
shaft. It  has  no  intermediate  shaft  bearing.  There  are 
only  five  transmission  bearings. 

NO  SUCCESSFUL  TRACTOR  ever  has  been  or,  we  be- 
lieve, ever  can  be  designed  with  less  gearing  and  shafting 
than  are  used  in  an  Avery  Tractor. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTpR  has  but  one  friction  clutch, 
which  serves  for  traveling  forward  or  backward  or  when 
working  in  the  belt.  This  saves  a  lot  of  unnecessary  parts. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  has  no  counterweights  on  the 
crankshaft,  no  fuel  pump,  no  clockwork  lubricator,  no  fan, 
no  water  pump,  no  intermediate  forward  gear,  no  inter- 
mediate shaft,  no  intermediate  shaft  bearings,  only  one 
clutch.  Claims  of  simplicity  are  sometimes  made  with- 
out being  backed  up.  These  facts  prove  that  Avery 
Tractors  are  the  simplest  tractors  built. 


The  Lightest  Weight  Tractors 

Built  Considering  Their 

Draw-Bar  Efficiency 

LIGHT  WEIGHT  is  the  fourth  result  of  the  successful 
combination  of  the  nine  units  in  an  Avery  Tractor.  But 
do  not  confuse  the  meaning  of  the  word  light-weight  with 
the  question  of  size  and  think  that  Avery  "Light-Weight" 
Tractors  mean  only  our  small  size  tractors.  Every  Avery 
Tractor  is  built  "Light-Weight,"  from  the  small  8-16 
H.  P.  size  to  the  large  40-80  H.  P.  size. 

WHEN  WE  SAY  "LIGHT-WEIGHT"  per  draw-bar 
efficiency,  we  mean  that  Avery  Tractors  are  the  Lightest 
Weight  of  any,  considering  the  power  they  deliver  at  the 
draw-bar  and  their  ability  to  keep  it  up.  Weight  must  be 
considered  in  connection  with  both  power  and  strength  of 
construction  to  mean  anything.  It's  easy  to  build  a 
"Light-Weight"  Tractor,  but  the  hard  thing  is  to  build  a 
Tractor  that  is  Light-Weight  for  its  power  and  also  has  a 
strong  enough  construction  to  stand  up  in  the  field,  year 
in  and  year  out. 

WE  CLAIM  FOR  AVERY  TRACTORS  that  they  are 
the_  Lightest  Weight  Tractors  built,  considering  both 
their  power  and  their  strength  of  construction. 

The  Advantages  of  the  "Light- 
Weight"  of  Avery  Tractors 

AN  AVERY  "LIGHT-WEIGHT"  TRACTOR  doesn't  waste  fuol  or  nower 
moving  useless  dead  weight.  It's  an  absolute  waste  of  power  and  money 
to  move  around  all  day  the  tons  of  surplus  iron  and  steel  found  in  heavy 
weight  tractors.  For  every  surplus  ton  of  weight  in  a  tractor  you  can  figure 
a  waste  of  about  the  power  of  one  good  farm  horse.  In  other  words,  this 
means  that  if  you  have  from  2  to  3  tons  of  surplus  weight  in  a  tractor  to 
move  around  you  will  have  to  waste  about  enough  power  to  pull  one  extra 
plow,  which  means  so  much  less  work.  You  can  also  figure  that  for  every 
unnecessary  ton  of  weight  it  takes  about  2  gallons  of  fuel  per  day  to  move 
it  around.  And  all  of  this  waste  of  power  and  fuel  is  all  for  nothing.  It  is 
not  necessary  to  have  this  extra  weight  to  make  a  strong  and  durable  tractor. 

AN  AVERY  "LIGHT-WEIGHT"  TRACTOR  won't  pack  your  ground  to 
injure  your  crop.  The  pressure  of  an  Avery  Tractor  wheel  on  the  ground 
is  much  less  per  square  inch  than  the  pressure  of  a  horse's  foot. 

WITH  AN  AVERY  "LIGHT-WEIGHT"  TRACTOR  you  can  get  into  the  field 
earlier  in  the  spring  or  after  a  rain.  Reliable  reports  state  that  owners  of 
hundreds  of  the  "Heavy- Weight"  Tractors  have  to  let  them  stand  idle  in  the 
spring  because  they  can  hardly  move  themselves,  let  alone  pull  plows  and 
other  machinery.  One  letter  says  that  one-half  of  the  tractors  in  a  certain 
locality  were  idle.  At  the  fairs  Avery  "Light-Weight"  Tractors  have 
followed  behind  the  "heavy-weights"  and  plowed  right  along  over  ground 
where  the  "heavy-weights"  mired  down  or  had  to  unhitch  from  their  plows. 

AN  AVERY  "LIGHT-WEIGHT"  TRACTOR  will  work  on  any  ground  that  Is 
in  condition  to  be  worked  with  horses  or  mules.  The  best  possible  evidence 
of  this  is  reports  from  actual  users  of  Avery  "Light-Weight"  Tractors.  Here 
are  samples:  "The  tractor  is  working  fine  so  far  and  could  not  be  beat  on 
this  soft  marsh.  We  can  use  it  where  horses  mire;  in  fact,  we  crossed 
places  without  the  least  trouble  where  it  would  not  be  safe  to  cross  with  a 
team  of  horses."  "I  want  to  tell  you  what  I  have  been  doing  with  my 
tractor — pulling  a  binder  cutting  rice  where  the  ground  was  so  soft  that 
mules  could  not  go  and  pull  the  binders."  "From  my  experience  there  is 
no  danger  of  tractor  wheels  packing  ground  when  drilling,  for  my  Avery 
Tractor  is  not  the  heavy  kind."  "Owing  to  their  light  weight  in  comparison 
to  the  power  they  develop,  they  do  not  pack  the  ground  any  more  than 
horses." 

CONSIDER  WHAT  IT  MEANS  TO  YOU  WHEN 
YOU  GET  A  "LIGHT-WEIGHT"  AVERY  TRACTOR. 

WE  CANNOT  EMPHASIZE  the  advantages  of  this  "Light-Weight"  feature 
of  Avery  Tractors  too  strongly.  It  means  these  most  important  things  to 
you — saving  expense  because  of  not  wasting  fuel  moving  around  useless 
dead  weight — more  work  because  no  wasting  of  power — no  packing  your 
ground  to  injure  your  crops — and  being  able  to  do  your  work  whenever  the 
ground  is  in  condition  to  be  worked. 

REMEMBER  that  Avery  "Light-Weight"  Tractors  are  the  Lightest  Weight 
Tractors  built  considering  their  draw-bar  efficiency  and  durability. 


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Why  Avery  Tractors  are  Powerful  and  Speedy 


You  Get  a  Fine  Combination  of 

Power  and  Speed  in  an 

Avery  Tractor 


T 


HESE  ARE  THE  FIFTH  AND  SIXTH  results  of 
the  successful  combination  of  the  nine  units  in  an 
Avery  Tractor. 


POWER  AND  SPEED  must,  of  course,  be  considered 
together.  Everybody  knows  the  law  of  physics  that  when 
you  increase  speed  you  lose  power,  and  when  you  decrease 
speed  you  increase  power. 

SOME  MANUFACTURERS  build  tractors  with  a  low 
speed  and  then  talk  about  the  large  number  of  plows  their 
tractors  pull  when,  if  you  compare  their  speed  in  the  field 
with  others,  you  will  find  that  they  actually  turn  over  less 
ground  in  a  day's  time  than  tractors  pulling  less  plows. 

THERE  ARE  ALSO  TRACTORS  BUILT  that  run  at  an 
unusually  fast  speed.  It's  easy  enough  to  build  a  tractor 
that  way,  but  a  race  horse  tractor  isn't  any  more  fitted  for 
farm  work  than  a  race  horse  animal. 

AND  SO  WE  WANT  YOU  TO  APPRECIATE  this  fact 
— that  Avery  Tractors  have  two  speeds,  and  that  the  low 
speed  is  not  too  slow  and  the  fast  speed  not  too  fast. 
They  are  all  built  to  pull  a  maximum  number  of  plows  on 
slow  speed  or  a  lesser  number  on  high  speed  as  the  condi- 
tions of  the  ground  make  advisable  or  as  the  operator 
may  prefer. 

Why  Avery  Motors  Develop  an 
Unusual  Amount  of  Power 

AND  NOW  WE  WANT  TO  TELL  YOU  also  why  it  is 
that  Avery  Motors  develop  an  unusual  amount  of  power 
and  why  more  of  this  power  is  delivered  to  the  draw-bar 
than  in  any  other  tractors. 

THE  REASON  WHY  AVERY  MOTORS  develop  the 
large  amount  of  power  they  do  is  because,  in  the  first 
place,  we  use  motors  of  large  dimensions,  considering  the 
size  tractors  in  which  they  are  used;  in  the  second  place, 
we  use  a  valve  in  the  head  type  motor;  and  in  the  third 
place,  we  use  five  piston  rings  which  are  closely  fitted  by 
careful  hand  filing  into  accurately  bored  cylinders.  The 
large  dimensions,  the  valves  in  the  head,  and  the  5  piston 
rings,  with  extra  good  fitting,  are  the  things  which  make 
Avery  motors  so  powerful. 


Why  More  of  the  Power  Devel- 
oped by  the  Motor  is  Delivered 
to  the  Draw-Bar  in  an 
Avery  Tractor 

THE  MOTOR  in  an  Avery  Tractor  is  placed  lengthwise 
of  the  frame,  which  makes  it  possible  to  drive  through 
straight  spur  gears,  which  deliver  more  of  the  power  of 
the  motor  to  the  drive  wheels  than  any  other  kind  of 


transmission.  Furthermore,  because  an  Avery  Tractor 
has  no  intermediate  shaft  and  no  intermediate  gear  is  used 
in  traveling  ahead,  the  power  lost  by  friction  of  these 
parts  on  other  tractors  is  also  eliminated.  Engineering 
authorities  say  there  is  a  loss  of  from  8%  to  10%  of 
power  in  every  gear  contact.  The  one  less  gear  contact 
on  Avery  Tractors  saves  this  power  for  use  at  the  draw- 
bar, which  in  other  tractors  is  lost  in  the  transmission. 

WE  HAVE  ALREADY  EXPLAINED  in  discussing  the 
question  of  weight  as  to  the  heavy  loss  of  power  in  mov- 
ing around  the  surplus  tons  of  iron  and  steel  found  in 
heavy-weight  tractors  and  how  in  Avery  "Light-Weight" 
Tractors  this  power  is  saved  for  pulling  at  the  draw-bar. 

IT  HAS  ALSO  BEEN  SHOWN  that  it  requires  about 
3  Brake  H.  P.  on  the  average  to  drive  the  fan  used  on 
most  tractors.  This  power  is  not  wasted  on  Avery 
Tractors.  No  fan  is  used,  the  exhaust  being  piped  in  such 
a  way  as  to  draw  the  cool  air  past  the  radiator  tubes. 

THESE  FOUR  FACTS  are  the  principal  reasons  why 
Avery  Tractors  deliver  a  large  amount  of  power  in  the 
belt  or  on  the  draw-bar. 


FIRST,  Avery  Tractors  drive  only  through  straight  spur 
gears,  which  deliver  more  of  the  power  of  the  motor  to 
the  drive  wheels  than  any  other  transmission. 

SECOND,  Avery  Tractors  have  but  two  gear  contacts,  in- 
stead of  three,  as  in  the  ordinary  tractor  construction,  and 
thus  save  the  power  lost  by  friction  of  this  extra  gear 
contact  and  the  friction  in  intermediate  shaft  boxings. 

THIRD,  because  Avery  Tractors  are  "Light-Weight" 
their  power  is  not  wasted  in  moving  around  surplus  un- 
necessary weight,  but  is  delivered  to  the  draw-bar. 

FOURTH,  Avery  Tractors  save  the  power  lost  in  driving 
a  fan. 

POWER  IS  WHAT  YOU  WANT  when  you  get  a  tractor. 
You  get  the  full  rated  belt  and  draw-bar  power  when  you 
buy  an  Avery  Tractor.  The  motor  develops  more  than 
the  necessary  amount  of  power  and  this  power  is  not 
wasted  in  driving  useless  accessories,  it  is  not  used  up  in 
unnecessary  friction  of  shafting  and  gearing,  and  it  is  not 
lost  through  having  to  move  around  a  lot  of  surplus  weight. 

AVERY  TRACTORS  are  regularly  equipped  with  a  two- 
speed  gear — a  low  speed  for  plowing  and  other  heavy  work 
and  a  fast  speed  for  light  work  and  traveling  on  the  road. 

THUS  IN  AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  you  get  the  full  rated 
horsepower  either  in  the  belt  or  at  the  draw-bar;  you  get 
a  tractor  that  doesn't  waste  its  power  in  useless  friction 
or  in  moving  around  unnecessary  weight;  you  get  a 
tractor  that  travels  at  a  good  rate  of  speed,  and  you  have 
a  different  speed  to  use  as  you  may  need  for  the  special 
work  you  are  doing. 


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Why  Avery  Tractors  are  Economical,  Accessible 

and  Easy  to  Handle 


Avery  Tractors  Have  Demon- 
strated Themselves  to  be 
Unusually  Economical 
in  Fuel  Consumption 


B 


Y  THE  SUCCESSFUL  COMBINATION  of  the  nine 
units  in  an  Avery  Tractor  you  get  as  the  seventh 
result  an  unusual  degree  of  economy. 

AVERY  TRACTOR  MOTORS  have  demonstrated  them- 
selves to  be  unusually  economical  in  fuel  consumption, 
both  in  competitive  tests  and  in  the  hands  of  users. 

THE  REASONS  for  the  greater  economy  of  Avery 
Tractors,  considering  the  work  they  do,  are  first,  their 
ability  to  burn  cheap  kerosene  or  distillate  successfully, 
and  burn  all  of  it;  and  second,  the  fact  that  less  of  this 
power  is  used  in  moving  the  tractor  itself  on  account  of 
the  simple  transmission  and  light  weight. 

AN  AVERY  MOTOR  is,  first  of  all,  of  the  valve  in  the 
head  type,  which  is  admittedly  the  most  economical  of  all. 
Second,  it  has  5  cylinder  rings  for  holding  the  compres- 
sion. Third,  the  inner  cylinder  wall  of  an  Avery  motor, 
being  a  separate  casting,  stays  round  better,  which  means 
better  compression  and  increased  power. 

THE  FACT  that  in  an  Avery  Tractor  there  is  less  loss 
of  power  in  the  transmission  than  in  other  tractors  has 
been  fully  explained  under  the  subject  of  Power  and 
Speed,  and  it  is  not  necessary  to  repeat  it  here  except  to 
point  out  that  this  fact  not  only  means  increased  power  at 
the  draw-bar,  but  also  that  less  fuel  is  required  for  doing 
the  same  amount  of  work. 

GASOLINE,  kerosene,  or  motor  spirits  can  be  used  in  an 
Avery  Tractor  as  desired.  You  can  have  the  choice  of 
burning  whichever  fuel  is  the  cheapest  in  your  locality,  no 
matter  what  the  price  may  be  from  year  to  year,  a  thing 
which  you  can  never  determine  in  advance. 

You  Can  Easily  Get  at  Any  Part 
of  an  Avery  Tractor 

ACCESSIBILITY  is  the  eighth  advantage  of  the  success- 
ful combination  of  the  nine  units  in  an  Avery  Tractor. 

THE  CYLINDER  HEADS  are  easily  removable  for 
grinding  the  valves. 

THE  INNER  CYLINDER  WALLS  are  easily  renewable 
in  case  of  wear. 

REMOVING  THE  CAM  CASE  gives  a  wide  opening  for 
using  wrenches  in  tightening  the  connecting  rod  boxes. 

THE  VALVE  RODS  are  adjustable  from  the  outside. 

THE  CRANKSHAFT  BEARINGS  are  adjustable,  which 
can  be  done  easily  with  a  socket  wrench. 

THE  GEARS  are  all  located  outside  the  frame  and  handy 
to  get  at. 

IN  EVERY  WAY  POSSIBLE  an  Avery  Tractor  is  de- 
signed to  be  easy  to  take  care  of  and  keep  in  good  running 
order. 


It  Doesn't  Take  an  Expert 

to  Run  an  Avery 

Tractor 

THIS  IS  THE  NINTH  and  last  important  result  of  the 
successful  combination  of  the  nine  units  in  an  Avery 
Tractor — ease  of  handling. 

AN  AVERY  TRACTOR  is  so  simple  that  anyone  who  is 
able  to  handle  the  levers  can  easily  operate  it. 

EVERY  AVERY  TRACTOR  is  regularly  equipped  with 
pur  special  easy  safety  starting  lever  as  shown  in  the 
illustrations  of  the  complete  tractors  on  the  previous 
pages.  This  is  by  far  the  finest  thing  ever  devised  in  the 
hand  tractor  starter  line.  The  lever  is  permanently  at- 
tached to  the  flywheel  and  rests  in  the  hook  on  the  side  of 
the  frame.  To  start  the  motor,  the  operator  raises  the 
lever  to  the  position  shown  in  the  illustration.  When  he 
pulls  down,  the  block  on  the  lever  presses  against  the  rim 
of  the  flywheel  and  revolves  the  motor.  This  lever  makes 
starting  the  motor  wonderfully  easy.  It  is  even  easy  to 
turn  the  motor  over  with  all  the  priming  cocks  closed. 

AVERY  TRACTORS  are  built  to  turn  around  in  an  un- 
usually short  space,  which  is  of  special  advantage.  In  the 
steering  device  we  use  double  cross  chains  with  accurately 
shaped  rollers  so  that  the  chains  remain  taut  at  all  times. 

THERE  IS  MUCH  LESS  to  cause  trouble  in  operating 
an  Avery  Tractor  than  with  many  others — no  fan  or  fan 
belt  to  break,  no  fuel  or  water  pumps  to  leak  or  clog  up, 
no  clockwork  lubricator  to  choke  up. 

ABOUT  ALL  THERE  IS  TO  DO  to  run  an  Avery 
Tractor  is  to  pour  in  the  fuel,  lubricating  oil  and  water, 
and  keep  everything  tightened  up.  It  does  not  take  an 
expert  to  run  an  Avery  Tractor.  It  is  simple  and  easy  for 
an  ordinary  man  to  handle  and  keep  in  running  order. 


General  Fittings 


A  PLOW  HITCH,  consisting  of  a  special  plate  with  holes 
for  the  plow  clevises,  is  furnished  regularly  with  Avery 
Tractors. 

EACH  TRACTOR,  except  the  8-16  H.  P.,  is  also  equipped 
with  an  automatic  coupler  for  coupling  on  wagons  or 
other  machinery. 

ALL  SIZE  TRACTORS  have  steel  platforms. 

A  STRONG  FOOT  BRAKE  is  provided  which  operates 
a  steel  band  around  the  compensating  gear  shell. 

A  CAB  IS  FURNISHED  regularly  with  these  tractors,  as 
shown  in  illustrations,  except  on  the  8-16  H.  P.  size. 

EACH  TRACTOR  is  equipped  with  two  steel  fuel  tanks. 

A  GRAVITY  GEAR  OILER  is  furnished  regularly  for 
oiling  the  gearing  and  shafting. 


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UNIVERSAL 

CLEATS. 

Because  of  their 
shape  these  cleats 
meet  various  condi- 
tions, hence  their 
name  "Universal." 


V    CLEATS    AND 
SPUDS. 

This  rear  wheel  is 
equipped  with  a  cnm- 
bination  of  V  Cleats 
and  Heart  Shaped 
Spuds,  which  are  fur- 
nished when  wanted. 


HEART  SHAPED 
SPUDS. 

In  this  illustration 
the  rear  wheels  are 
equipped  entirely  with 
Heart  Shaped  Spuds, 
which  can  be  furnished 
if  desired. 


"NEVER-SLIP" 

LUGS. 

These  "Never-Slip" 
Lugs  were  first  de- 
signed for  use  in  rice 
lands  and  have  since 
also  been  used  in  soft 
ground  generally  with 
great  success. 


PERFECTION 

LUGS. 

This  lug  was  work- 
ed out  for  sand  and 
light  loose  ground,  and 
is  said  by  users  to 
meet  the  conditions 
splendidly. 


Wheel  Equipment  On  Avery  Tractors 


IT  HAS  NOT  BEEN  FOUND  POSSIBLE,  at  least  as 
yet,  to  design  a  single  kind  of  wheel  equipment  which 
would   meet   all   conditions    everywhere.      The   Avery 
Company  have,  however,  succeeded  in  designing  various 
forms   of   cleats,   spuds   and   lugs   which,   when   properly 
applied   to   the   local   conditions,   have   successfully   met 


every  condition  that  has  been  presented,  whether  it  has 
been  sand,  loose  ground,  soft  ground  or  anything  else. 
Being  able  to  get  the  wheel  equipment  which  will  most 
successfully  meet  their  special  conditions  is  a  great 
advantage  to  purchasers  of  Avery  Tractors. 


Avery  1 5-Barrel  Mounted 
Steel  Water  Tank 

THE  SEAMS  OF  THIS  TANK  are  welded.  For  hold- 
ing kerosene,  gasoline,  oil  or  water.  Can  be  furnished 
with  either  one,  two  or  three  compartments.  Can  also  be 
furnished  unmounted  with  bolsters  for  mounting  on  an 
ordinary  wagon  gear  if  wanted. 


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Self-Guide  Attachment 

For  S-16,  12-25  and  18-36  H.  P.  Tractors. 

THIS  GUIDE  consists  of  a  frame  with  a  large  disc  furrow  wheoj.  The  disc 
wheel  follows  the  furrow  in  fine  shape.  The  wheel  is  raised  from  the 
ground  for  turning  around  at  the  ends  or  for  moving  from  one  field  to 
another. 


Self-Guide  Attachment 


For  25-50  and  40-80  H.  P.  Tractors.  *    » 

THIS  GUIDE  consists  of  a  frame  and  a  raster  furrow  wheel.  When  you 
reach  the  end,  pull  a  cord  to  release  the  latch  and  the  wheel  will  then  caster 
so  you  can  turn  around.  After  turning  around,  pull  the  cord  again  and  the 
latch  will  engage  the  guide  wheel  when  it  drops  into  the  furrow. 


Road  Roller  Attachment  for 
the  Avery  Tractor 

BY  REMOVING  THE  CLEATS  from  the  rear  wheels  and  replacing  the  front 
wheels  with  this  road  roller  attachment,  an  Avery  18,  25  or  40  H.  I*. 
Tractor  can  be  easily  changed  into  a  road  roller. 

THIS  COMBINATION  of  a  Tractor  and  a  Road  Roller,  all  in  one  machine, 
means  a  big  saving  of  expense. 


Hansmann  Drill  Hitch 


THIS  HAXSMANN  DRILL  HITCH  enables  a  tractor  to  pull  three  or  five 
drills  of  any  make  or  size  and  permits  the  tuming  of  the  trafctor  in  as 
short  a  circle  as  necessary.  The  drills  will  not  bunch  or  touch  one  another. 
This  hitch  can  also  be  used  for  pulling  discs,  puckers  or  harrows. 


Hansmann  Binder  Hitch 

THE  HANSMANN  BINDER  HITCH  is  designed  for  pulling  a  number  of 
binders  behind  a  tractor.  It  is  guaranteed  to  operate  successfully  on  any 
m.ike  or  size  of  binder  without  the  least  side  draft  or  use  of  trucks  to 
support  the  hitch,  and  that  you  can  operate  as  many  binders  as  the  tractor 
has  power  to  pull. 


Griep  Binder  Hitch 


THE  GRIEP  BINDER  HITCH  is  designed  for  pulling  one  harvester  behind 
a  tractor.  It  can  be  attached  to  any  make  or  size  of  harvester.  This  hitch 
guides  the  harvester  automatically,  cutting  square  or  round  corners  accord- 
ing to  the  way  the  operator  of  the  tractor  steers. 


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COMBINATION  1  AND  2  BOTTOM  PLOW. 
No.  12 — Equipped  with  2-12  inch  bottoms.  .Weight  735 
No.  14 — Equipped  with  2-14  inch  bottoms .  .Weight  735 
No.  16 — Equipped  with  2-16  inch  bottoms.  .Weight  775 


COMBINATION  2  AND  3  BOTTOM  PLOW. 

No.  22 — 2-bottom  12-inch Weight  720 

No.  24 — 2-bottom  14-inch Weight  730 

No.  32 — 3-bottom    12-inch Weight  900 

No.  34 — 3-bottom   14-inch Weight   920 


COMBINATION  3  AND  4  BOTTOM  PLOW. 
No.  42 — 4-bottom    12-inch.  .Weight    1,325 
No.44 — 4-bottom    14-inch.  .Weight    1,400 


Combination  Light 
"Power -Lift" 
Tractor  Plows 

IN  ADDITION  to  having  a  complete  line  of 
tractors  from  which  you  can  select  a  size  to 
exactly  fit  your  needs,  we  are  also  in  position 
to  supply  you  with  the  size  plow  you  need  in 
either  light  or  heavy  styles.  You  will  find  our 
heavy  independent  beam  type  shown  on  the 
two  following  pages  and  on  these  two  pages 
our  light  combination  tractor  plows. 

OUR  LIGHT  TRACTOR  PLOWS  shown 
here  are  built  in  four  combination  sizes — i  and 
2 — 2  and  3 — 3  and  4 — and  4  and  5  bottoms. 

IF  YOU  HAVE  a  2,  3,  4  or  5  bottom  plow  and 
find  you  can  pull  one  plow  less  to  better  ad- 
vantage, you  can  detach  the  rear  bottom  and 
beam  by  removing  five  bolts  and  shifting  the 
rear  wheel  and  axle  to  the  next  plow.  If  you 
have  a  i,  2,  3  or  4  bottom  plow  and  want  the 
next  larger  size,  you  can  add  a  beam  and 
bottom.  This  combination  feature  is  very 
valuable  when  you  have  varying  conditions  of 
plowing  or  when  you  desire  to  plow  some  fields 
at  a  greater  depth  than  others. 

THESE  PLOWS  do  first-class  work  and  are 
easy  to  handle.  The  bottoms  are  guaranteed 
to  scour  in  any  soil  where  any  other  moldboard 
plows  will  scour. 


COMBINATION   4  AND  5   BOTTOM   PLOW. 
No.  55 — 5  bottom  14-inch Weight  1,800 


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Special  Features  of  Our  Combination  Light 

Tractor  Plows 


OUR  COMBINATION  PLOWS  are  all  built  with  a 
special  power  lift  device  operated  from  the  plow 
wheel.     The  Tractor  operator  has  full  control  of 
the  plows  from  his  position  on  the  tractor.     One  rope 
attached  to  one  lever  controls  the  simple  positive  clutch 
by  which  the  plows  are  either  raised  or  lowered.     One 
pull  of  the  rope  and  one-half  revolution  of  the  clutch 


raises  the  plows  from  the  ground.  Another  pull  of  the 
rope  and  the  plows  are  released  and  quickly  take  their  full 
depth.  It  is  not  necessary  to  stop  or  slow  up  tractor 
when  either  dropping  or  raising  plows. 

AT  FURROW  ENDS  or  at  will  of  operator  a  pull  of  the 
string  automatically  lifts  all  plows  five  inches  high.  The 
cranking  backward  of  the  front  wheels  raises  the  front 
plows  and  an  ingenious  lever  connection  between  power 
lift  bracket  and  rear  wheel  attachment  raises  the  rear 
plow  five  inches  and  levels  all  bottoms.  This  feature 
eliminates  all  chance  for  gathering  trash  on  plow  points 
and  the  annoyance  and  inconvenience  incidental  thereto. 

A  SIMPLE  ADJUSTABLE  HITCH  provided  with  a 
break  pin  prevents  share  breakage,  and  being  rigidly 
fastened  to  the  tractor  permits  of  backing  the  plow. 

TWO  LEVERS,  within  convenient  reach  of  the  operator, 
at  the  front  of  the  plow  govern  the  depth  of  plowing. 
Change  of  depth  can  easily  be  accomplished  when  plowing 
or  when  plow  is  in  or  out  of  ground,  as  both  levers  are 
always  within  easy  reach  of  operator  of  the  tractor.  By 
these  levers  all  of  the  plows  may  also  be  lifted  out  of  the 
ground  when  plow  is  not  in  motion.  The  land  lever  re- 
mains stationary  at  all  times,  while  the  furrow  lever 
travels  about  30°  forward  when  plows  are  raised  from  the 
ground.  Plowing  can  be  done  to  a  depth  of  nine  inches. 
The  beams  are  extra  heavy,  made  of  high  carbon  steel, 
bent  to  provide  ample  clearance. 

SINGLE  PLOWS  SELDOM  CLOG  even  when  plowing 
the  most  trashy  ground.  Clogging  usually  occurs,  if  at 
all,  between  first  and  second  or  second  and  third  plows. 
In  these  plows,  not  only  is  ample  throat  room  provided  for 
each  bottom,  but  an  unusual  distance  is  allowed  between 
beams  for  the  turn  of  each  furrow  slice,  which  is  most 
important. 

THE  WHEELS  ARE  STRONG  and  of  good  height,  with 
wide  tires,  equipped  with  long  distance  magazine  boxes, 
with  grease  caps  on  the  ends.  A  spring  lock  device  on 


the  rear  wheel  permits  the  wheel  to  swivel  in  turning  at 
ends  and  automatically  is  locked  into  position  when 
plowing. 

THESE  PLOWS  are  built  with  either  12-inch  or  14-inch 
bottoms.  Regular  equipment  includes  stubble  or  turf  and 
stubble  bottoms.  These  will  interchange  with  breaker, 
rod  breaker,  black  land  or  slat  bottoms. 

STANDARD  EQUIPMENT  includes  rolling  coulters, 
weed  hooks,  scraper  for  rear  wheel  and  tractor  hitch. 
Special  equipment  includes  chilled  cast  shares,  fin  cutters 
for  breaker  bottoms  and  jointers. 

THIS  COMBINED  CpULTER  and  Jointer  consists  of 
an  ordinary  coulter  with  a  jointer  blade  so  connected 
to  the  left  hand  fork  of  the  coulter  yoke  that  the  blade 
will  ride  along  the  furrow  side  of  the  coulter  blade  and 
turn  over  a  small  furrow  of  soil,  weeds,  trash,  etc.,  leaving 
the  plow  mouldboard  an  easy  job  of  covering. 

THE  JOINTER  BLADE  is  adjustable  on  the  standard 
and  standard  and  blade  are  fastened  to  an  adjustable  plate 
attached  to  the  coulter  yoke  so  proper  set  of  blade  may 
be  had  to  suit  the  working  conditions. 

THE  BLADE,  made  of  hardened  soft  center  steel  for 
easy  scouring,  consists  of  two  parts,  and  as  the  point  is 
subject  to  the  greater  wear,  it  will  only  be  necessary  to 
buy  this  part  of  the  blade  to  renew  the  jointer.  If  it  is 
desired  to  use  a  jointer  only  without  the  coulter,  the  blade 
may  be  inserted  on  the  regular  1^6-inch  or  1^-inch 
coulter  stem.  Jointer  point  is  regularly  furnished  with 
soft  center  steel  point,  but  cast  iron  point  will  be  furn- 
ished, if  desired. 

FOR  A  GOOD  JOB  of  covering  under  the  most  trashy 
conditions,  this  Combination  Coulter- Jointer  cannot  be 
beat. 


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Avery  5-Furrow  Independent  Beam  "Self-Lift"  Engine  Gang. 
3  and  4-Furrow  Plows  are  also  built  in  this  style. 


Avery  10-Furrow  Independent  Beam  "Self-Lift"  Engine  Gang. 
6,  7  and  8-Furrow  Plows  are  also  built  in  this  style. 


Top  View  of  Single  Plow  of  the  Avery  Independent  Beam  "Self-Lift" 
Engine  Gang.     Showing  the  Double  Straight  Heavy  Beams. 


Independent  Beam  Heavy 

"Self-Lift"  Tractor 

Plows 

IN  THE  AVERY  Independent  Beam  "Self-Lift"  Engine 
Gang,  each  plow  is  attached  to  the  frame  independent 
of  the  others.     It  is  free  to  raise  or  lower  according  to 
the   conditions   of  the  ground  and  to  follow  its   furrow 
without  being  affected  by  any  other  plow.     If  one  plow 
strikes  a  stone  or  other  object  it  does  not  affect  any  of 
the  others. 

THE  AVERY  "SELF-LIFT"  PLOW  also  has  unusual 
strength.  Each  plow  has  double  heavy  beams  spread  at 
the  front  end  to  give  a  wide  bearing  where  coupled  to  the 
frame.  One  of  the  beams  is  straight,  while  the  other  re- 
ceives only  a  side  bend.  The  Avery  Plow  may  be  pulled 
through  ordinary  rocky  ground  without  danger  of  break- 
age or  bending  of  the  beams,  but  if  by  any  accident  a  beam 
should  become  sprung,  it  can  be  straightened  by  an 
ordinary  blacksmith. 

THE  POSITION  AND  CHARACTER  of  the  gauge 
wheel  on  an  Avery  Plow  is  also  worthy  of  special  note. 
It  is  located  directly  in  front  and  just  forward  of  the 
point  of  the  plow.  Each  plow  being  entirely  independent 
of  the  others  and  the  gauge  wheel  being  located  in  this 
position,  it  carries  the  point  of  the  plow  at  a  uniform 
depth  at  all  times,  which  is  one  of  the  most  important 
elements  in  perfect  plowing. 

AVERY  "SELF-LIFT"  PLOWS  were  the  first  "Self- 
Lift"  Engine  Gang  Plows  built,  and  are  fully  covered  by 
patents  Nos.  819,223;  909,919;  933,858;  936,767.  We  have 
numerous  other  applications  for  patents  pending,  also 
Canadian  patents  and  patents  pending  in  Canada.  The 
matter  of  infringement  of  patents  and  damages  has  al- 
ready been  taken  up  and  will  be  pushed  vigorously  against 
all  infringers  not  licensed  under  our  patents.  Manufactur- 
ing licenses  under  our  patents  have  been  granted  only  to 
the  following  companies:  Deere  &  Co.,  M.  Rumely  Co., 
Grand  Detour  Plow  Co.,  Holt  Mfg.  Co.,  and  Cockshutt 
Plow  Co.  in  Canada. 


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How  the  Avery  "Power  Lift -Self 
Drop"  Device  Works 

IN   THE  CONSTRUCTION   of  the  "Power  Lift-Self 
Drop"  Device  on  the  Avery  Plow,  a  large  simple  clutch 
is  used.     When  the  cord  is  pulled,  the  clutch  immedi- 
ately engages  and  the  cord  can  be  at  once  released.     It  is 
not  necessary  to  hold  it.     All  you  have  to  do  is  to  pull  it 
an  instant  until  the  clutch  is  engaged. 

THE  PLOW  WHEEL  is  provided  with  grouters  to  pre- 
vent slipping,  and  the  axle,  to  which  the  wheel  is  rigidly 
attached,  carries  a  sprocket  wheel  from  which  power  by 
means  of  a  sprocket  chain  is  conveyed  to  the  clutch 
mechanism. 

WHEN  THE  OPERATOR  wishes  to  lift  the  plows,  he 
simply  pulls  on  the  cord  and  this  engages  the  clutch 
much  after  the  fashion  of  the  ordinary  binder  trip. 
This  transmits  the  power  to  a  diagonal  shaft,  extending 
the  length  of  the  plow  frame,  upon  which  is  located  an 
individual  cam  and  lever  for  lifting  each  plow.  This 
shaft  turns  one  half  revolution  when  the  clutch  is 
engaged.  The  cams  are  placed  on  the  shaft  at  different 
angles.  When  the  shaft  turns,  the  cam  for  the  forward 
plow  operates  to  raise  its  plow  first  and  each  of  the  other 
plows  are  raised  in  turn  when  they  reach  the  point  where 
the  first  plow  emerged  from  the  ground. 

TO  DROP  THE  PLOWS,  the  cord  is  again  pulled  and 
the  clutch  engaged,  when  the  diagonal  shaft  turns  the 
other  half  revolution,  the  first  plow  drops  ahead  of  the 
rest  and  each  plow  in  turn  drops  when  it  reaches  the  point 
where  the  first  plow  entered  the  ground. 

Accurate  Adjustments 

THE  ADJUSTMENTS  on  the  Avery  Plow  are  unusually 
accurate.  The  depth  of  plowing  is  regulated  by  a  hand 
screw,  as  will  be  noted  in  the  illustration,  and  can  be 
changed  easily  and  accurately.  Much  finer  adjustments 
can  be  made  than  with  a  hand  lever.  In  an  advertisement 
one  manufacturer  states  that  the  lever  notches  on  their 
plow  provide  adjustments  of  ^-inch  in  depth,  while  with 
the  screw  thread  adjustment  on  the  Avery  Plow  you  can 
adjust  the  depth  to  any  fraction  of  an  inch. 

A  SET  SCREW  is  also  used  on  the  plow  standard  to  raise 
or  lower  the  point  of  the  plow  to  give  more  or  less  suck. 
An  absolutely  accurate  adjustment  can  thus  be  easily 
gotten. 

IN  ATTACHING  THE  PLOWS  to  the  frame  an 
eccentric  coupling  is  employed  for  lining  or  winging  the 
plows.  After  this  very  important  adjustment  has  once 
been  made,  it  is  rarely  ever  necessary  to  adjust  again 
during  the  life  of  the  machine. 


Other  Features  on  Avery  "Self- 
Lift"  Plows 

THE  AVERY  PLOW  is  mounted  on  supporting  wheels 
of  wide  face  and  large  diameter,  all  of  which  run  on  the 
unplowed  ground.  The  construction  of  the  Avery  Plow 
is  such  that  there  is  no  side  draft  requiring  a  furrow 
wheel.  The  plow  will  follow  the  engine  without  slipping 
on  the  ground,  and  as  all  the  wheels  run  on  the  unplowed 
ground,  no  special  adjustments  are  necessary  when  open- 
ing up  a  new  land.  The  width  of  the  first  furrow  is  gauged 
uniformly  by  a  self-guide  on  the  tractor. 


BY  USING  CROSS  CHAINS  for  hitching  the  plow  to  the 
engine,  the  operator  may  commence  turning  at  the  end 
when  the  front  wheels  of  the  tractor  are  even  with  the  end 
of  the  plowing  and  the  plow  will  follow  straight  out,  thus 
requiring  only  a  short  turning  space  at  the  end. 

THE  GAUGE  WHEEL  itself  is  13  inches  in  diameter 
and  has  a  4-inch  face.  It  is  made  of  two  shell  castings 
bolted  together,  and  constructed  in  such  a  way  that  both 
faces  of  the  wheel  are  completely  enclosed  and  there  is 
no  rim  to  pick  up  and  fill  with  mud  or  soft  earth.  It  is 
carried  on  a  hard  maple  bearing.  This  bearing  receives 
a  special  treatment  which  thoroughly  saturates  it  with 
special  oil,  and  it  will  run  in  dust  an  indefinite  period 
without  lubrication.  If  it  should  ever  wear,  the  box  can 
be  replaced  as  good  as  new  at  a  very  slight  cost. 

AN  ADJUSTABLE  SCRAPER  on  the  gauge  wheel  pre- 
vents accumulations  on  the  face  of  the  wheel  and  may  be 
used  or  removed  as  desired,  according  to  the  condition 
and  character  of  the  ground.  It  is  constructed  in  such  a 
way  that  it  does  not  interfere  with  the  adjustment  and 
working  of  the  rolling  coulter. 

ON  THE  3,  4  AND  5  BOTTOM  PLOWS  we  use  a  mal- 
leable standard;  on  the  6,  7,  8  and  10  bottom  we  use  a 
heavy  cast  standard.  The  plow  bottoms  are  made  of 
heavy  material  and  will  stand  the  grief  incident  to  being 
pulled  by  steam  or  gas  tractors  in  tough  or  stony  land. 
Any  type  of  bottom  will  interchange  with  the  beams  on 
any  size  plows. 

THE  PLOW  FRAME,  including  the  plow  hitch,  is  made 
of  steel  plates,  angle  iron  and  channel  bars  riveted  solidly 
together,  thus  making  a  construction  that  is  very  strong 
and  proof  against  breakage.  The  castings  that  undergo 
the  most  severe  strains  are  malleable,  and  the  whole  ma- 
chine, aside  from  being  very  strong,  is  so  designed  as  to 
be  light  in  weight. 

THE  6,  7,  8  AND  10  GANG  PLOWS  are  mounted  on  four 
wheels.  The  3,  4  and  5  gang  plows  have  two  main  plow 
wheels  and  one  of  the  single  plow  gauge  wheels  serves  as 
a  third  bearing  for  the  frame.  The  wheels  are  built  with 
renewable  boxes  and  are  equipped  with  hard  oil  cups  and 
so  designed  that  they  do  not  gather  mud  or  trash  in  wet 
soil  to  cause  them  to  clog.  They  are  possessed  of  suffi- 
cient freedom  to  overcome  any  trouble  of  this  sort. 


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SANDERS  THREE  DISC  LIGHT  TRACTOR  PLOW  WITH  SELF 

GUIDING   HITCH. 

Made  with  2,  3  or  4  Discs  either  24,  26  or  28  inches  in  diameter. 
They  have  l!/2-inch  axles  and  other  parts  in  proportion. 


SANDERS  REGULAR  TRACTION  ENGINE  TYPE  PLOWS. 
Made  with  2,  3,  4,   5  or  6   Discs  either  24,  26  or  28   inches   in 
diameter.     They  have  2-inch  axles  and  other  parts  in  proportion. 


SANDERS  REGULAR  TRACTION  ENGINE  TYPE  PLOWS. 
Made  with  4,  5,  6  or  8  Discs  either  24,  26  or  28  inches  in  diameter. 
They  have  2-inch  axles  and  other  parts   in  proportion. 


Sanders  Tractor  Disc  Plows 

THEY  ARE  LIGHT   DRAFT.     They  will  plow  deep, 
taking  the  place  of  subsoil  plows.     They  pulverize  the 
soil  equal  to  one  harrowing.     They  will  plow  in  sticky 
or  hard  ground.     It  hardly  ever  gets  too  dry  to  plow  with  a 
disc  plow.     They  are  simple  in  construction  with  nothing  to 
get  out  of  fix.     They  are  strong  and  rigid. 

Framework  of  Sanders  Plows 

THIS  CONSISTS  of  a  main  frame,  which  is  a  solid  steel  bar 
made  expressly  for  the  purpose,  to  which  is  bolted  a  series 
of  strong  beams  which  carry  the  discs.  All  the  principal 
parts  of  the  plow  are  bolted  direct  to  the  main  frame.  One- 
inch  bolts  are  used  throughout  the  frame. 

Sanders  Tractor  Disc  Plows 

CAN  BE  SET  TO  CUT  either  6,  8  or  10-inch  furrows.  They 
are  fitted  with  either  24,  26  or  28-inch  discs.  They  have  self 
guiding  hitch,  which  does  not  change  direction  of  plow  when 
the  front  wheel  is  raised  or  lowered.  They  can  be  furnished 
with  Power  Lift,  if  desired.  The  wheels  have  combined 
Grease  Cups  and  Dust-Proof  Caps.  They  are  set  up  to  cut 
10-inch  furrows  unless  otherwise  ordered.  They  are  fur- 
nished with  5-foot  chain  to  attach  direct  to  tractor.  They 
can  be  easily  changed  to  a  different  number  of  discs.  Wheels 
either  3  or  6  inches  wide  can  be  furnished. 


Sanders  Patent  Discs 

THEY  ARE  MADE  with  a  patent  countersunk  seat  by 
pressing  back  the  center  of  the  disc  into  the  shape  of  a 
countersunk  head  bolt,  which  gives  a  perfectly  smooth  sur- 
face over  the  entire  face  of  the  disc.  One  large  bolt  is  used 
and  that  is  at  the  center  of  the  disc,  where  there  is  no  motion. 

Number  of  Discs 

CUTTING  DIFFERENT  WIDTHS  of  furrows  that  can  be 
used  on  each  size  frame. 


Two      Disc 

Frames 

10-inch 
Furrows. 
2 

8-inch 
Furrows. 
2 

6-inch 
Furrows. 
3 

Three    Disc 

Frames.  .  . 

3 

3 

4 

Four      Disc 

Frames 

4 

S 

8 

Five      Disc 

Frames 

5 

6 

8 

Six         Disc 

Frames 

6 

7 

10 

Eisrht    Disc 

Frames.  . 

8 

10 

13 

AVERY  BRUSH  AND  MARSH  PLOW. 


Avery  Brush  and  Marsh  Plow 

THESE  PLOWS,  in  connection  with  the  Avery  "Light- 
Weight"  Tractors,  are  being  used  quite  extensively  for 
bringing  brush  land  under  cultivation  at  a  low  cost  per  acre. 
They  are  also  being  used  for  reclaiming  marsh  land  with 
splendid  success. 


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I 

i 


AVERY  Tractor    Plowinq    Outfit 


'-£, 


AVHRY  Two -Row  Motor  Cultivator. 


a    size    AVERY   trade 

,  -  5-10,   8-16,    12-25.    18- 


AVERY  combination  liqht  tractor  plow. 
Built  in   sizes    1,2,3,4    and    5     qanq . 


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Built  in  sizes  3,  4.    5,   6,   7,  8    and    1O    qanq. 


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Avery  5-10  H.  P.  Tractor 


IN  ADDITION  TO   OUR  FIVE  larger  size  tractors 
from  8-16   to   40-80   H.   P.   previously  illustrated  and 
described,  we  also  build  a  special  small  5-10  H.  P.  size 
as  shown  here.     It  weighs  only  2,250  pounds. 

THIS  SMALL  TRACTOR  is  designed  for  all  around  use 
on  small  farms  and  for  doing  the  lighter  work  on  large 
farms.  The  demand  for  this  tractor  is  very  large. 

THIS  SMALL  AVERY  TRACTOR  is  intended  to  pro- 
duce a  draw-bar  pull  equal  to  that  of  three  1,400-pound 
draft  horses.  It  will  accomplish  as  much  work  in  the 
course  of  a  day  as  four  horses.  Here  are  some  of  the 
things  it  will  do: 

IT  WILL  PULL— 

2  12-inch  plows  at  a   depth   of   6  inches  in  ordinary 

stubble  ground; 

a  16-inch  plow  under  difficult  conditions; 
an  8- foot  disc  harrow  over  plowed  ground; 
a  3-section  spike  tooth  harrow  over  plowed  ground; 
a  grain  drill; 
a  grain  binder; 
a  road  drag; 
a  loaded  farm  wagon; 
a  potato  digger; 
a  manure  spreader; 
and  other  loads  ordinarily  pulled  by  a  3-horse  team. 


IT  WILL  DRIVE— 
a  small  silo  filler; 
a  feed  grinder; 
a  pump; 


a  fanning  mill; 
a  saw  mill. 


WE  BUILD  THIS  5-10  H.  P.  TRACTOR  with  a  special 
hitch  so  that  you  can  use  your  old  horse  plow.  Just  at- 
tach your  horse  plow  to  the  draw-bar  and  you  have  a 
complete  tractor  plow  outfit. 

IF  YOU  HAVE  HILLY  GROUND  and  want  to  use  both 
right  and  left  hand  plows  to  throw  the  furrows  one  way, 
you  can  attach  both  as  shown  in  the  illustration.  When 
you  do  not  want  to  plow  back  and  forth,  the  left  hand 
plow  can  be  detached  without  interfering  with  the  work  of 
the  right  hand  plow. 

YOU  CAN  RAISE  AND  LOWER  the  plows  at  the  end  of 
the  furrows  by  a  handy  lever  on  the  side  of  the  tractor 
frame  in  easy  reach  of  the  operator  while  sitting  on  the 
seat.  With  the  plow  raised  you  can  back  up  and  turn 
around  in  a  short  space  easier  than  you  can  with  a  team. 

THIS  ATTACHMENT  has  many  advantages  over  an 
engine  gang  plow.  It  is  cheaper  in  first  cost  and  lighter 
weight.  It  can  also  be  easily  detached  when  desiring  to 
use  the  tractor  for  other  kinds  of  general  farm  work. 

WE  PUBLISH  A  SPECIAL  FOLDER  fully  describing 
and  illustrating  this  small  5-10  H.  P.  Avery  Tractor  and 
showing  a  number  of  scenes  of  the  work  it  does.  If  you 
are  interested  in  a  small  tractor  write  for  a  copy  of  this 
special  folder. 


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Now  You  Can  Also  Cultivate  Corn,  Cotton,  Potatoes 

and  Other  Crops  Planted  in  Rows 

With  Motor  Power 


TRACTORS  supply  the  demand  for  power  to  do  plow- 
ing and  other  heavy  farm  work.    But  no  sooner  does 
a  man  get  a  tractor  and  find  out  the  wonderful  ad- 
vantages of  using  motor  power  for  plowing,  discing,  drill- 
ing, harvesting,  etc.,  than  he  begins  to  want  to  be  able  to 
also  use  the  same  kind  of  power  for  cultivating  and  other 
similar  work. 

AFTER  LONG  CONSIDERATION  and  experimentation 
on  this  problem  the  Avery  Company  now  offer  their  an- 
swer to  the  demand  for  motor  power  to  do  all  kinds  of 
farm  work.  For  heavy  work  we  build  six  sizes  of  Tractors 
— a  size  to  fit  every  size  farm.  For  cultivating  and  other 
lighter  work  we  now  offer  the  Avery  Motor  Cultivator. 

TRACTORS  HAVE  PROVED  that  they  are  able  to  do 
away  with  the  surplus  horses  formerly  required  —  the 
Avery  Motor  Cultivator  now  offers  you  the  chance  to  do 
away  with  still  more  horses  and  use  motor  power  prac- 
tically altogether,  if  not  exclusively,  for  your  farm  work. 

MANY  MEN  HAVE  HAD  THE  IDEA  of  a  combination 
machine  for  doing  all  kinds  of  farm  work.  But  the  at- 
tempts to  build  such  a  machine  seem  only  to  have  resulted 
in  building  something  which  is  lacking  on  one  or  both 
sides.  If  it  is  built  with  the  features  necessary  for  heavy 
work  it  is  not  satisfactory  for  cultivating  and  such  lighter 
work,  if  it  is  built  for  light  work  it  lacks  things  which  are 
required  in  a  machine  for  heavy  work. 


THE  FIRST  BIG  ADVANTAGE  of  two  independent 
machines— a  tractor  for  heavy  work  and  a  motor  cultivator 
for  light  work — over  a  combination  machine  is  in  the  fact 
that  while  a  two-row  motor  cultivator  satisfies  all  the 
demands  for  light  work,  the  same  size  machine,  when  used 
as  a  tractor,  cannot  supply  all  demands  for  heavy  work. 
With  the  Avery  independent  machines  you  can  get  an 
Avery  Two-Row  Motor  Cultivator  to  do  your  light  work 
and  can  then  get  an  Avery  Tractor  in  whichever  one  of 
the  six  sizes  is  best  suited  to  do  your  heavy  farm  work. 

THE  SECOND  BIG  ADVANTAGE  in  having  two  inde- 
pendent machines — a  trnctor  and  a  motor  cultivator — is  in 
the  fact  that  each  machine  is  built  with  the  design, 
strength,  power,  speed  and  all  other  features  especially 
required  for  the  class  of  work  it  is  intended  to  perform. 

THE  THIRD  BIG  ADVANTAGE  in  having  two  inde- 
pendent machines — a  tractor  and  a  motor  cultivator — is  in 
the  fact  that  either  machine  can  be  attached  to  any  tool 
you  desire  to  pull  by  simply  using  a  clevis  without  having 
to  spend  a  big  lot  of  work  and  time  changing  over 
attaching  parts. 

MOTORIZE  YOUR  FARM  the  Avery  way.  Plainly  the 
Avery  plan  offers  you  the  most  successful  method  of  motor- 
izing your  farm  work — an  Avery  tractor  in  the  size  which 
best  fits  the  amount  of  heavy  farm  work  you  have  to  do  and 
an  Avery  two-row  motor  cultivator  for  your  light  work. 


Double  the  Number  of  Acres  You  Cultivate 


ONE  MAN  CAN  CULTIVATE  100  ACRES  of  crops 
with  an  Avery  Motor  Cultivator— double  or  more  as  much 
as  one  man  ordinarily  handles  with  horses. 

THINK  WHAT  IT  MEANS  to  start  out  for  a  day's 
cultivating  with  an  Avery  Motor  Cultivator  compared 
with  the  old  horse  way. 

YOU  GET  UP  EARLY  AND  FEED  YOUR  HORSES, 

curry  them,  harness  them  and  clean  out  the  stable.  Then 
after  eating  breakfast,  go  out  to  the  barn  and  get  them 
out,  water  them  and  hitch  up.  All  of  this  work  to  get 
started.  Then  it's  unhitch,  water,  feed  and  hitch  up  at 
noon,  and  unhitch,  water,  unharness,  feed  and  bed  at  night. 


All  this  work  to  get  through.  Don't  you  get  tired  of  doing 
all  this  extra  work  before  you  can  get  started  and  after 
you  get  through? 

BUT  WITH  AN  AVERY  MOTOR  CULTIVATOR  you 
can  do  far  differently.  Getting  the  machine  ready  should 
not  take  you  more  than  the  time  required  to  care  for  one 
horse.  That's  all  it  takes  to  get  started.  At  noon  and 
night,  turn  a  switch.  That's  all  it  takes  to  get  through. 
The  time  you  save  will  enable  you  to  take  care  of  more 
profit  making  hogs,  sheep  or  cattle. 

ENJOY  LIFE  more  and  make  more  money  by  us'r.g  an 
Avery  Motor  Cultivator. 


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How  the  Avery  Motor  Cultivator  Is  Built 


HE  AVERY  MOTOR  CULTIVATOR  is 

13.  two-row  machine.     It  will  ordinarily 
cultivate  about  16  to  18  acres  per  day. 

IT  HAS  A  FRICTION  DRIVE  which  gives 
you  a  wide  variation  of  speed  so  that  you  can 
plow  as  slow  as  necessary  the  first  time  over 
when  your  crop  is  small  and  at  faster  speeds 
when  your  crop  is  larger. 
THE  CULTIVATOR  is  guided  by  a  single 
front  wheel  which  runs  between  the  two  rows. 
It  is  driven  by  two  rear  wheels  which  run 
outside  the  two  rows. 

WHEN  PLOWING  along,  the  power  of  the 
motor  is  applied  to  both  rear  wheels  by  means 
of  two  clutches.  Both  rear  wheels  drive  the 
cultivator  and  a  compensating  gear  takes  care 
of  any  variations  in  the  direction  of  the  rows. 
The  front  wheel  guides  the  Cultivator  rnd  is 
operated  by  a  hand  steering  wheel. 

WHEN  THE  END  of  the  row  is  reached,  the 
operator  releases  the  steering  wheel,  which 
allows  the  front  wheel  to  act  as  a  caster.  At 
the  same  time  he  takes  hold  of  the  two  levers 
operating  the  drive  wheel  clutches,  and  by 
releasing  one  clutch  and  allowing  the  other  to 
remain  engaged,  one  drive  wheel  remains 
stationary  while  the  other  revolves  around  it 
until  the  Cultivator  has  turned  around  onto 
the  next  two  rows.  The  other  clutch  is  then 
also  engaged  and  both  wheels  begin  to  travel 
forward.  The  operator  releases  the  clutch 
levers  and  again  guides  the  Cultivator  with 
the  steering  wheel. 

THIS  CULTIVATOR  will  turn  around  in  its 
own  length.  It  will  turn  either  way  depending 
upon  which  drive  wheel  the  power  is  applied  to. 

THE  MOTOR  used  in  this  Cultivator  is  the 
same  as  used  in  our  5-10  H.  P.  Tractor.  The 
Cultivator  is  gear  driven — no  sprocket  chain 
drive  is  used.  The  Cultivator  itself  is  the 
regular  Avery  Two-row  Cultivator  which  has 
been  on  the  market  for  years. 
CAN  ALSO  BE  FURNISHED  with  special 
attachments  as  shown  here  for  check  row 
planting,  drill  planting,  listed  corn  cultivating 
or  disc  cultivating. 


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HERE  ARE  A  LARGE  NUMBER 
of  kinds  of  work  you  can  do  with 
an  Avery  Motor  Cultivator. 


YOU  CAN  CULTIVATE  corn,  cotton, 
potatoes,  or  other  such  crops  planted  in 
rows.  If  you  live  in  a  listed  corn  ter- 
ritory you  can  get  an  Avery  Motor  Cul- 
tivator with  a  special  lister  attachment. 

YOU  CAN  ALSO  PLANT  corn,  cotton 
and  other  similar  crops  with  the  same 
machine  by  getting  a  special  planter 
attachment. 

THEN,  BY  REMOVING  the  gangs, 
you  have  a  machine  which  you  can  use 
for  various  kinds  of  lighter  traction 


[44] 


work  such  as  shown  here — hay  raking, 
drilling,  harrowing,  road  dragging,  etc. 

YOU  CAN  ALSO  DO  lighter  belt  work 
— feed  grinding,  pumping,  sawing,  silo 
filling,  etc. 

THE  AVERY  Motor  Cultivator  is,  in 
fact,  an  all  around  machine  for  lighter 
traction  and  belt  work,  in  addition  to 
being  made  with  a  design  especially 
suitable  for  cultivating  and  planting. 

IT  IS  NOT  A  NEW  experiment,  but, 
after  being  tested  out  during  the  previ- 
ous year,  was  placed  on  the  market  and 
a  large  number  sold  during  the  past 
year. 


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There's  a  Size  Avery  Thresher  to  Fit 
Every  Size  Run 


THERE  ARE  EIGHT  SIZES  of  Avery  Threshers, 
from  a  small  19  x  30-inch  up  to  a  large  42  x  70-inch. 
You  can  get  an  Avery  Thresher  in  exactly  the  size 
you  need  to  fit  the  amount  of  threshing  you  have  to  do. 

THE  SMALL  AVERY  "YELLOW-KID"  THRESHERS 
are  not  built  cheaply,  but  are  simply  cut  down  small  size 
"Yellow-Fellows." 


ALL  EIGHT  SIZES  of  Avery  Threshers,  both  small  and 
large,  are  regularly  equipped,  without  extra  charge,  with 
I.  X.  L.  Separating  Devices,  Jumbo  Tool  Steel  Teeth, 
Cone  Pulley  Belt  Guide,  Belt  Tighteners,  Handy  Belt 
Reel,  Lifting  Jack,  Extra  Concaves  and  Tools. 


Right  Hand  Side  of  an  Avery  "Yellow  Kid"  Thresher  Fitted 
with  Self-Feeder  and  Common  Stacker 


Built  in  Sizes  19  x  30  and  22  x  36-inch. 


Left  Hand  Side  of  an  Avery  "Yellow  Kid"  Thresher  Fitted 
with  Self-Feeder  and  Wind  Stacker 

All  Avery  Threshers  are  regularly  equipped  with  I.  X.  L.  Separating  Device,  Cone  Pulley  Belt  Guide,  Improved 
Belt  Reel,  Lifting  Jack,  Extra  Concaves  and  Tools,  without  extra  charge. 

[46] 


Left  Hand  Side  of  an  Avery  "Yellow  Fellow- 
Grain  Saver"  Thresher 

Built  in  Sizes  26  x  40,  28  x  46,  32  x  54,  36  x  60,  42  x  64  and  42  x  70-inch. 


Right  Hand  Side  of  an  Avery  "Yellow  Fellow- 
Grain  Saver"  Thresher 

All  Avery  Separators  are  regularly  equipped  with  I.  X.  L.  Separating  Device,  Cone  Pulley  Belt  Guide,  Improved 
Belt  Reel,  Lifting  Jack,  Extra  Concaves  and  Tools,  without  extra  charge. 


147] 


Avery  Threshers  Are  Backed  by  the  Best  Field  Tests 

and  the  Strongest  Guarantees 


Avery  Threshers  Have  Made  the 

Best  Proven  Grain  Saving 

Records 

IN  TWENTY-SEVEN  FIELD  TESTS  made  with  Avery 
Threshers  the  average  saving  was  99  9/10  per  cent — 
practically  perfect.     Each  of  these  tests  was  made  on  a 
different  machine  in  a  different  locality  and  while  being 
operated  by  the  regular  crew.     Each  of  the  tests  was  wit- 
nessed by  a  number  of  farmers  who  voluntarily  signed 
statements  showing  the  average  percentage  of  saving. 

THESE  TESTS  PROVE  that  Avery  Threshers  are  Won- 
derful Grain  Savers.  These  tests  are  the  best  proven 
record  of  grain  saving  ever  made  by  any  make  of 
Thresher.  No  other  make  of  Thresher  is  backed  up  by 
such  a  record  of  grain  saving  field  tests. 

Avery  Threshers  Are  Also  Backed 
Up  by  the  Strongest  Guarantees 

THESE  ARE  THE  SPECIAL  WARRANTIES  you  get 
when  you  buy  an  Avery  Thresher,  in  addition  to  the 
ordinary  warranties  against  defects. 

Special  Warranty  on  Thresher 

AVERY  SEPARATING  DEVICES  are  guaranteed  to 
shake  out  99  52/100  per  cent  OR  MORE  of  the  loose 
grain  that  is  in  the  straw,  the  grain  to  be  dry  and  in  fit 
condition  to  thresh.  When  desired  we  will  submit  the 
machine  to  test.  (This  is  the  strongest  grain  saving 
warranty  ever  given.  And  it's  absolutely  plain  and 
straightforward.) 

Special  Warranty  on  Avery  Jumbo  Razor 
Steel  Cylinder  Teeth 

AVERY  JUMBO  TEETH  are  warranted  for  life  against 
breakage  caused  by  pitchforks,  bolts,  spades,  or  other 
foreign  materials  accidentally  entering  the  cylinder. 
(Notice  that  there's  no  limit  to  the  Avery  Special  Tooth 
Warranty  against  breakages — for  life.) 

Special  Warranty  on  Cleaning 

THE  FANNING  MILL  AND  SHOE  of  an  Avery 
Thresher  are  guaranteed  to  clean  the  grain  in  perfect 
condition  for  the  local  market. 

Special  Warranty  on  Feeders 

THE  BARTHOLOMEW  BAND  CUTTER  and  Self 
Feeder  is  guaranteed  to  feed  all  kinds  or  conditions  of 
loose,  headed  or  bound  grain  without  slugging  the  cylin- 
der, and  faster  and  more  evenly  than  feeding  can  be  done 
by  hand. 


Special  Warranty  on  Wind  Stackers 

AVERY  J.  B.'S  WIND  STACKERS  are  warranted  to 
handle  dry  or  wet  straw  in  any  condition  or  quantity  with- 
out choking  and  to  be  built  with  tank  steel  fan  housings 
and  boiler  plate  wings. 

Furthermore — 

IF  ANY  PURCHASER  of  Avery  Machinery  prefers  the 
form  of  warranty  adopted  by  any  other  manufacturer  of 
this  class  of  machinery,  we  will  allow  him  the  privilege, 
when  placing  the  order,  to  substitute  such  other  manu- 
facturer's form  of  warranty  for  ours,  and  such  purchaser 
is  hereby  authorized  before  signing  the  order,  to  write 
across  the  face  of  the  warranty  in  our  order  blank  the 
following: 

"THIS  ORDER  IS  GIVEN  with  the  understanding  that 
the  warranty  and  all  conditions  of  (insert  name)  Company 
are  substituted  in  place  of  the  warranty  printed  herein." 

Nowhere  Else  Can  You  Get  War- 
ranties Anywhere  Near 
as  Strong 

AND  THEY  MEAN  JUST  WHAT  THEY  SAY.  There's 
no  "Joker"  anywhere  in  them.  No  impossible  conditions. 
Just  out  and  out  straightforward  agreements  and  guaran- 
tees that  are  printed  right  in  every  Avery  order  blank  and 
that  you  can  fall  back  on  when  you  buy  Avery  Machinery 
if  it  doesn't  do  just  what  is  represented  here,  and  the 
Avery  Company  stands  squarely  back  of  them  and  will 
make  good  on  every  point. 

AND  THE  REASON  we  can  make  these  strong  warran- 
ties— much  stronger  than  those  given  by  any  other  manu- 
facturer— is  simply  this — because  Avery  Threshers  are 
built  with  the  right  kind  of  high  grade  raw  materials  and 
workmanship,  and  we  have  perfected  them  in  design  and 
detail  to  the  point  where  they  will  go  out  in  the  field  and 
stand  up  under  the  work  and  do  a  first-class  job  of 
threshing. 

Just  Consider  What  It  Means  to 

You  to  Get  a  Thresher  That 

Is  Backed  Up  Like  This 

YOU  AREN'T  GETTING  A  THRESHER  that  is  simply 
backed  up  by  claims,  but  one  that  has  strong  guarantees 
and  field  tests  behind  it.  Avery  Threshers  must  do  good 
work  and  stand  up  on  the  job  or  we  couldn't  give  the 
strong  guarantees  we  do.  Just  compare  these  guarantees 
and  tests  with  those  which  any  other  company  offers. 

READ  THE  FOLLOWING  pages  carefully.  They  tell 
how  Avery  Threshers  are  designed  and  built  and  show 
why  they  are  built  to  run  steady  and  last  a  long  while  and 
to  do  good  work  all  the  time. 


[48] 


You  Can  Thresh  All  Kinds 
of  Grain  and  Seeds  With 
an  Avery  "Yellow- 
Fellow" 


A  I  AVERY  SEPARATOR  threshes  wheat,  oats,  bar- 
ley, rye,  timothy,  flax,  rice,  bird  seed,  will  hull  clover 
and  alfalfa,   thresh  sweet   clover,  soy  beans,  cow 
peas,  buckwheat,  kaffir  corn  or  anything  else,  and  it  is  the 
only  machine  in  the  World  that  has  established  a  record 
for  doing  all  these  things  in  a  satisfactory  manner. 

WITH  OUR  SPECIAL  CLOVER  HULLING  attach- 
ment an  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow"  will  hull,  clean  and  save 
clover,  as  well,  if  not  better,  and  do  it  about  twice  as  fast 
as  an  ordinary  huller.  Consists  of  Special  Concaves  and 
Teeth,  Extension  Chaffer  for  Grain  Pan  and  Clover  Sieve. 
Can  be  furnished  for  any  size  Avery  Thresher. 

WE  ALSO  FURNISH  special  attachments  for  rice,  peas, 
beans,  etc. 


Eighteen  Kinds  of  Grain  and  Seeds  Threshed  by  Avery  "Yellow-Fellows.1 


Clover  Hulling  Attachment. 


Avery  Threshers  Have  the  Most  Improved 
and  Original  Features 


THE  FOLLOWING  are  some  of  the  Original  and  Im- 
proved Features  designed  and  introduced  by  the  Avery 
Company  which  you  get  in  an  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow." 

WE  ORIGINATED  and  were  the  first  to  use  the  Big 
Cylinder  Tooth  called  the  Jumbo.  This  tooth  has  always 
been  made  from  Razor  Tool  Steel  and  by  an  original  pro- 
cess of  forging  and  tempering,  the  wearing  corner  being 
hardened. 

WE  ORIGINATED  the  double  belting  system  from  the 
cylinder  to  the  crankshaft.  Also  the  system  of  belting  all 
the  other  important  parts  of  the  separator  direct  from  the 
cylinder  shaft,  such  as  the  fan,  separating  device  and  the 
beater,  thereby  driving  them  in  proper  speed  relation  to 
each  other  and  giving  wider  belt  surface  from  the  cylinder 
shaft  back. 

WE  ORIGINATED  the  belt  reel,  which  is  of  great  con- 
venience in  winding  up,  unwinding  and  taking  care  of  the 
belt. 

WE  ORIGINATED  the  Wind  Stacker  without  gears, 
with  the  fan  located  inside  the  frame  work  and  driven 
with  a  straight  open  belt  direct  from  the  cylinder  shaft, 
this  belt  being  provided  with  a  tightener  so  that  the 
belt  can  be  adjusted  while  the  machine  is  in  operation. 


WE  ORIGINATED  the  band  cutter  and  self-feeder  with 
reciprocating  knives  and  a  governor  located  on  the  crank- 
shaft, whereby  the  crankshaft  and  all  of  the  feeding  parts, 
including  the  carrier,  will  stop  when  the  speed  of  the 
cylinder  falls  below  threshing  speed. 

WE  ORIGINATED  a  tailings  elevator  drive,  with  the 
lower  sprocket  located  below  the  entrance  of  the  tailings, 
which  prevents  clogging.  We  also  originated  the  idea  of 
leaving  the  upper  end  of  the  tailings  elevator  open,  which 
permits  the  tailings  to  deliver  on  the  ground  in  case  the 
down  spout  is  choked  and  thus  prevents  clogging  the 
elevator  in  the  head. 

WE  WERE  THE  FIRST  to  introduce  steel  axles  for 
carrying  the  weight  of  the  separator.  Previous  to  that 
time  wood  axles  had  been  used,  which  resulted  in  numer- 
ous breakdowns,  causing  delays  and  loss  of  time  and 
money. 

WE  WERE  THE  FIRST  to  adopt  an  extension  tongue 
of  large  size  and  so  designed  that  it  may  be  lengthened 
for  horses  and  shortened  when  pulling  the  separator  with 
an  engine. 

(Continued  on  next  page.) 


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Avery  Threshers  Have  the  Most  Improved 
and  Original  Features 


(Continued  from  previous  page.) 


WE  WERE  THE  FIRST  to  build  a  thresher  with 
the  grain  pan,  separating  table,  vibrating  table  and 
shoe  all  driven  direct  from  one  crankshaft,  in  such 
a  way  that  the  shaking  parts  counterbalance,  so  that  the 
machine  stands  so  steady  that  threshermen  sit  on  top  of 
them  and  write  us  testimonials  to  show  that  there  is  not 
enough  vibration  to  make  their  hand  shake  at  all. 

WE  WERE  THE  FIRST  to  adopt  a  compressed  paper 
cylinder  drive  pulley,  which  does  away  with  all  anxiety 
about  the  lagging  coming  loose  in  the  middle  of  a  hot  day 
on  a  rush  job. 

WE  ORIGINATED  the  first  really  successful  belt  guide, 
and  the  only  one  today  that  carries  the  belt  on  the  center 
of  the  pulley  in  a  high  wind  when  the  engine  is  several 
feet  out  of  line. 

WE  WERE  THE  FIRST  to  adopt  the  marvelous  separat- 
ing device  known  as  the  I.  X.  L.,  which  hunts  around  in 
the  straw  for  the  last  kernel  and  gets  it,  and  we  furnish  it 
regularly  with  Avery  Threshers,  because  we  have  proven 
its  merits  as  a  Grain  Saving  Device. 

WE  ORIGINATED  a  pivoted  cylinder  box,  which  has  a 
natural  tendency  to  keep  in  line,.in  striking  comparison  to 
the  stationary  type  which  had  to  be  scraped  by  a  thorough 
mechanic  to  ever  get  in  line  and  then  spends  the  rest  of 
its  time  trying  to  get  out  of  alignment. 

WE  WERE  THE  FIRST  to  use  a  rubber  feeder  web  on 
the  Band  Cutter  and  Self-Feeder,  which  runs  noiselessly 
and  without  much  wear  and  takes  up  all  the  loose  grain 
and  delivers  it  into  the  machine  without  wasting  a  large 
percentage  of  it. 

WE  ORIGINATED  a  concave  adjusting  device  by  which 
the  operator  can  raise  or  lower  both  the  front  and  rear 
concave  and  adjust  them  for  the  different  kinds  of  grain. 

WE  ORIGINATED  and  were  the  first  to  use  diagonal 
frame  cross  rods,  located  underneath  the  deck  of  the  sep- 
arator which  hold  the  frame  work  so  rigid  that  it  will  run 
through  a  long  number  of  years  without  twisting  and  caus- 
ing the  shafting  to  bind  in  the  boxes  and  quickly  wear  out. 

WE  WERE  THE  FIRST  to  introduce  and  put  on  a  sep- 
arator leveling  jacks,  attached  to  the  separator,  which  are 
a  great  convenience  for  leveling  and  holding  the  front  of 
the  machine  rigid  while  threshing. 

WE  WERE  THE  FIRST  to  build  a  fan  with  bands  to 
distribute  the  blast  over  the  shoe  and  overcome  the  cross 
currents  of  air  which  had  previously  given  threshermen 
so  much  trouble  in  properly  cleaning  the  grain. 

WE  WERE  THE  FIRST  to  encourage  the  manufacture 
of  and  to  adopt  the  Closz  &  Howard  Adjustable  Sieve, 


which  enables  the  thresherman  to  change  his  sieves  for 
the  different  kinds  of  grain  without  stopping,  adjustment 
being  made  by  a  small  lever  operated  from  outside  the 
machine. 

WE  WERE  THE  FIRST  manufacturers  of  threshing 
machinery  that  ever  had  the  nerve  to  send  out  men  during 
the  threshing  season  in  the  various  states  where  our  ma- 
chines are  in  operation  and  make  field  tests  for  the  benefit 
of  our  customers  to  show  the  actual  amount  of  waste  that 
was  going  into  the  straw  stack,  and  then  publish  a  correct 
report  of  these  tests,  after  putting  out  a  guarantee  that 
these  machines  would  save  99  52/100  per  cent  OR  MORE 
of  the  grain. 

ALL  OF  THESE  THINGS  certainly  show  that  the 
Avery  "Yellow-Fellow"  is  without  question  the  mcst 
original  and  improved  machine  built  today — and  that's  the 
kind  of  a  machine  that  will  make  you  money  and  you'll 
be  proud  to  run. 

OTHER  MACHINES  have  some  of  these  features — 
copied  from  the  Avery  or  prompted  by  our  introduction 
of  them — but  no  other  machine  offers  you  anywhere  near 
all  of  them.  You  get  them  all  only  in  an  Avery. 

MANY  OF  THESE  IMPROVEMENTS  have  been  sold 
by  hundreds  to  threshermen  for  use  on  other  machines. 
But,  after  all,  only  a  few  of  these  can  be  gotten  in  this 
way  as  only  a  few  can  be  attached  to  other  machines. 

AND  EVEN  THOUGH  A  THRESHERMAN  might  get 
an  Avery  Belt  Guide,  Paper  Center  Cylinder  Pulley,  Lift- 
ing Jack,  I.  X.  L.  Separating  Device,  and  other  Avery  fea- 
tures to  help  cure  the  troubles  he  finds  in  some  other 
make  of  separator,  it  would  add  just  that  much  to  the  cost 
of  his  other  machine,  and  after  getting  all  these  he  would 
still  not  have  the  Avery  Heavy  Crankshaft,  Steel  Rod 
Pitmans,  Double  Belting  System,  Belt  Winder,  Steel  Bot- 
tom No-Choke  Elevator,  Heavy  Tongue,  and  all  the  other 
improved  features  found  in  the  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow." 

THE  WAY  TO  GET  ALL  of  these  improved  features  is 
to  buy  an  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow." 

THIS  LIST  OF  IMPROVEMENTS,  designed  and  intro- 
duced by  the  Avery  Company,  will  show  you  that  the 
Avery  Company  is  progressive — that  we  keep  pushing 
ahead — that  we  are  always  designing  and  adopting  im- 
proved features  in  our  machines,  and  you  will  realize  that 
in  placing  your  order  for  an  Avery  Separator  you  get 
the  most  improved  and  up-to-date  machine  that  can  be 
bought. 

READ  THE  FURTHER  DESCRIPTION  and  see  the 
detailed  illustrations  of  these  special  features  in  an  Avery 
Thresher  on  the  following  pages. 


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Inside  View  of  the  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow"  Thresher 


THIS  COMBINATION  PHOTOGRAPH  and  draw- 
ing  shows   as   clearly   as   can  be   done   in  a   small 
illustration  the  interior   construction  of  an  Avery 
"Yellow-Fellow"  Thresher — first  the  Avery  Feeder  with 
a  solid  rubber  web,  which  feeds  the  grain  in  fast  without 
choking — then  the  heavy  Avery  Cylinder  filled  with  Avery 
Guaranteed  for  Life  Jumbo  Tool   Steel  Teeth,  together 
with  the  adjustable  concaves  and  grates,  which  get  the 


grain  out  of  the  heads — next  the  I.  X.  L.  grain  saving  de- 
vice and  the  Avery  racks,  which  separate  the  grain  from 
the  straw  in  such  fine  shape  that  Avery  Threshers  are  the 
champion  grain  savers — then  the  Avery  No  Cross  Blast 
Fan,  which  cleans  the  grain  in  good  condition  for  the 
market — and  last,  the  Avery  Windstacker  with  its  heavy 
fan,  which  handles  any  kind  or  quantity  of  straw  without 
choking. 


Look  at  This  Strong  Avery  Separator  Frame 


AN  AVERY  SEPARATOR  FRAME  is  unusually  strong 
and  long  lived.  One  of  the  most  valuable  features  is 
the  two  diagonal  steel  brace  rods  just  underneath  the 
deck,  which  connect  the  upper  ends  of  each  of  the 


two  front  posts  of  the  main  frame  with  the  upper 
ends  of  the  rear  posts  on  the  opposite  side.  These 
form  a  cross  tie  which  prevents  twisting  and  sagging 
of  the  frame. 


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TAVEKY  CONCAVES  AND  GRATES  ARE 
^     ADJUSTABLE  FRONT  AND  REAR 


C  \DUUSTABLE  &RATE 
BEHIND  CYLINDER 


MOVING   GRATE  ON  FRONT 
END  Of  STRAW  RACK    UNDER- 
NEATH BEATER 


You  Can  Get  the  Grain  Out  of  the  Heads  With 

an  Avery  Thresher 


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HERE  ARE  FOUR  SPECIAL  REASONS  why  you 
can  get  the  grain  out  of  the  heads  with  an  Avery 
"Yellow-Fellow." 


THE  FIRST  REASON  is  because  it  has  a  Long  Concave 
and  date  Surface.  In  actual  running  inches  an  Avery 
Thresher  has  an  open  concave  and  steel  concave  grate 
surface  of  18  inches;  then  at  the  rear  of  the  cylinder  a 
14-inch  grate,  and  then  under  the  beater  a  20-inch  grate, 
making  52  inches  of  grate  surface,  the  whole  width  of  the 
machine.  This  more  than  equals  the  grate  surface  of  the 
so-called  big  cylinder  machines. 

THE  SECOND  REASON  is  because  the  Concaves  are 
Adjustable,  Both  Front  and  Rear.  With  the  common 
arrangement  for  adjusting  concaves  you  can  only  raise  the 
front  concave  about  half  the  length  of  the  tooth,  and  can- 
not raise  the  rear  concave  at  all,  but  with  the  Avery  you 
can  raise  and  lower  both  concaves  and  also  adjust  them 
the  full  length  of  the  teeth.  Furthermore,  an  Avery 
Jumbo  Tooth  is  tapered  and  when  you  raise  the  concaves, 
the  cylinder  and  concave  teeth  not  only  come  closer  to- 
gether endwise,  but  sidewise  as  well,  so  that  you  get  a 
double  adjustment. 

THE  THIRD  REASON  is  because  an  Avery  "Yellow- 
Fellow"  has  an  Adjustable  Grate  Behind  the  Cylinder.  A 


good  grate  at  the  rear  of  the  cylinder  is  a  very  important 
feature.  Some  manufacturers  place  a  stationary  grate  at 
this  point.  A  stationary  grate  may  be  all  right  in  some 
conditions  of  the  grain,  but  it  can  never  be  all  right  in  all 
conditions  of  the  grain.  In  an  Avery  Thresher  the  rear 
end  of  this  grate  is  hung  from  two  adjusting  rods,  allow- 
ing it  to  be  raised  or  lowered.  In  wet  grain  you  can  let  it 
down,  and  thus  prevent  wrapping;  in  dry  grain  you  can 
raise  it  up  closer  to  the  cylinder.  The  fact  that  you  can 
adjust  this  grate  according  to  the  condition  of  the  grain, 
is  a  strong  reason  why  you  can  get  the  grain  out  of  the 
heads  better  with  an  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow." 

THE  FOURTH  REASON  is  because  of  the  Moving 
Grate  Underneath  the  Beater.  The  20-inch  grate  under- 
neath the  beater  is  a  part  of  the  straw  table.  It  moves 
back  and  forth  with  the  table  and  the  beater  constantly 
pounds  the  grain  through  this  moving  grate. 

BECAUSE  OF  THIS  Concave  and  Grate  Construction, 
an  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow"  when  properly  adjusted,  will 
get  the  grain  out  of  the  heads  and  also  separate  out  the 
largest  possible  percentage  of  the  grain  from  the  straw 
right  at  the  cylinder.  An  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow"  has  a 
better  combination  of  devices  to  get  the  grain  out  of  the 
heads  than  can  be  found  in  any  other  machine. 


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Avery  36-Inch  REGULAR  Heavy  Cylinder  Filled  With 

Jumbo  Tool  Steel  Teeth 

AVERY  CYLINDERS  are  built  strong.  The  bars  are  1%  x  %  inches  and  are  backed  up  by 
an  inner  bar  l?/8  x  f£  inches.  The  cylinder  shaft  is  2%  inches  in  diameter  and  the  cylinder 
has  wide,  heavy  bands.  They  are  also  built  extra  heavy.  The  36-inch  size  weighs  692  pounds, 
ready  to  run.  That's  why  Avery  Cylinders  last  longer  and  run  smoother  than  others. 


Avery  36-Inch  DOUBLE  SPIKED  Heavy  Cylinder  Filled 
With  Jumbo  Tool  Steel  Teeth 

WE  BUILD  OUR  CYLINDER  in  two  styles — with  the  regular  number  of  teeth  or  double 
spiked.  No  matter  what  you  need  in  your  locality,  we  are  able  to  furnish  the  proper  cylinder 
to  get  the  best  results. 

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Exact  Size  of  Our  Jumbo 
Tooth,  showing  tempered 
wearing  corner. 


Avery  Cylinder  and  Concave  Teeth  are  Made  from 

Genuine  Tool  Steel 


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HEY  ARE  EXTRA  LARGE  in  size.  The  wearing 
corner  is  tempered.  They  are  made  of  better  ma- 
terial and  by  a  better  process  than  any  other  teeth. 

WE  BEGAN  MAKING  Jumbo  Tool  Steel  Teeth  because 
we  wanted  to  make  it  possible  for  our  customers  to  get 
rid  of  so  much  trouble  and  expense  with  broken  and  worn 
out  teeth.  All  the  teeth  used  at  that  time  were  small; 
they  were  also  untempered.  They  not  only  broke  easily, 
but  wore  out  very  quickly,  so  that  a  full  set  of  teeth  had 


Razor,  Paring  Knife,  Hatchet,  Chisel,  Punch  and  Butcher  Knife  Made 
from  Avery  Teeth,  to  Show  Quality  of  Steel  We  Use. 


Threshing  a  2  x  12-Inch  Oak  Plank  at  the  Fair  to  Show  the  Strength  of 
Avery  Jumbo  Tool  Steel  Teeth, 


to  be  replaced  very  often.  A  few  years  ago,  in  fact,  even 
now  with  many  machines,  the  sound  of  a  broken  tooth  is  a 
familiar  one,  and  each  time  it  is  heard  it  means  a  shut 
down  of  from  ten  to  fifteen  minutes  to  put  in  a  new  tooth. 
A  large  amount  must  be  charged  up  against  many  ma- 
chines because  of  the  profits  lost  and  the  heavy  expense 
of  an  idle  crew  while  broken  teeth  are  being  replaced. 

THE  FIRST  THING  WE  DID  was  to  design  a  large 
tooth.  The  Avery  Company  made  the  first  large  tooth 
ever  used  in  a  separator.  That  is  why  we  call  it  by  the 
name  "Jumbo." 

THE  NEXT  THING  was  to  get  a  metal  that  was  strong 
enough  so  as  not  to  be  easily  broken  and  that  would  wear 
long  enough  so  that  the  teeth  would  not  have  to  be  often 
replaced. 

THE  ONLY  METAL  we  could  find  that  in  our  opinion 
was  good  enough  for  the  purpose,  was  genuine  tool  steel. 
We  wanted  breaking  strength,  and  everyone  knows  the 
strength  of  tool  steel.  We  wanted  wearing  strength,  to- 
gether with  a  tempered  wearing  corner,  and  so  we  used 
tool  steel,  because  machine  steel  will  not  take  a  temper. 
(Note  this:  That  there  is  a  big  difference  between  tool 
steel  and  machine  steel.  Do  not  let  anyone  confuse  you 
by  telling  you  that  they  use  steel  teeth.  Be  sure  you 
know  whether  they  are  machine  steel  or  tool  steel.) 

EVERY  JUMBO  TOOTH  is  guaranteed  to  be  genuine 
tool  steel.  We  hammer  forge  them  from  square  Tool 
Steel  bars  and  the  wearing  corner  is  tempered  extra  hard. 

HAVE  YOU  HAD  EXPERIENCE  with  teeth  that  are 
easily  broken  and  quickly  worn  out?  Does  your  separator 
have  that  terrible  toothache?  Do  you  want  a  machine 
that  never  has  this  disease?  If  you  want  to  be  relieved 
of  all  tooth  troubles,  get  an  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow"  with 
its  Jumbo  Tool  Steel  Teeth.  Pitchforks  seldom  even  bend 
them,  and  even  wrenches,  spades  and  other  similar  things 
run  through  right  along  without  breaking  a  single  tooth 
or  stopping  the  machine  for  a  minute.  Jumbo  Teeth  will 
bend  double,  are  almost  unbreakable,  and  will  wear  longer 
tb,an  other  makes.  They  are  a  big  expense-saver  for  the 
thresherman. 

WHEN  YOU  ARE  BUYING  a  Thresher,  remember  that 
by  getting  an  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow"  you  will  be  free 
from  tooth  troubles. 

BEWARE  OF  IMITATION  Iron  Cylinder  Teeth,  sold 
by  supply  houses  under  the  name  of  "Jumbo." 

GENUINE  AVERY  Jumbo  Tool  Steel  Teeth  have  the 
name  "Avery"  stamped  on  them. 


[54] 


Exact  Size  of  our  Turkey  Tooth, 
Designed  Especially  for  the  Con- 
caves When  Threshing  Turkey 
Wheat,  Hulling  Clover,  etc. 


Avery  Cylinder  and  Concave  Teeth  are  Guaranteed 
for  Life  Against  Breakage 


Y 


OU  GET  THIS  SPECIAL  WARRANTY  on  Avery 
Jumbo  Razor  Steel  Teeth  printed  right  in  the  order 
blank: 


AVERY  JUMBO  TEETH  are  warranted  for  Hie  against 
breakage  caused  by  pitchforks,  bolts,  spades  or  other 
foreign  materials  accidentally  entering  the  cylinder. 

READ  THESE  SAMPLES  OF  LETTERS  which  Avery 
Threshermen  write  us  about  their  Jumbo  Tool  Steel 
Teeth,  and  letters  which  threshermen  who  own  other 
makes  of  Separators  write  us.  They  tell  the  story: 


"I  have  owned  and  operated  one  of  your  machines  for  the  last 
two  seasons  which  has  given  me  perfect  satisfaction,  especially 
the  cylinder  teeth.  They  can't  be  beat.  When  I  was  operating 
a  different  make  of  machine,  a  well-known  make.  I  used  a 
cylinder  wrench  every  morning,  but  since  we  got  your  machine 
I  hardly  know  we  have  one.  I  haven't  used  it  once." 

RULOFF  BECKER,  Clarksville,  Iowa. 


"Avery   Bull-Dog   Teeth    are    the    best    I   have   seen, 
owned  a and  before  this  one." 


I   have 


J.   W.    BLOCK,    Baker,   Minnesota. 


"The  Avery  teeth  sure  stand  the  test  in  tough  threshing." 
A.  W.  McCLELLAN,  Cameron,  Wisconsin. 


"As  we  are  not  satisfied  with  a 


tooth  for  cylinder, 

please  send   me  the  tooth  which   I   want  to  try  in  our  — 
separator.      If  we  can  use  them  will  get  enough  for  our  machine. 
Our  trouble  is  in  breaking.   Lost  about  sixty  teeth  in  last  season's 
run." 

WM.  A.  BRACE  &  SON,  DeWitt,  Michigan. 


"Last  season  I  had  lots  of  grief  and  trouble  with  teeth.  You 
claim  your  teeth  won't  bend  or  break — that's  the  kind  I  want. 
Please  send  a  sample." 

G.  M.  LAUTERMILLER,  Shelby,  Ohio. 


Chisel  Made  From  Avery  Jumbo  Tooth 
Driven  Through  a  Three-quarter  Inch  Bar  of 
Cold  Steel. 


Makes  Razor  out  of  an  Avery   Razor  Steel  Tooth  and  Shaves  Himself 
Before  Crowd  at  State  Fair. 


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You  Can  Save  the  Grain  With  an  Avery 
"Yellow-Fellow" 


T 


HE  ILLUSTRATION  above  shows  clearly  why  an 
Avery  machine  is  built  right  to  save  the  grain. 


NOTE  IN  THE  FIRST  PLACE  the  construction  of 
the  concaves  and  grates.  The  concaves  are  both  ad- 
justable. The  rear  concave  is  not  stationary  as  in  many 
machines.  The  grate  behind  the  cylinders  in  an  Avery 
Thresher  is  also  adjustable  to  suit  the  condition  of  the 
straw  and  not  a  solid  stationary  grate  as  used  by  others. 
There  is  also  a  moving  steel  grate  underneath  the  beater. 
These  three  special  features  of  construction  in  an  Avery 
machine  are  such  that  a  large  percentage  of  the  separation 
of  the  grain  from  the  straw  is  done  right  at  the  cylinder. 

AFTER  THE  STRAW  passes  the  beater  it  is  thrown 
back  on  a  lattice  work  section  of  the  straw  rack  and  is 
carried  along  by  the  motion  of  the  rack. 

IT  THEN  REACHES  the  famous  I.  X.  L.  Grain  Saving 
Separating  Device  which  is  furnished  with  every  Avery 
Thresher.  Underneath  this  separating  device  is  a  set  of 
toothed  steel  plates. 

THERE  NEVER  HAS  BEEN  a  separating  device  of  any 
description  made  that  will  do  the  work  that  this  I.  X.  L. 
does  in  tearing  up  the  bunches  and  spreading  the  straw  out 
into  a  thin  layer  so  that  the  grain  is  free  to  drop  through. 

THIS  I.  X.  L.  SEPARATING  DEVICE  consists  of  six 
bars  on  which  are  located  a  number  of  fingers.  The  bars 
are  driven  by  gears  connected  with  the  main  shaft  as 
shown  in  the  end  view  illustration  here.  The  movement 


of  these  bars  is  such  that  the  fingers  remain  at  all  times  in 
a  perpendicular  position.  Six  sets  of  fingers  dip  into  the 
straw  at  each  revolution  of  the  main  shaft,  which  runs  125 
revolutions  per  minute,  thus  750  times  per  minute  one  set 
of  fingers  dips  into  the  straw  and  loosens  it  up. 

ONLY  A  SMALL  AMOUNT  OF  STRAW  is  handled  by 
each  set  of  fingers  at  each  turn.  They  draw  the  straw  out 
into  a  thin  layer,  spread  it  apart,  move  it  rapidly  and  tear 
up  all  bunches  of  straw,  whether  wet  or  dry,  and  let  the 
grain  drop  through.  The  layer  of  straw  is  very  thin  at 
this  point  and  the  kernels  that  are  left  in  it  cannot  help 
but  drop  out.  This  separating  device  runs  steadily  and 
quietly  and  the  guards  and  its  own  speed  easily  keep  it 
clean. 

BEHIND  THE  I.  X.  L.  are  placed  toothed  fish  backs  on 
the  straw  rack  slanting  upwards.  This  rack  has  a  strong 
motion  upward  and  backward  and  as  the  straw  moves 
along  over  these  toothed  fish  backs  it  is  well  shaken  and 
every  chance  is  given  any  few  remaining  kernels  to  drop 
through  out  of  the  straw. 

THIS  COMBINATION  of  Separating  Parts— Adjustable 
Concaves,  Adjustable  Grates,  I.  X.  L.  Separating  Device 
and  Toothed  Rack — makes  an  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow"  a 
wonderful  Grain  Saver,  as  is  proven  conclusively  by  the 
Records  of  Field  Tests  and  our  Strong  Grain  Saving 
Guarantee  given  on  the  opposite  page. 

YOU  CAN  SAVE  THE  GRAIN  with  an  Avery  "Yellow 
Fellow-Grain  Saver"  Thresher. 


[56] 


Avery  Threshers  are  the  Cham- 
pion Grain  Savers 

THERE    IS    JUST    ONE    WAY    to  absolutely   prove    what    a 
Thresher  will  do  in  saving  grain,  and  that  is  to  make  a  field  test. 
For    several   years   we   made    field    tests   on   Avery   "Yellow- 
Fellows"  to  prove  what  they  would  do.      Twenty-seven  tests 
were  made  at  different  times.     Each  of  these  tests  was  made  on  a 
different  machine,  in  a  different  locality,  in  eight  different  states  and 
while  being  operated  by  the  regular  crews.     Each  of  the  tests  was 
witnessed  by  a  number  of  farmers  who  voluntarily  signed  statements 
showing  the  average  percentage  of  saving. 

THESE  TESTS  PROVE  that  Avery  Threshers  are  Wonderful  Grain 
Savers.  The  average  saving  in  the  27  tests  was  99  9/10  per  cent — 
practically  perfect. 

JUST  THINK  OF  IT!  Twenty-seven  actual  field  tests,  threshing 
on  canvas,  and  an  average  saving  of  99  9/10  per  cent.  This  is  the 
best  proven  record  of  grain  saving  ever  made  by  any  make  of 
Thresher.  No  other  make  of  Thresher  is  backed  up  by  such  a  record 
of  grain  saving  as  this.  It  is  so  good  that  we  have  added  the  words 
"Grain  Saver"  to  the  name  of  the  Avery  Separator  and  now  call  it  the 
"Yellow  Fellow-Grain  Saver." 

AND  BESIDES  BEING  BACKED  UP  by  these  tests— when  you 
buy  an  Avery  "Yellow  Fellow-Grain  Saver"  you  also  get  the  strongest 
definite  guarantee  on  grain  saving  ever  given  with  any  make  of 
machine.  This  guarantee  is  printed  right  in  the  order  blank. 

"AVERY  SEPARATING  DEVICES  are  guaranteed  to  shake  out 
99  52/100  per  cent  OR  MORE  of  the  loose  grain  that  is  in  the  straw, 
the  grain  to  be  dry  and  in  fit  condition  to  thresh.  When  desired  we 
will  submit  the  machine  to  test." 

THIS  IS  THE  STRONGEST  definite  grain  saving  warranty  ever 
given.  It  is  absolutely  plain  and  straightforward.  It  means  exactly 
what  it  says  and  there  are  no  impossible  conditions  connected  with  it 
in  any  way,  shape  or  form.  We  guarantee  a  saving  of  99  52/100  per 
cent  OR  MORE— and  the  "or  more"  means  anywhere  up  to  99  99/100 
per  cent,  for  this  record  has  been  made  by  "Yellow-Fellows"  in 
field  tests. 

THESE  TESTS  and  this  strong  guarantee  are  positive  proof  that 
you  get  a  genuine  Grain  Saver  when  you  buy  an  Avery  Thresher. 

THIS  IS  THE  WAY  the  "Yellow-Fellow"  Saved  the  Grain  in  the 
27  Field  Tests: 


Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 

Test  No 


1 99  92/100 

2 99  93/100 

3 99  92/100' 

4 99  91/100 

5 99  89/100 

6 99  94/100' 

7 99  94/100' 

S 99  91/100 

9 99  92/100' 

10 99  93/100' 

11 99  92/100' 

12 99  93/100 

13 99  86/100' 

14 99  94/100' 


fc             Test  No 

15 

99  92/100% 

',             Test  No 

16 

99  73/100% 

r              Test  No 

17 

99  99/100^; 

Test  No 

IS.  .  . 

.  .  .99  96/100% 

,              Test  No 

19 

99  96/100% 

Test  No 

20 

99  95/100"0 

Test  No 

21.  .. 

.  .  .99  67/100% 

,             Test  No. 

22.  .. 

.  .  .99  80/100% 

Test  No. 

23 

99  95/100% 

,    '        Test  No. 

24 

99  87/100'r, 

i             Test  No. 

25.  .. 

.  .    99  99/100"r 

Test  No. 

26 

99  94/100", 

Test  No. 

27.  .. 

99  96/100", 

The  Wonderful  I.  X.L. 

Separating  Device 

That  Saves  the 

Grain 

EVERY  AVERY  THRESHER  is  regularly 
equipped  with  an  I.  X.  L.  Grain  Saving  Separ- 
ating Device.  We  also  manufacture  this  de- 
vice for  other  makes  of  Separators  as  well  as 
our  own,  and  furnish  full  instructions  and 
diagram  sheet  showing  how  to  attach  and 
operate  the  same.  Our  very  large  sales  on 
this  device  during  several  years  past,  for  use 
in  other  Threshers  than  our  own,  show  that  it 
is  meeting  a  need  felt  by  a  great  many 
threshermen.  Prices  quoted  on  application. 


Average  Saving,  99  9/10%. 
Greatest  Grain  Saving  Record  ever  made. 


End   View  of   I.   X.   L.  Separating   Device 

Showing   Arrangement  of  the 

Gearing. 


VERY  LITTLE  POWER  is  required  to  oper- 
ate this  series  of  gearing,  since  the  center  gear 
is  held  in  a  stationary  position,  and  the  entire 
system  revolves  around  it.  The  speed  being 
only  125  revolutions  per  minute,  there  is 
practically  no  wear. 


[57] 


C^THESESTEE.1-    BANDS    IN  FAN   HELP  TO    ^^ 
1ISTRIBUTE   BLAST  EVENLY    OVER  THE   SIEVES] 


THIS  NARROW  OPENING-  MAKES  THE  BLAST  STRONG  WHERE 
TSTRIHES  THE  SIEVES  — RIGHT  WHERE  THEY  ARE  LOADED 
THE  HEAVIEST 


THIS    LONG   DISTANCE    FROM  FAN    TO    SHOE 
GIVES    TIME    FOR   THE   BLAST    TO    SPREAD  OUT 
EVENLY    OVER  THE.     SIEVES 


You  Can  Clean  the  Grain  in  Fine  Shape  With  an 

Avery  "Yellow-Fellow" 


THERE  ARE  THREE  IMPORTANT  REASONS 
why  an  Avery  Thresher  does  extra  fine  cleaning  of 
the  grain : 

FIRST — The  steel  bands  in  the  fan  give  an  even  distribu- 
tion of  the  blast  over  the  entire  surface  of  the  sieves  and 
prevent  the  usual  cross-blast.  Every  experienced  sep- 
arator man  will  understand  the  advantage  of  this. 

SECOND — The  fan  is  placed  farther  from  the  shoe,  and 
because  of  this  greater  distance  the  blast  has  time  to 
spread  out  more  uniformly  over  the  sieves  than  in  other 
machines. 

THIRD — The  fan-housing  is  built  up  higher  between  the 
fan  and  the  sieves. 

WITH  THIS  CONSTRUCTION,  the  blast  enters  the 
shoe  through  a  narrow  opening  and  is  strongest  just  as  it 
strikes  the  sieves  (right  where  they  are  loaded  the 
heaviest)  and  as  the  blast  passes  back  it  gets  softer  and 
softer  and  so  does  not  blow  the  grain  over  at  the  back  end, 
where  the  sieves  are  loaded  the  lightest.  With  other 
separators,  where  the  housing  is  not  built  up  behind  the 
fan,  the  blast  enters  the  shoe  through  a  large  opening  and 
is  choked  down  to  a  point  at  the  back  end,  so  that  you  get 
the  lightest  blast  at  the  front  end  where  the  sieves  are 
loaded  the  heaviest,  and  the  strongest  blast  at  the  back 
end,  where  the  sieves  are  loaded  the  lightest  (it  is  just 
like  forcing  a  4-inch  stream  of  water  through  a  1-inch 
nozzle).  Then  when  you  close  the  wind  boards  sufficiently 


to  keep  the  grain  from  blowing  over,  the  blast  is  not 
strong  enough  on  the  front  end  where  the  sieves  are 
loaded  heavy,  to  do  perfect  cleaning  of  the  grain.  Look 
into  other  separators  and  see  the  short  distance  between 
the  fan  and  the  shoe  and  the  wide  opening  where  the  blast 
enters  the  shoe,  and  you  will  understand  why  many 
machines  do  poor  cleaning. 

Threshermen,  Farmers  and  Eleva- 
tors All  Say  That  Avery 
Threshers  are  Extra 
Good  Grain 
Cleaners 

OWNERS  of  Avery  Separators  say  they  are  Good  Grain 
Cleaners. 

FARMERS  who  have  their  grain  threshed  with  Avery 
Threshers  say  they  are  Good  Grain  Cleaners. 

ELEVATORS  who  buy  the  grain  that  Avery  Threshers 
thresh  say  they  are  Good  Grain  Cleaners. 

YOU  ALSO  GET  this  Special  Warranty  on  Cleaning 
when  you  buy  an  Avery  "Yellow-Fellow." 

THE  FANNING  MILL  AND  SHOE  of  an  Avery 
Thresher  are  guaranteed  to  clean  the  grain  in  perfect 
condition  for  the  local  market. 


[58] 


the  curved  surface  between  the  openings,  to  quickly  sep- 
arate the  chaff  from  the  grain.  We  have  used  these  chaf- 
fers for  years  in  our  machines.  They  have  a  large  capacity 
and  the  best  of  separating  and  cleaning  qualities. 


Avery  Sieves  are  Strong  and 
Durable 

THEY  HAVE  MALLEABLE  IRON  CORNERS,  with 
spring  latchets.  Compare  them  with  the  cheap  construc- 
tion of  many  others. 


Top  View  of  the  Avery  Fanning 
Mill  and  Shoe 

THIS  SHOWS  HOW  the  Special  Steel  Bands  in  the 
Avery  Fan  distribute  the  currents  of  air  evenly  over  the 
Sieves  and  prevent  any  cross-blasts. 


Illlfi  i  IHIIII 

Hum.  III! 

"HIM  ill 

Illllll  I 

I     IIHIII  II  (ill 


Illllll 

Himii  n 

I  illlll 

IHIIIII  i 

IIMJH 

111101  i 

HMIIM  i 

il    : 

bniilii  il    ' 


IHlllHlll      Illlll 


All  Avery  Threshers  Have  Two 
No-Choke  Chaffers 

ONE  IS  ATTACHED  to  the  rear  end  of  the  grain  pan 
and  extends  back  over  the  shoe  30  inches.  The  other  is  in 
the  shoe.  These  chaffers  are  so  constructed  that  all  ma- 
terial passing  over  them  is  easily  and  quickly  separated. 
The  corrugations  and  the  turned-up  edges  of  metal  be- 
tween them  carry  all  the  material  very  loosely,  enabling 
the  wind-blast,  which  is  turned  in  an  upward  direction  by 


Closz  &  Howard  Adjustable 
Sieves 

ARE  FURNISHED  REGULARLY  with  Avery  Threshers 
in  place  of  the  regular  Sieves,  when  desired,  and  without 
extra  charge. 

AFTER  INVESTIGATING  and  experimenting  with  dif- 
ferent makes  of  adjustable  sieves  we  are  able  to  recom- 
mend this  one  when  an  adjustable  sieve  is  wanted,  and  feel 
sure  that  it  will  prove  more  satisfactory  than  any  other 
adjustable  sieve  on  the  market.  It  is  built  in  a  very 
strong  and  substantial  manner  and  is  adjustable  from  out- 
side the  separator.  Made  with  our  special  malleable  sieve 
corners.  We  charge  extra  for  these  sieves,  but  will  allow 
for  regular  sieves  not  taken. 


[59] 


Strength  and  Convenience 

RE  TWO  THINGS  we  have  always  worked  for  in  designing  an  Avery 
Thresher.  And  we  have  given  unusual  attention  to  the  smaller 
features  which  are  often  passed  by. 


READ  HERE  ABOUT  some  of  the  original  and  improved  smaller  fea- 
tures in  an  Avery  Separator  and  see  how  they  are  designed  to  give  you  a 
stronger  and  easier  handled  machine. 

All  Avery  Threshers  Have  Iron 
Crank  Shaft  Posts 

WHEN  THE  CRANKSHAFT  BOXINGS  are  bolted  to  wood  posts  in  the 
separator  frame,  there  is  always  a  possibility  of  the  post  springing  and 
the  shaft  bending  out  of  line.  The  Avery  Iron  Crank  Shaft  Posts  over- 
come all  this  and  hold  the  crankshaft  firmly  in  position,  without  danger  of 
springing  under  heavy  strains. 


The  Avery  Main  Thresher  Crankshaft  is  2  Inches  in  Diameter 

OUR  SEPARATOR  CRANKSHAFT  is  2  inches  in  diameter,  or  from  %  to  %  of  an  inch 
larger  than  the  ordinary  separator  crankshaft,  and  on  that  account  much  stronger.  It  is 
made  of  the  best  steel  and  is  neatly  bent  and  turned.  The  size  of  the  Avery  shaft  makes  it 
extra  strong,  and  almost  wholly  does  away  with  all  possibility  of  its  being  sprung  out  of 
line  in  any  manner. 


Avery  Vibrating  Tailer  Pitmans  Are  Made  from  Steel  Pipe 

THEY  ARE  LIGHT  IN  WEIGHT  and  much  stronger  and  neater  than  wood  pitmans. 
They  have  maple  boxings  at  each  end  with  hard  oilers  attached  and  take-up  provisions  for 
wear  and  lost  motion.  This  pitman  leads  from  the  separator  crankshaft  to  the  rear  rock 
shaft,  and  drives  the  rear  straw  rack  and  the  return  grain  pan. 


Avery  Shoe  Pitmans  Are  Made  from  Double  Steel  Pipes 

THEY  HAVE  HEAVY  MAPLE  BOXES  at  each  end.  Bolts  extend  through  the  pipes 
from  one  end  to  the  other,  thus  holding  the  boxes  in  a  substantial  manner  and  providing  a 
simple  method  for  taking  up  wear  and  lost  motion  at  either  end.  This  pitman  is  operated 
by  the  main  crankshaft,  and  one  is  used  on  each  side  of  the  separator  to  drive  the  shoe. 


[60] 


This  is  the  Famous  Avery  Double 
Cone  Pulley  Belt  Guide 

OUR  BELT  GUIDE  is  constructed  with  tapering 
cone  pulleys  set  at  such  an  angle  that  the  belt  sur- 
face is  flat  and  runs  at  the  same  speed  at  all  times. 
Notice  that  the  flanges  are  a  part  of  the  pulleys,  and  as  the 
belt  is  driven  by  the  wind  it  is  held  by  the  flanges,  which 
are  running  just  as  fast  as  the  belt  is,  and  so  protect  the 
edges  of  the  belt  instead  of  wearing  them  off,  as  other 
makes  of  belt  guides  do,  where  the  edges  of  the  belt  are 
constantly  rubbing  against  pulleys  that  only  run  when  the 
belt  is  forced  against  them.  When  the  belt  is  blown  to 
the  side,  the  guide  quickly  runs  the  belt  back  to  the  center 
of  the  pulley.  It  also  holds  the  under  part  of  the  belt  up 
closer  around  the  cylinder  pulley,  giving  you  more  lap, 
preventing  slipping  and  adding  that  much  more  to  your 
power.  This  is,  without  question,  the  best  belt  guide 
made.  It  must  be  a  fine  thing,  for  we  sell  hundreds  of 
them  every  year  to  threshermen  to  be  used  on  other  makes 
of  machines. 


All  Avery  Threshers  are  Equipped 

with  Compressed  Paper 

Cylinder  Pulleys 

THIS  COMPRESSED  PAPER  PULLEY  has  the  follow- 
ing advantages: 

IT  GRIPS  THE  BELT  much  better  than  wood,  leather 
or  iron;  there  is  no  covering  to  quickly  wear  out;  it  saves 
time  and  trouble  replacing  worn  out  laggings ;  it  lasts 
longer  than  others;  the  main  belt  can  be  run  slacker, 
which  increases  the  life  of  the  belt. 


All  Avery  Threshers,  Size  32x54 

and  Up,  are  Double  Belted  from 

the  Cylinder  Shaft  to 

the  Crankshaft 

WE  ALSO  USE  WIDE  BELTS,  the  narrowest  belt  being 
4  inches  wide.  On  single,  narrow  belted  machines  the 
belts  have  to  be  drawn  up  to  such  a  tension  that  they  wear 
out  quickly  and  also  draw  the  shafting  tight  so  that  the 
machine  runs  harder.  Avery  Separators,  from  32  x  54  up, 
are  driven  with  22  inches  of  belting  surface,  besides  the 
main  drive  belt;  the  smaller  sizes  with  18  inches.  Easy 
on  belts  and  the  separator  always  runs  smooth.  Another 
valuable  point  in  an  Avery  is  that  all  the  principal  belts 
are  equipped  with  belt  tighteners. 


This  Improved  Belt  Winder  is 

Furnished  With  All  Avery 

Threshers 

THE  BELT  IS  CARRIED  underneath  the  feeder— it  is 
out  of  the  way  when  pulling  between  the  stacks.  It  is 
also  protected  from  injury  by  the  weather.  With  this 
Belt  Winder  you  can  very  easily  wind  up  or  unwind  the 
drive  belt.  There  is  no  sagging  of  the  separator  fram*, 
as  often  happens  when  the  heavy  drive  belt  hangs  on  one 
corner  of  the  frame. 


[61] 


An  Avery  Tailings  Elevator  Has 
Four  Original  Fine  Features 

FIRST — It  has  a  steel  bottom  which  doesn't  cut  out  in 
ridges  or  wear  the  face  of  the  blocks  uneven,  as  do  the 
wooden  bottom  elevators. 

SECOND — The  drive  sprocket  is  located  below  the  en- 
trance of  the  tailings,  which  keeps  the  sprocket  clear  and 
prevents  clogging. 

THIRD — The  sprocket  chain  drive  also  does  away  with 
slipping,  common  with  belt-driven  separators. 

FOURTH — The  upper  end  of  the  tailings  elevator  is 
open,  which  permits  the  tailings  to  be  delivered  on  the 
ground  in  case  the  down  spout  becomes  choked  and  thus 
prevents  clogging  the  elevator  in  the  head. 


Avery  Threshers  Have  Remov- 
able Iron  Beater  Castings 

IF  FOR  ANY  REASON  you  wish  to  remove  the  beater 
from  an  Avery  Separator,  all  that  you  have  to  do  is  unbolt 
the  iron  casings  on  either  side,  after  which  the  beater  can 
be  easily  lifted  out. 


This  Jack  Is  Furnished  Regularly  ,„,  TT        _  , ,  .  . 

With  Every  Avery  Thresher  *      Averv  Threshers  Have  Self-  Align- 

THIS  JACK  IS  OUR  OWN  MAKE.    It  is  a  dandy.    The  ^  Cylinder  BoXCS  With 

finest  medium  size  jack  made.  Handy  to  operate,  strong 
and  durable.  Much  superior  to  the  ordinary  jacks  fur- 
nished with  threshing  rigs.  It  has  sufficient  strength  to 
handle  an  ordinary-sized  engine,  and  is  just  the  thing  for 


Ring  Oilers 


use  around  a  separator  in  setting  the  machine. 
one  regularly  with  an  Avery  machine. 


AVERY   CYLINDER   BOXES   are  self-aligning.     They 
are  of  the  ball  and  socket  type  and  always  keep  themselves 
You  get      in  line.     They  also   have   ring  oilers  which  insure   cool 
running  boxes. 


[62] 


Look  at  This  Strong  Avery  Slip  Tongue 


WHEN  YOU  ARE  GOING  down  a  steep  hill  with 
the  Thresher  coupled  close  behind,  you  have  other 
things  to  think  about  than  whether  the  separator 
tongue  is  going  to  twist  or  break. 

THE  AVERY  THRESHER  TONGUE  will  insure  your 
getting  down  a  hill  safely  or  pulling  anywhere  you  want 
to  go. 


THE  TONGUE  CENTER  on  all  except  the  "Yellow- 
Kid"  sizes  measures  2%  x  6  inches,  and  each  of  the  two 
sidebars  2^4  x  4  inches.  This  is  a  slip-tongue  and  the 
tongue  center  can  be  extended  far  enough  so  that  you  can 
pull  the  separator  with  horses  or  so  that  you  can  couple 
your  engine  on  and  make  a  move  without  having  to  fold 
the  feeder  back  over  the  deck. 


Front  Steel  Axle  for  Avery  Thresher;  Carrying  Capacity  40,000  Pounds. 
(Notice  the  Ball  and  Socket  Style  of  Bearing.      It  Is  Strong  and  Easy  to  Turn.) 


All  Avery  Threshers  Have  Steel  Axles 

THEY  ARE  MADE  FROM  STEEL  BARS,  bridge  trussed  and  bolted  together. 
Each  axle  has  a  carrying  capacity  of  several  times  the  weight  that  rests  upon  it. 
There  is  no  comparison  between  them  and  the  old  style,  wooden  axles,  still  used  by 
some  manufacturers,  which  rot  out  and  break  down  and  cause  so  much  expense  and 
loss  of  time. 


Rear  Steel  Axle  for  Avery  Thresher;  Carrying  Capacity  30,000  Pounds. 


[63] 


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STRAIGHTEN  THE  BUNDLES 
aND     ttU-IT    THEM 


This  Bartholomew  Automatic  Band  Cutter  and 
Self-Feeder  Feeds  Even,  Fast  and  Clean 


AERY  FEEDERS  do  even  feeding  without  slugging. 
They  are  built  to  feed  the  bundles  in  the  same  way 
as  is  done  by  hand.     The  knife  bars  dip  into  the 
bundles  and  thoroughly  loosen  them  up.     The  motion  of 
these  arms  also  feeds  the  bundles  in  from  off  the  top, 
while  the  steel  plates  and  pins  in  the  grain  pan  hold  back 
on  the  lower  part  of  the  bundles.     This  is  exactly  the  way 
that   hand   feeding  is   done.      That's   why  you  get   even 
feeding  without  slugging  with  an  Avery  Feeder. 

AVERY  FEEDERS  DO  FAST  FEEDING.  Users  of 
them  say  that  the  capacity  of  Avery  Feeders  has  never 
been  reached.  We  do  not  use  any  delicate  feeding  devices, 
such  as  are  often  used,  which  greatly  reduce  the  capacity 
of  the  feeding  and  wear  out  quickly. 

AVERY  FEEDERS  DO  CLEAN  WORK.  They  are 
equipped  with  solid  rubber  feeder  carriers,  which  carry 
the  loose  grain  and  chaff  into  the  machine  instead  of  wast- 
ing the  grain  and  leaving  a  lot  of  litter  to  clean  up.  They 
are  also  much  more  durable  and  do  not  break  and  cause 
the  trouble  which  the  chain  carriers  do. 

YOU  ALSO  GET  the  following  strong  warranty  with 
this  feeder: 

THE  BARTHOLOMEW  BAND  CUTTER  AND  SELF- 
FEEDER  is  guaranteed  to  feed  all  kinds  and  conditions 


of  loose,  headed  or  bound  grain  without  slugging  the 
cylinder,  and  faster  and  more  evenly  than  feeding  can  be 
done  by  hand. 

YOU  GET  THIS  WARRANTY  printed  right  in  the 
order  blank. 

YOU  CAN  SEE  from  the  construction  of  an  Avery 
Feeder  that  it  is  built  to  do  even,  fast  work  and  to  last  a 
long  time.  If  it  didn't  do  it  we  couldn't  give  this  strong 
warranty  that  goes  with  every  order.  Read  the  letters 
from  users  which  we  publish  telling  about  the  work  of  the 
Avery  Feeder  and  ask  anybody  who  owns  one  and  you  will 
find  that  Avery  Feeders  do  all  we  claim  for  them. 


This  is  One  of  the  Strong  Avery  Feeder  Knife  Arms.  A  Hard  Oiler 
is  Furnished  for  the  Journal.  The  Knife  Bars  are  Adjustable  to 
Raise  or  Lower. 


The  Crankshafts  on  Our  36  and  42-inch   Feeders  are   Made  from  1 34-inch  Open  Hearth  Steel.      Those  on  the  Smaller  Sizes  from  1^2-inch. 
All   the  Bearings  are  Accurately   Machined.      They  are  Heavier  than  Many  Others  and   Less   Liable  to  Spring  or  Break. 


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The  Avery  Feeder  Governor  is 
the  Best  Governor  Made 

OTHER  MAKES  OF  GOVERNORS  control  only 
the  carrier  and  hence  allow  the  feeding  parts  to 
keep  on  pulling  grain  into  the  cylinder,  even  when 
the  speed  is  low,  but  the  Avery  Governor  cuts  off  and 
stops  the  feeding  parts,  as  well  as  the  carrier.  Further- 
more, on  other  machines  the  feeding  parts  start  with  the 
cylinder,  and  thus  often  slug  or  choke  it  at  the  start,  but 
with  an  Avery  Feeder  no  part  of  the  feeder  will  go  to 
work  until  the  cylinder  has  reached  threshing  speed,  then 
the  whole  feeder  starts  into  operation  and  takes  care  of 
the  grain  which  the  pitchers  have  pitched  into  it  while  the 
machine  was  stopping. 

THIS  GOVERNOR  IS,  furthermore,  very  sensitive  in 
stopping  and  starting,  and  also  has  a  wide  range  of  adjust- 
ment, so  that  it  will  give  you  perfect  control  in  all  kinds 
of  grain,  whether  threshing  a  small  or  large  number  of 
bushels  per  minute.  Another  feature  of  importance  is 
that  our  governor  is  strong  enough  to  control  a  feeder 
extension  also. 

THE  ACTION  OF  THIS  GOVERNOR  is  as  follows: 
The  large  pulley  is  loose  on  the  shaft  and  is  driven  by  the 
feeder  drive  belt.  Attached  to  it  are  three  clutch  arms, 
on  the  ends  of  which  are  wooden,  clutch  blocks.  The 
smaller  inside  pulley  is  keyed  to  the  crankshaft. 

WHEN  THE  SEPARATOR  IS  STARTED  the  large 
pulley  revolves  until  the  speed  becomes  fast  enough  to 
overcome  the  tension  of  the  springs  which  hold  the  ends 
of  the  clutch  arms,  the  clutch  blocks  then  engage  the  in- 
side pulley  and  the  feeding  parts  and  carrier  start  in  mo- 
tion. When  the  speed  gets  too  low  the  clutch  blocks 
release  from  the  small  pulley  and  the  feeding  parts  and 
carrier  stop.  The  weights  on  the  clutch  arms  give  a  wide 
range  of  adjustment  for  different  conditions. 

THE  GOVERNOR  is  one  of  the  most  important  parts  of 
a  feeder,  and  the  Avery  leads  them  all. 


This  Shows  the  Steel  Division 

Plates  and  Retarding  Pins  on 

the  Avery  Feeder  Pan 

STEEL  PLATES  are  bolted  to  the  feeder  pan.  These 
plates  straighten  any  bundles  that  have  started  in  cross- 
wise. No  bundles  can  pass  through  to  the  cylinder  with- 
out being  thoroughly  split  up  by  these  plates  and  the  knife 
bars.  Notice  also  the  steel  retarding  pins  in  the  bottom 
of  the  feeder  pan  which  hold  back  on  the  bottoms  of  the 
bundles  and  cause  them  to  be  fed  in  from  off  the  top. 


Avery  6  and  8-Foot  Feeder 
Carriers 

NO  LEGS  ARE  REQUIRED  to  hold  up  the  end  of  either 
our  6  or  8-foot  carriers.  There  is  nothing  for  the  wagons 
to  run  against  and  cause  the  carrier  to  fall ;  neither  does 
the  carrier  have  to  be  folded  when  a  move  is  to  be  made. 

OUR  FEEDER  CARRIERS  fold  easily  over  the  top  and 
out  of  the  way.  The  springs  are  attached  just  right  to  do 
almost  all  the  work. 


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Avery  10  and  14-Foot 
Feeder  Carriers 

THESE  THREE  ILLUSTRATIONS  show  the 
carrier  extended  ready  for  use,  the  first  fold  under- 
neath and  the  second  fold  back  over  the  top  of  the 
thresher.  Notice  particularly  in  the  middle  view, 
that  with  our  Extensible  Tongue  only  the  first  fold 
need  be  made  to  couple  the  engine  on  and  make  a 
move.  The  second  or  top  fold  is  excellent  for  stor- 
ing the  thresher,  the  carrier  being  entirely  out  of 
the  way. 


Avery  18 -Foot  Mounted 
Feeder  Extension 

REMEMBER  THAT,  unlike  other  makes,  the 
Avery  Feeder  Governor  is  strong  enough  to  control 
this  Extension  also,  and  that  the  carrier  on  the 
Feeder  Extension  does  not  keep  running  and  piling 
up  the  grain  after  the  feeder  carrier  has  stopped. 
This  is  an  exclusive  Avery  feature. 


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Weighers  and  Loaders 

These  are  the  Principal  Styles  of  Weighers  and  Loaders  Commonly  Used. 


No.  50  OUTFIT. 
Weigher,   with 
Cross  Conveyor 
and   Two  Wagon 
Spouts. 

No.  54  OUTFIT. 
Loader,    same 
Style  as  No.  50 
Weigher. 


Hinh    Loader. 


No.    51    OUTFIT. 
Weigher,    with    Swing- 
ing  Conveyor  and  One 
Wagon   Spout. 

No.   57    OUTFIT. 
Loader,  same  Style  as 
No.  51  Weigher. 


Weigher   Head. 


No.  53  OUTFIT. 
High  Weigher,  Dakota  Style. 


No.  55  OUTFIT. 

Short    Tallying 

Bagger. 


No.   61   OUTFIT. 
Belt    and    Bucket    Weigher, 
with    Swinging    Conveyor    and 
One  Wagon  Spout. 

No.   60   OUTFIT. 
With    Cross    Conveyor    and 
Two  Wagon  Spouts. 


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You  Pay  the  Same  Price  and  Get  a  Whole  Lot  More  for 
Your  Money  When  You  Buy  a  J.  B.'s  Wind  Stacker 

WE  INVITE  COMPARISON  between  our  Wind  Stacker  and  all  other  makes. 
Just  notice  the  cast  iron  elbow,  special  hood,  heavy  fan,  steel  fan  housing 
and  other  parts,  and  compare  these  with  others.     Our  Wind  Stacker  is  made 
from  heavier  and  better  materials  and  costs  more  to  build  than  any  other 
stacker  on  the  market. 

OUR  STACKER  FAN  is  driven  with  a  straight  open  belt  direct  from  the 
cylinder  shaft.     There  is  no  gearing  to  rattle  or  break,  and  no  power  lost  by 
the  belt  having  to  travel  around  the  rear  corner  of  the  separator  frame. 
^  The  belt  is  also  equipped  with  a  good  tightener  by  which  the  tension  can 

be  adjusted  as  desired  and  without  stopping  the  machine. 

THE  SEPARATOR  MAN  can  stand  on  the  ground  and  easily  raise 
or  lower  the  pipe  by  means  of  the  ratchet  lever;  can  extend  it  or 
shorten  it  with  the  cable  and  the  crank  lever,  and  can  adjust  the 
hood  in  the  manner  desired.     No  need  to  climb  up  on  top  of 
the  separator. 


WHEN  YOU  GET  an  Avery 
Wind  Stacker  you  also  get  the  fol- 
lowing Special  Stacker  Warranty: 

AVERY  J.  B.'S  Wind  Stackers  are 
warranted  to  handle  dry  or  wet 
straw  in  any  condition  or  quantity 
without  choking,  and  to  be  built 
with  tank  steel  fan  housings  and 
boiler  plate  wings. 

THE  AVERY  J.  B.'S  Farmer's 
Friend  Wind  Stacker  is  made  of 
the  Best  Materials,  has  the  Best 
Design,  and  is  the  Strongest  Guar- 
anteed Stacker  Built. 


THE  STACKER  PIPE  is  supported  by  a  heavy  steel 
brace  attached  to  the  rear  lower  corner  of  the  wind 
stacker  frame.     No  tackle  or  blocks  needed  to  carry 
the   pipe,   and    our  manner    of   supporting   it   also 
prevents  any  strain  coming  on  the  reversing  gear 
to  wear  it  out. 


The 

AveryWind 
Stacker  Fan 
is  the 
Strongest 
and  Heaviest 
Fan  Used  in 
Any  Wind 
Stacker 


HAS  %-INCH  STEEL  boiler  plate  wings 
much  stronger  than  the  sheet  iron  style.  Pitch- 
fork handles  don't  bend  or  break  them,  and  they 
will  take  care  of  more  straw  and  blow  it  to  a 


greater  distance  than  will  other  wind  stacker 
fans.  Total  weight  of  fan  is  150  Ibs.  It  runs 
smoothly.  The  fan  head  alone  weighs  more 
than  most  other  complete  fans. 


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This  Wind  Stacker 
Hood  Spreads  the  Straw 
Out  and  Builds  a  Fine  Stack 

r-pHRESHERMEN  TELL  US  that  our  wind  stacker 

hood  is  a  fine  improvement.   With  it  you  can  build  a 

1      better  stack,  and  if  you  use  a  man  in  the  straw  he 

will  have  much  easier  work  than  with  the  old  style 

round  stacker  hood. 

THIS  HOOD  is  so  hinged  that  it  maintains  a  perfect 
curve,  no  matter  in  what  position  it  is  placed,  thus  causing 
the  straw  to  always  pass  out  in  a  steady,  unchecked  stream. 
The  outer  end  of  the  hood  has  a  broad,  flat  face,  with 
square  sides,  which  spread  the  stream  of  straw  out  into  a 
wide,  thin  sheet,  depositing  it  over  a  large  area  on  the 
stack  and  without  too  great  a  force.  These  thin  layers  of 
straw  lap  back  and  forth  upon  one  another  and  bind  the 
stack  into  one  compact  mass,  while  with  the  round  hoods 
large  bunches  of  straw  are  delivered  in  one  place,  holes 
are  bored  in  the  stack,  large  chunks  rolled  off  and  the 
stack  built  up  piece  by  piece.  With  this  hood  you  can 
place  the  straw  anywhere  you  wish,  build  up  the  stack 
more  uniformly,  bind  it  closer  together,  top  it  out  in  finer 
shape  and  make  a  better  built  and  more  waterproof  stack. 


Reversing  Gear 


INSTEAD  OF  ATTACHING  our  Reversing  Gear,  piece 
by  piece,  to  the  wooden  wind  stacker  frame,  the  gearing  is 
mounted  in  an  independent  iron  frame,  and  this  iron  frame 
is  then  bolted  to  the  wind  stacker  frame,  hence  the  gears 
cannot  get  out  of  line  and  run  hard  or  wear  out  un- 
necessarily. 


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Our  Wind  Stacker  Fan 

Made  of  Heavy  Sheet  Steel 
and  Boiler  Riveted 

JUST    COMPARE   IT    with   one   of 
those  fan  housings  with  wooden  heads 

and  galvanized  iron  nailed  on  for  a 

casing,  or  with  any  other  kind  of 
a  fan  housing.  It  is  the  Strongest 
the  Most  Durable  one  of  all. 


THE  BOTTOM  of  our  fan  hous- 
ing is  also  widened  out  and  when 
the  straw  reaches  the  mouth  of 
the  housing  the  force  of  the 
blast  made  by  the  fan  carries  most  of  the  straw 
up  the  stacker  pipe  without  the  fan  wings  having 
to   touch  it   at   all.     This   largely   increases   the 
capacity  and  helps  to  prevent  clogging  and  cut- 
ting up  the  straw.  Threshermen  ^^^— 
say  that  the  only  way  to  clog  an 
Avery  Wind  Stacker,  with 
this  fan  housing,  is  to 
throw  off   the  wind 
stacker  belt. 


illllHIIIIIIH"11111" 


Our  Wind  Stacker  Elbow 
Is  Cast  Iron 

JUST  COMPARE  IT  with  the  ordinary  tin  or  galvanized 
iron  styles.  The  passage  of  the  straw  doesn't  wear  holes 
in  this  cast  iron  elbow  like  it  does  in  the  tin  or  galvanized 
ones. 


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Low  Down  Barn  Style  Thresher 


FOR  TERRITORY  in  which  a  considerable  portion  of 
the  threshing  is  done  in  barns,  our  low  down  barn 
style  machine,  as  shown  above,  is  just  the  thing.  The 
deck  of  the  Thresher  is  cut  down  at  the  rear  to  permit 
locating  the  turntable  7  inches  lower  than  the  regular 
style.    The  chute  used  on  this  machine  differs  from  that 
sent  out  with  regular  wind  stackers ;  the  elbow  is  shorter, 
and  both  the  lifting  and  telescoping  devices  are  arranged 
to   operate  from  the   deck.     When  the  stacker  chute  is 


folded  on  top  of  the  Thresher  the  highest  point  of  the 
elbow  is  only  10  inches  higher  than  the  upper  end  of 
the  return  elevator.  The  reduction  in  height  of  our 
machine  is  not  made  by  cutting  down  the  size  of  the  truck 
wheels. 

THIS  ILLUSTRATION  likewise  shows  the  Russell  type 
of  Wind  Stacker,  which  we  also  build  and  which  operates 
from  the  deck. 


Sattley  Attached  Swinging  Stacker 


AS  AN  ATTACHED  STACKER  there  is  certainly  noth- 
ing made  better  than  this  one  is  in  its  construction  or  in 
the  work  which  it  will  do.  It  can  be  furnished  for  any 
size  thresher.  Stackers  for  28  x  46-inch  and  larger 


machines  have  automatic  oscillating  turntables.  Those 
for  the  "Yellow-Kid"  sizes  do  not  have  the  automatic 
oscillating  attachment,  but  can  be  swung  around  by 
hand. 


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A  very  15 -Barrel  Steel  Water  Tank 

Mounted  on  Our  Regular 

Steel  Tank  Trucks 


WE  SHOW  ABOVE  our  Steel  Water  Tank  mounted 
on  our  regular  Steel  Water  Tank  Trucks.  The 
front  wheels  are  33  inches  and  rear  wheels  are  39 
inches  high,  with  4-inch  tires.  The  tank  is  made  of  No.  12 
tank  steel  and  is  built  round,  36  inches  in  diameter,  and 
108  inches  long  over  all.  A  good  spring  seat  is  furnished 
for  the  driver.  Eight-inch  flaring  side-boards  are  ar- 
ranged on  top  for  carrying  anything  that  is  desired.  On 
one  side,  near  the  center,  is  a  hook  for  carrying  a  lifting 
jack,  and  on  the  opposite  side  are  hooks  for  carrying  the 
flue  cleaner  and  scraper  for  the  engine. 

A  STEEL  SPLASH-BOARD  is  riveted  in  the  center  of 
the  tank,  which  prevents  the  water  from  running  rapidly 
from  one  end  to  the  other  while  being  hauled  up  or  down 
hill  or  in  bad  places.  At  the  rear  is  provided  a  step,  where 
the  operator  may  stand  when  pumping,  or  he  may  stand  on 
top,  as  may  be  desired.  An  opening  is  made  in  the  top  of 
the  tank,  close  to  the  front  end,  in  which  is  fitted  a  piece 
of  2i/2-inch  boiler  flue,  extending  downward  10  inches; 
this  leaves  sufficient  opening  through  which  to  insert  a 


Avery  1 5-Barrel  Steel  Water  Tank 

With  Wood  Saddles  for  Mounting 

on  an  Ordinary  Wagon  Gear 

THE  AVERY  STEEL  TANK  can  be  furnished  mount- 
ed on  our  regular  Steel  Tank  Trucks,  or  with  bolsters  for 
mounting  on  an  ordinary  wagon  gear. 


1-inch  hard  rubber  suction  hose;  thus  water  may  be  taken 
from  the  tank  and  supplied  to  the  engine  while  moving. 
On  account  of  the  flue  extending  downward,  water  will 
not  splash  out  at  the  opening.  A  manhole,  sufficiently 
large  to  admit  an  ordinary  pail,  is  located  near  the  tank 
pump.  The  tongue  is  made  so  that  by  taking  out  one  piece 
it  can  be  coupled  very  short  when  it  is  desired  to  haul  the 
tank  behind  the  engine.  Being  built  in  cylindrical  form, 
the  front  wheels  turn  sufficiently  to  allow  a  very  short 
turn  to  be  made  without  cramping.  The  tank  is  finished 
and  painted  in  nice  style  and  is  complete  in  every  detail. 
It  is  light,  strong  and  durable. 

IN  COMPARISON  with  the  old  style  wooden  water 
tanks  which  require  soaking  up,  which  allow  a  great  deal 
of  water  to  leak  out,  are  heavy  to  haul  and  soon  rot  out, 
the  Avery  steel  water  tank  overcomes  all  these  disadvant- 
ages, since  it  is  always  ready  for  use,  has  no  leaks  what- 
ever, and  will  last  for  a  much  longer  time.  While  the  first 
cost  may  be  a  little  more,  the  Avery  Steel  Tank  is  unques- 
tionably the  more  economical  in  the  end. 


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Avery  40-H.  P.  Single  Cylinder  Straight  Flue  Steam  Traction  Engine 


Avery  50-H.  P.  Single  Cylinder  Straight  Flue  Steam  Traction  Engine 

Regular  Equipment  of  All  Avery  Steam  Engines:     Rocker  Grates,  Automatic  Fire  Door,  Automatic  Coupler,  Lifting 

Jack,  Tools,  Etc. 

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Avery  65-H.  P.  Single  Cylinder  Straight  Flue  Steam  Traction  Engine 


Specifications  of  Avery  Single  Cylinder  Straight  Flue  Steam  Traction  Engines 


Rated  Horse  Power  

40 

50 

65 

Rated  Horse  Power. 

40 

50 

65 

CYLINDER 

Size  of  Steam  Pipe,  inches  

2 

2 

2y2 

Diameter,  inches  

Z% 

834 

10 

Capacity  of  Water  Tank,  gals.  . 

140 

180 

230 

Stroke,  inches   

10 

10 

10 

111 

115 

124 

FLYWHEEL 
Diameter,  inches  

40^ 

4154 

41*4 

BOILER 

Face    inches  . 

9 

12 

12 

250 

250 

250 

Diameter  of  Shell,  inches  

28 

32 

32 

Number  of  Tubes 

34 

34 

34 

GFARING 

Diameter  of  Tubes,  inches     .  .  . 

2 

2*/2 

2*A 

Face  of  Spur  Gears,  inches. 

3 

3 

4 

Length  of  Tubes,  inches  

84 

84 

96 

Face  of  Bull  Gears,  inches  

4 

4 

4 

Length  of  Fire  Box,  inches.... 

42 

71I/ 

42 

97  1/ 

54 
77I/(C 

Face  of  Bevel  Gears,  inches.  .  .  . 
Miles  per  Hour  at  250  Revolu- 

3 

3 

4 

Height     of     Fire     Box     above 
Grates,  inches   

32 

40 

40 

2^4 

2  Vi 

2.4 

Thickness  of  Shell,  inches  

5/16 

5/16 

5/16 

SHAFTING 
Diameter  of  Crankshaft,  inches. 

3 

3 

3yt 

Thickness  of  Fire  Box,  inches.. 
Thickness  of  Flue  Sheet,  Front 
and  Rear,  inches  

5/16 
3/s 

5/16 

Yz 

5/16 
% 

Diam.  of  Countershaft,  inches.  . 
Diameter  of  Rear  Axle,  inches.. 

3 

v/2 

3 

*x 

4 
5 

Thickness    of    Rear    Head    and 
Throat  Sheet    inches. 

3A 

y» 

3/8 

Diameter  of  Front  Axle,  inches. 

m 

3* 

sy, 

Steam     Pressure,     pounds     per 
square   inch 

175 

175 

175 

DRIVERS 

Grate  Area,  square  feet.        .  .  .  . 

6.8 

8 

10.3 

Diameter    inches  . 

69 

69 

75 

Heating  Surface,  square  feet..  . 

162 

182 

227 

Face    inches  . 

20 

20 

26 

"PROMT  WHFTTT  <? 

Extreme  Length,  feet,  inches  

16' 

16'6" 

18'4" 

46 

46 

52 

Extreme  Width,  feet,  inches  

8'2" 

8'7" 

9'5" 

Face    inches  .            

10 

12 

12 

Extreme  Height,  feet,  inches  

9'4" 

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General  Description  of  Avery  Single  Cylinder 
Straight  Flue  Steam  Engines 


These  Engines  have  many  of  the  special  features  designed  by  the  Avery  Company  and  used 

for  years  on  our  other  steam  engines.   They  also  have  a  number  of  new 

features  which  have  appealed  strongly  to  engine  users 


Avery  Boilers  are  Reinforced  for 
Carrying  High  Pressures 

AERY  BOILERS  are  built  for  carrying  high  pres- 
sures.    They  are  reinforced  under  each  bracket  and 
have  long  stay  rods  reaching  from  the  front  to  the 
rear  head. 

THE  BOILERS  have  long  flues  and  large  fire  boxes. 
There  is  a  1-inch  space  between  the  flues  at  the  rear  end 
which  insures  perfect  circulation  and  a  strong  flue  sheet. 
The  flues  are  arranged  perpendicularly  so  that  there  is  a 
J/z-inch  vertical  space  between  each  row,  making  it  pos- 
sible for  the  sediment  to  easily  drop  through.  Will  burn 
straw,  coal  or  wood. 

THE  GENERAL  EQUIPMENT  of  the  boilers  on  these 
engines  is  unusually  fine.  They  have  Brick  Arches  and 
Rocker  Grates.  The  original  Avery  Automatic  Fire  Door 
is  furnished  regularly.  This  is  a  fine  feature.  It  is  so 
arranged  that  it  can  be  operated  by  the  engineer  either 
when  standing  on  the  platform  or  on  the  ground.  The 
door  is  opened  by  pressing  one  foot  on  the  lever,  leaving 
both  hands  free  to  handle  the  shovel.  The  door  closes 
automatically  when  the  foot  pressure  is  released. 

ANOTHER  SPLENDID  IMPROVEMENT  in  these  en- 
gines is  the  Heater.  This  is  so  constructed  that  it  is 
wonderfully  efficient.  It  will  heat  the  water  to  the  boil- 
ing point  before  it  enters  the  boiler,  making  these  engines 
unusually  easy  to  steam  and  economical. 

The  Avery  Curved  Block  Reverse 

Gear  Gives  Equal  Lead 

and  Cut  Off 

TO  GET  THE  MOST  FUEL  ECONOMY  you  must  use 
the  expansion  of  your  steam.  To  get  expansion  it  is 
necessary  to  hook  up  your  valve  gear  and  close  the  steam 
ports  earlier.  One  of  the  hardest  problems  which  de- 
signers have  had  to  solve  has  been  to  produce  a  simple 
valve  gear  that  would  positively  give  an  equal  lead  and 


cut  off  at  all  points  of  the  reverse  lever  quadrant  when 
hooked  up  as  well  as  when  wide  open  and  whether  running 
forward  or  backward. 

THE  LINK  MOTION  is  too  complicated  and  has  too 
many  joints  and  pins  which  quickly  wear  and  become 
loose  and  throw  your  valve  off. 

THIS  AVERY  REVERSE  GEAR  is  the  only  valve  gear 
that  is  positive  in  action  and  at  the  same  time  is  simple  in 
construction.  It  has  few  wearing  points.  These  all  have 
abundant  take-up  provisions.  It  has  only  one  eccentric. 

IT  IS  EQUIPPED  with  our  own  design  Curved  Slide 
Block  and  will  give  an  equal  lead  and  cut  off  at  all  points 
with  the  reverse  thrown  clear  over  or  hooked  up,  and 
whether  the  engine  is  running  in  one  direction  or  the  other. 
The  curve  in  the  block  also  makes  it  extremely  quick 
opening,  which  allows  the  steam  to  hit  the  piston  head  a 
regular  sledge  hammer  blow,  giving  you  greater  power  on 
the  start  of  the  stroke  and  allowing  you  to  hook  up  the 
valve  and  let  the  piston  travel  the  balance  of  the  way  on 
expansion  which  produces  the  greatest  economy. 

OUR  CURVED  BLOCK  VALVE  GEAR  is  one  of  the 
most  important  features  which  makes  an  Avery  Engine 
economical  and  powerful. 

The  Avery  Friction  Clutch 
is  a  Dandy 

OUR  FRICTION  CLUTCH  has  long,  heavy  shoes,  which 
cover  about  one-half  the  circle  of  the  flywheel.  They 
hold  fast  when  the  clutch  is  thrown  in.  The  shoes  push 
straight  out  against  the  rim  and  thus  bring  no  end  thrust 
on  the  main  shaft  to  quickly  wear  the  engine  out  of  line, 
as  in  the  case  of  those  which  engage  from  the  side  on  a 
beveled  surface.  When  the  clutch  is  thrown  out  they  are 
drawn  well  back  from  the  wheel. 

THIS  CLUTCH  NEVER  BINDS,  and  yet  the  action  is 
so  delicate  that  the  engine  can  be  moved  an  inch  at  a  time. 
You  can  depend  upon  this  Clutch  holding  or  letting  go 
when  you  want  it  to. 


[74] 


All  Avery  Engines  Are  Regularly 

Equipped  With  Automatic 

Self -Coupling 

Draw  Bars 

AL  YOU  HAVE  TO  DO  is  to  back  the  engine  up  and 
guide  the  end  of  the  tongue  into  it  when  you  want 
to  couple  the  separator  to  the  engine.     To  uncouple, 
pull  the  chain  and  you  are  ready  to  go.     By  removing  the 
pins  the  bar  can  be  swung  to  either  side  for  convenience 
in  coupling  up. 

Special  Avery  Frame  Relieves 
Boiler  of  Strains 

IN  BUILDING  THIS  ENGINE  our  designers  worked 
with  the  idea  in  mind  of  reducing  the  number  of  bolts  in 
the  boiler  to  the  minimum.  Following  out  this  idea,  they 
designed  a  special  angle  and  flat  bar  steel  frame  to  which 
the  axle  and  countershaft  brackets  are  attached  instead 
of  directly  to  the  boiler.  The  boiler  is  then  bolted  to  this 
steel  frame  with  as  few  bolts  as  possible.  It  is  practically 
carried  in  a  saddle  between  the  two  angle  bars  of  the 
frame.  One  of  the  worst  sources  of  trouble  on  ordinary 
engines  is  where  the  countershaft  boxes  are  bolted  to  the 
corners  of  the  boiler.  All  these  troubles  are  eliminated 
on  the  Avery  Engine  by  bolting  the  countershaft  boxing 
to  the  angle  bar  frame  and  not  to  the  boiler.  The  counter- 
shaft box  is  a  full  length  solid  boxing.  It  has  long  bab- 
bitted bearings  in  each  end.  The  center  is  arranged  as  an 
oil  well  and  a  grease  cup  is  also  placed  on  each  end. 


Avery  Brackets  Have  Many 
Improved  Features 

ALL  THE  BRACKETS  on  these  engines  are  put  on  with 
stud  bolts.  No  cap  screws  are  used.  They  are  laid  out 
in  such  a  way  that  any  bracket  may  be  removed  without 
removing  a  single  bolt.  All  you  have  to  do  is  to  take  off 
the  nuts.  You  do  not  have  to  disturb  the  tight  steam 
joint  made  between  the  stud  bolt  and  the  boiler  when  the 
bolt  is  first  put  in  at  the  factory. 

NOTE  ALSO  IN  THE  ILLUSTRATION  on  the  oppo- 
site page  that  the  pillow  block  and  intermediate  gear 
bracket  are  all  one  casting,  thus  insuring  the  absolutely 
correct  mesh  of  the  crankshaft  pinion  and  intermediate 


gear.  We  also  use  on  these  engines  a  special  tie  rod  be- 
tween this  bracket  and  the  frame  angle  bar,  which  like- 
wise insures  a  positively  correct  mesh  between  the 
intermediate  and  compensating  gears. 

All  Avery  Gears  are  Steel 
and  Semi-Steel 

ALL  PINIONS  ON  AVERY  ENGINES  are  steel.  All 
the  rest  of  the  gears  are  semi-steel.  We  have  found  that 
for  the  larger  gears  semi-steel  is  superior  to  all-steel,  as 
it  wears  much  longer,  and  by  using  a  high  grade  quality  of 
material  we  are  able  to  produce  a  semi-steel  gear  that  for 
traction  engine  use  is  almost  as  unbreakable  as  all-steel. 
The  best  proof  of  the  quality  of  these  is  that  we  have  had 
but  comparatively  little  call  for  gears  for  repairs  since  we 
have  used  this  combination.  Another  feature  of  the  Avery 
gears  is  that  they  are  all  made  from  cut  metal  patterns. 
No  wood  patterns  are  used,  as  is  done  by  some  companies. 
This  is  why  Avery  gears  are  perfectly  round  and  true  and 
always  absolute  duplicates. 


General  Fittings 


THE  REAR  WHEELS  on  40  and  50  H.  P.  Engines  have 
20-inch  face  and  are  69  inches  in  diameter;  the  65  H.  P. 
Engines  have  26-inch  face  and  are  75  inches  in  diameter. 
The  front  wheels  on  40  H.  P.  Engines  have  10-inch  face 
and  are  46  inches  in  diameter;  the  50  H.  P.  Engines  have 
12-inch  face  and  are  46  inches  in  diameter;  the  65  H.  P. 
Engines  have  12-inch  face  and  are  52  inches  in  diameter. 
They  are  built  up  steel  and  hot  riveted. 

EXTENSION  RIMS  for  rear  wheels  can  be  furnished  on 
special  order. 

THE  PLATFORM  is  all  steel. 

A  CANOPY  TOP,  as  shown  in  the  illustration,  is  fur- 
nished when  ordered. 

HAS  A  WATER  TANK  CAPACITY  of  140  gallons  on 
the  40  H.  P.,  180  gallons  on  the  50  H.  P.  and  230  gallons 
on  the  65  H.  P. 

AN  INDEPENDENT  KIPP  OIL  PUMP  is  used  for  oil- 
ing the  cylinder. 

REGULARLY  FURNISHED  with  double  boiler  feed 
system  consisting  of  cross  head  pump  with  heater  and 
one  injector. 


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TT  TAKES  twc 
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a  good  machine — 
first,  a  good  design] 
and  second,  an  u 
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turing  plant. 

The  reason  why  Avei 
machines  are  so 
built  and  can  be  sole 


[76] 


such  low  prices  is 
scause  they  are  manu- 
ctured  in  large  quan- 
ties  in  a  big  modern 
ctory. 

slow  you  will  see  a 
•d's-eye  view  of  the 
tin  Avery  Factory — 
the  left  Factory  No. 
added  in  1916  —  and 
:  the  right  our  Motor 
actory,  added  in  1917. 


[77] 


MINNEAPOLIS 


NO  MATTER  WHERE  you  are 
located     there     is     an     Avery 
Branch  or  Jobbing  House  cov- 
ering your   territory  with  stocks   of 
machines  and  repairs  for  you  to  draw 
from  and  trained  service  men  to  assist 
you  if  you  need  help  at  any  time. 


JNDIANAPOLLS 


AWABILLQ 


[78] 


THE  AVERY  COMPANY  pays  par- 
ticular attention  to  those  who  buy 
Avery  machines,  and  we  endeavor  in 
every  way  to  see  that  every  man  who 
buys  an  Avery  machine  gets  the 
greatest  possible  service  out  of  it 
after  he  gets  it.  You  are  assured  of 
permanent  and  prompt  service  after 
you  get  an  Avery. 


ABERDEEN 


[79] 


The  A  very  Policy— A  Good  Machine  and  a  Square  Deal 


Avery  Design 


IN  BUILDING  AVERY  MACHINERY  we  work  to 
build  what  you  want.  We  investigate  your  needs  care- 
fully and  work  out  many  original  improvements,  but  to 
a  large  degree  we  are  guided  by  the  suggestions  made 
by  the  large  number  of  owners  of  Avery  machines. 
THAT'S  WHY  THE  AVERY  line  of  machinery  leads  in 
Originality  and  Improved  Construction.  The  reason  is, 
because  we  have  recognized  the  fact  that  our  job  is  to 
build  the  kind  of  machines  you  want — and  we  have  been 
open  to  suggestions  from  every  source  and  these  sugges- 
tions have  had  the  consideration  of  practical  men  who 
know  your  needs.  Doesn't  this  appeal  to  you  as  being  the 
way  in  which  a  machine  ought  to  be  designed? 


Avery  Materials 


THE  STANDING  ORDER  originally  given  to  every 
workman  by  our  first  president,  Mr.  R.  H.  Avery,  and 
which  has  been  continued  ever  since,  and  always  will  be 
continued,  is  not  to  put  into  a  machine  a  piece  of  material 
that  he  wouldn't  put  in  if  he  were  building  the  machine 
for  his  own  use. 

THAT'S  THE  KIND  OF  MATERIALS  you  want  in  the 
machinery  you  buy,  isn't  it?  Well,  that's  why  we  use  that 
kind  of  materials — because  we  believe  you  want  it. 


Avery  Tests 


EVERY  YEAR  you  find  Avery  machinery  entered  in 
contests  or  demonstrations.  The  "Bull  Dog"  is  always 
there.  We  are  willing  to  show  you  what  we've  got  com- 
pared with  others. 

WHEN  THERE'S  A  GOOD  REASON  why  a  special  test 
is  required,  we  will  make  it.  You  can  have  any  fair  test 
you  want.  We're  here  to  build  machines  that  meet  your 
needs.  '  J?.;  ^ 

THERE'S  ANOTHER  THING-Jrd  you  eve'r  notice 
what  owners  of  Avery  machines  say- about. them? 

WE  SAY,  "Ask  any  owner  of  an  Aver^i  D6  it.  See 
what  they  say.  '.  -  £.4 

Avery  Guarantee's 

WE  DON'T  CARE  how  strong  a  guarantee  a  man  wants 
— just  so  it's  fair  and  he  is  willing  to  give  us  a  square 
deal — we  will  give  it  to  him.  Ave'ry  Machinery  is  backed 
up  by  the  strongest  guarantees  ever  given  by  any  company 
selling  machinery. 

BUT  WE  DO  EVEN  MORE  than  we  guarantee.  These 
guarantees  put  the  Avery  Company  squarely  behind  every 
Avery  machine.  It  isn't  just  your  order  we  want — we 
want  your  friendship  and  good  will,  and  also  your  backing 
and  recommendation  to  help  sell  the  next  man.  We  take 
care  of  your  needs  and  help  you  to  keep  your  machine 
running  steady  and  giving  you  the  best  service.  It's  the 
Avery  policy  to  take  care  of  its  customers. 

WE  ARE  PROUD  of  Avery  machines.  We  are  glad  to 
back  up  the  kind  of  machines  we  build.  That's  what  you 
want  isn't  it — a  Company  to  stand  behind  the  machines 
they  sell  you?  Well,  that's  just  what  we  do. 


Avery  Prices 


AND  ABOUT  THE  MATTER  OF  PRICE.     You  know 
that  you  can  buy  articles  of  the  same  name  for  a  different 


price.  A  horse  is  a  horse,  but  when  you  buy  a  horse  the 
price  you  pay  depends  on  how  much  he  is  worth.  And 
often  the  horse  that  costs  the  most  dollars  is  the  cheapest. 

WELL,  THAT'S  JUST  THE  WAY  in  buying  a  machine. 
It  isn't  a  question  of  how  many  dollars  it  costs  you  that 
counts.  It's  how  much  the  dollar  you  spend  gets  for  you. 

YOU  CAN  PAY  A  LOW  PRICE— but  don't  think  that  it 
is  necessarily  the  cheap  price.  Remember,  it's  not  what 
you  pay,  but  what  you  get  for  your  money  that  counts. 

THE  AVERY  COMPANY  has  always  built  quality 
goods.  The  reason  we  build  them  is  because  we  believe 
you  want  that  kind  of  goods,  and  we  don't  believe  we  are 
mistaken.  Certainly,  the  increasing  sales  of  Avery 
machinery  would  not  indicate  it. 

WE  BELIEVE  THAT  YOU  want  machines  that  are 
built  of  good  materials,  with  good  workmanship,  that  have 
the  best  improved  features  for  saving  time,  labor  and 
money.  That's  why  we  endeavor  to  build  that  kind  of 
machines.  The  price  we  ask  for  them  is  a  fair  price — 
you  get  a  big  dollar's  worth  of  actual  value  for  every 
dollar  you  invest  in  Avery  Machines. 

Avery  Factory  and  Branch 
Houses 

WE  HAVE  OUR  OWN  LAKGE  FACTORY,  with  up-to- 
date  equipment  and  a  skilled  *actory  force.  This,  to- 
gether with  the  high  grade  mateiials  we  use  and  the 
originality  of  our  designing  department,  is  what  makes  it 
possible  for  us  to  produce  machinery  that  supplies  the 
needs  for  which  it  is  built  in  such  fine  shape. 

OUR  BRANCH  HOUSES  are  located  at  central  points 
in  the  middle  and  western  states,  and  carry  on  hand  a  stock 
of  complete  machines  with  which  to  fill  quick  orders. 
Repair  stocks  are  also  carried  at  each  Branch  House  to 
take  immediate  care  of  breakdowns,  although  breakages 
with  Avery  machinery  are  extremely  rare  compared  with 
ordinary  machines.  If  they  were  not  we  couldn't  give  the 
strong  guarantees  we  do  against  breakage. 

WE  HAVE  THE  DESIGNING  DEPARTMENT  to  de- 
sign improved  and  up-to-dnte  machines,  the  factory  to 
build  the  goods,  and  then  we  take  care  of  you  in  the  way 
of  quick  repair  shipments  and  the  help  of  service  men 
after  you  get  an  Avery  Machine. 

The  Avery  Policy 

IT'S  LIKE  THIS  as  we  see  it — a  question  of  mutual 
benefit.  You  need  good  machinery — we  are  to  supply  you 
with  what  you  need — you  should  give  us  a  fair  return  for 
doing  so. 

THE  AVERY  ORGANIZATION  is  built  up  on  this  basis 
— to  serve  the  customer — which  means  you — by  building 
the  kind  of  goods  you  want  and  dealing  with  you  on  a 
square  basis.  The  Avery  Policy  is  "A  Good  Machine  and 
a  Square  Deal."  That's  undoubtedly  why  it's  one  of  the 
largest  companies  in  the  business  and  why  this  Company 
has  had  such  a  rapid  growth. 

IF  THESE  METHODS  appeal  to  you,  we  invite  you  to 
take  up  with  us  further  the  matter  of  your  requirements. 
Write  us  a  letter  or  call  at  our  Home  Office  or  any  of  our 
Branch  Houses,  Jobbers  or  Agents. 


THE  AVERY  IDEAL— We  propose  that  every  Avery  owner  shall  be,  in  so  far  as  we  are  able  to  assist  him,  the  best 
profit-making  machine  owner  and  the  best  satisfied  customer  of  any  man  owning  any  make  of  machine  i 
neighborhood. 


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Get  An 

AVERY 

BULL-DOG 

Watch  Fob 

It's  a  Dandy.  Reproduc- 
tion of  the  famous  Avery 
"Bull-Dog"  Trade  Mark. 

Send  us  the  lists  of  names 
mentioned  below,  together 
with  10  cents  in  stamps  or 
silver,  and  we  will  mail  same 
at  once. 

These  are  the  lists  of  names 
to  send: 

1.  List  of  those  talking  of  buy- 
ing a  Tractor,  Plow,  Separ- 
ator or  Motor  Cultivator  in 
yourneighborhood  thisyear. 

2.  List  of  Tractor   owners    in 
your  neighborhood. 

3.  List  of  Threshermen  in  your 
neighborhood. 

Names,  initials  and  addresses 
must  be  correctly  given. 


Address  your  letter  as  follows:   ' 

AYERY    COMPANY 

18  Iowa  Street,  Peoria,  III. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS-URBANA 
630.15AV3A  C001 

AVERY  COMPANY  PEORIA  ILL 
1918 


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