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THE LIGHT FARM TRACTOR

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Fig. 1 — An AUis- Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractor plowing on the farm of Mr. Peter Wilson,

near Cobden, Ont.

Fig. 2 — An Allis- Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractor plowing on the farm of Mr. J. S. Ainslee,

near Comber, Ont.

Farm Tractors, A National Necessity, But —

-^ HE practical farmer's assistance is required to make the most efficient use of them.
The AUis- Chalmers Farm Tractor described in these pages is not a dreamy inventor's
idea. It was designed and built after a thorough study of the tractor situation from
^^ the point of view of the practical farmer — what he wants and expects in a tractor,
what a really satisfactory farm tractor should be and do. Then, before it was placed on the
market, it was tested under the most severe conditions that could possibly be met in actual
farm use.

Co-operation of the Farmer

WE believe we have here a thoroughly efficient and practical farm tractor, both for dragging
or hauling and for power purposes. With a few lessons almost anyone can learn to
operate the Allis-Chalmers Farm Tractor, but its adaptation to all the varied uses on a farm,
to which such a self-propelling power plant can be put, rests mainly with the practical farmer.
His sympathetic co-operation is vitally necessary if full advantage is to be taken of the oppor-
tunity now offered to substitute cheap mechanical power for high-priced manual labour. There
is a world-wide demand for more food, and prices of farm products are higher than ever before
but, unfortunately, there is a world-wide scarcity of labour. The farm tractor affords the one
solution of the farm labour problem, and the highest degree of tractor efficiency yet attained
is found in the Allis-Chalmers Farm Tractor.

Fig. 3— Two Allis-Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractors, plowing and disking, Central Experimental

Farm. Ottawa

Good In All Sorts of Soil

THE AUis-Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractor, that is 10 H.P. on the draw bar or 18 H.P. on
the pulley, completely covers the requirements of a farm of 80 to 320 acres at a reasonable
cost. It is easily steered, either to the right or to the left — the steering wheel running in the
furrow steers the tractor automatically when plowing. You can make a square turn at the end
of your field and handle tractor and plow with no more waste of space than with a two-horse
team. It is always under the operator's instant and easy control. It makes good in all sorts
of soil and for all kinds of work. It's a tractor you can safely buy because the service and the
value are in it.

Wide Range of Usefulness

THE AUis-Chalmers Farm Tractor is a light, strong, durable machine which will pull three
plows in almost any soil, pull disc harrows, drag harrows, rollers, crushers, pulverisers,
drills, binders, wagons, road graders, anything that is required of it; and, being fitted with a
pulley, will do the threshing, pumping, sawing, silo-filling, corn shelling — all kinds of belt work
anywhere you want to use it. In plowing it takes the place of six horses, and the motor, being
specially designed for this tractor, has great power for its weight. It uses either gasoline or
kerosene, and consequently its renge of service is proportionately increased. With kerosene it
has made some remarkable records, using a surprisingly low quantity per horse power hour.

Fig. 4 — Threshing Wheat with an Allis- Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractor

A Self-Propelling Power Plant

THE AUis-Chalmers Farm Tractor is a self-propelling power plant and will furnish power
for any of the ordinary operations on the farm, being equipped with a pulley for that pur-
pose. One important use is to pulverise limestone for acid soils. The liming of soils is a very
old practice. It was practised by Roman farmers more than two thousand years ago, and
probably the Chinese were the first to use lime on the soil. Any of the Agricultural Colleges
will be glad to analyse samples to determine whether a particular soil suffers from acidity.
But it is important to note that a jaw crusher will not do the work of a grinder on limestone,
because the moisture in the stone causes the fine material to pack in between the jaws, and
breakage of the machine results. The hammer principle should be sought, and the AUis-
Chalmers "Hummer" has been designed specially for the work of pulverising limestone. A
special bulletin. No. 1452, gives a complete description of the "Hummer," and also illustrated
reports on the use of pulverised limestone for acid soils at different places.

Although the farm tractor is generally associated with plowing, it has a greater field of
usefulness as a self-propelling power plant. Plowing, harrowing, seeding, and other field
operations occupy a comparatively small portion of the whole year, but the tractor may be used
for power purposes at any time. The practical farmer will not allow his investment to stand
idle for a considerable portion of the year, but will utilise it, perhaps, in sawing wood for the
winter, in pumping out a flooded cellar, in chopping food or grinding corn for the cattle, in crush-
ing stone for a road or a concrete building, in operating any farm machine to which a belt can
be attached from the pulley of the tractor.

Fig. 5 — An Allis-Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractor operated by a young lady who had no previous

experience with it

Requires No Skilled Operator

NOTWITHSTANDING its power and its adaptability, the AUis- Chalmers Farm Tractor is
easy to run and does not require a skilled operator. The women of Canada, who have
already taken a large part in munition making and other patriotic work, will find here scope for
equally patriotic and certainly more pleasant effort for their country. Farmers' boys of twelve
to fourteen and indeed city boys who are volunteering in such large numbers for work on the
farm during summer months, after a little practice with these machines, will be able to do the
work of scores of men. To show how easily it is operated : When the first 10-18 Farm Tractor
arrived in Toronto, one of our Head Cffice staff who had never seen a tractor in operation or
had any previous experience with gasoline engines, was instructed to superintend its unloading
and then assemble the fittings on the machine and start it up. By following implicitly the rules
given in our "Instruction Book" he accomplished this successfully and then on the following
day drove the tractor, under its own power, to the farm 23 miles away, where it was to be put
in service for the Ontario Department of Agriculture — a record performance for a novice. It is
therefore evident that the practical farmer, by the use of these machines, can direct work which
is vitally necessary but which it will be impossible to do otherwise owing to the scarcity of labour.

Fig. 6 — Joy for the Boy

Joy for the Boy

IT was a great day for the small boy shown in the illustration on the opposite page. The
tractor was plowing on the farm of his father, Mr. Peter Wilson, near Cobden, Ont., and he
watched it at a distance, but only for a short time. Then he trudged alongside and offered
his advice on the fine points of plowing, and finally expressed the opinion that he could "run
that thing." He was given a chance, but he was so small that he had to stand on his toes to
see where he was going. Everything went fine until he approached the fence at the bottom of
the field. Some of the spectators appeared to be anxious, and even the bull nearby looked
worried, but there was no occasion for alarm. He quickly tripped the plows, whirled the
steering wheel and rounded the corner without a tremor. If there had been a " movie " at the
scene the next picture would have shown him sailing back with a smile that could not come
off. That night he dreamed of other worlds, or, rather, other fields to conquer.

Fig. 7 — Wonderful Record by an Allis- Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractor. See opposite page

Cost of Operation

THE practical farmer will ask for the cost of operation, and here is one out of many answers
to a practical question. Fig. 7 shows how 175 acres of wheat field were listed in 115 hours.
This AUis-Chalmers Tractor, pulling a two -row lister, started in to work at 5 p.m., Monday,
May 7, 1917, and finished at 7 p.m., Saturday, May 12. During this 122 hours the tractor ran
continuously, with the exception of about 7 hours lost in changing crews, taking fuel, oiling and
filling grease cups. A total of 175 acres was listed — a little better than Xyi acres per hour, at
a total cost of 33 cents per acre, including oil, fuel and help.

This remarkable record was made in wheat ground on the Rathburn farm near Downs,
Kansas, this spring. No water was added to the radiator from start to finish. No wrench was
used on the tractor from start to finish. At night an ordinary reflector lantern on the front of
the tractor enabled the operator to steer. This record is the more remarkable because the
tractor was run by men who had not had much tractor experience.

Rigid and Dust Proof

THE Allis-Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractor is the only tractor with a one-piece steel heat-
treated frame the only tractor frame with no rivets to work loose that cannot sag under
heaviest strains. This means that Allis-Chalmers motor bearings can never get out of line
through frame weakness.

All bearing surfaces and wearing parts are absolutely protected from dust and grit — the
arch enemies of the tractor. The long life of the Allis-Chalmers Tractor is due largely to this
perfect protection from dust.

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Fig. 8— An Allis-Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractor plowing on the farm of Mr. J. S. Ainslee,

near Comber, Ont,

A Light Weight Farm Tractor

THE AUis- Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractor is of sturdy construction and has ample strength
to meet all the demands placed on it, yet it is one of the lightest farm tractors made, weigh-
ing 4,800 pounds. The light weight is a decided advantage, for power is not needlessly ex-
pended in haulage and the tractor will work in soft ground without packing. In fact, the AUis-
Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Tractor can be used in any field that can be cultivated with horses. The
fewness of its working parts makes it easy to understand and operate and eliminates danger of
breakdowns — it requires very little attention. You do not have to be an expert or possess a
natural bent for machinery in order to run this tractor successfully. It is a common sense
tractor with which the average man can do work on the average farm easier and better. There's
nothing complicated about it — no freakish ideas in construction — it is a serviceable, sensible
machine from start to finish. The light weight Farm Tractor is not an experiment, but a proved
success.

Guaranteed to Give Satisfaction

THE Allis-Chalmers Farm Tractor is guaranteed to be made of first-class materials, to be
free from defects and to give satisfactory service for the purposes for which it is intended.
At any time within one year of purchase, we will replace free any part which breaks through
defect of materials or workmanship, provided failure was not due to neglect or abuse.

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near Unionville, Ont.

specifications

Farm

Weight 4800 pounds

Height 6 feet 3 inches to top of steering wheel

Length, Overall 11 feet 8 inches

£ ,1 Wheel Base, length 96 inches

OJ trie Width, outside to outside of drive wheels 68 inches

Drive Wheels 56 inches diameter, 12 inch rim

j\lliS-ChalTTieT'S Front Wheel 32 inches diameter, 6 inch rim

Frame One-piece steel casting

Clearance 27 inches under frame

Motor, S^i X 7 inch, two-cylinder opposed, designed and built expressly for

>_, this tractor.

IractOr H. P Beit 18, Drawbar lO

Speed 720 R. P. M.

Fuel Capacity 17^ gallons

Fuel Used Gasoline or kerosene

Differential Cut gear with hardened steel pinions

Transmission Enclosed gears running in oil

Guiding Device Automatic

4 Ignition K.W. high tension Magneto

Cooling System Large Automatic type radiator with centrifugal pump

Clutch Two shoe, expanding

Draw Bar Combination type or Rigid

Echoes of the Tractor Demonstration

At Fremont, Nebraska, week of August 6, 1917
(From The Farm Implement News report of the S.A.E. Meeting).

Keeping in mind the viewpoint of better service from
present tractors, we have laid special emphasis on the farmer's
duties in operating farm power equipment. I believe the
established tractor manufacturers are fully conscious of their
great responsibility in producing more efficient tractors, and
in greater numbers. With the farmer and the manufacturer
each doing his full share, the resultant tractor service will
go far toward solving the nation's food problem.

The engine, transmission and other working parts will last
longer if a new tractor pulls a light load for the first two or
three days. Too often the new plowing outfit is put on the
toughest piece of ground on the farm in order to try it out.
Automobile manufacturers of long experience are sending out
instructions with new cars to the effect that they should not
be driven faster than 20 or 25 miles per hour for the first few
hundred miles. Tractor manufacturers and owners should
take the lesson.

Service is an important item. The only service the farmer
wants is the service of the machine. He does not want ser-

vice from the manufacturer or the dealer, but wants the same
kind of service that he gets from his cultivator, his harrow,
and his other implements. This is the service that he wants
to get, and is going to have before long. It seems that, to
take care of the service, the problem is to educate the farmer
to run the machine, and this can be done. In case after case,
farmers have purchased second-hand tractors, that had been
condemned because the original owners could not make them
run, while the new purchasers secured excellent satisfaction
from them.

The dealer and the traveller should keep away from such
statements as number of plows, capacity, inches deep, etc.,
etc., in positive statements. It is all right to maintain that,
should the conditions be favourable, the tractor will pull a
certain size of machine or a certain number of plows, but
the tangible facts should be that this machine will develop
so many pounds at the draw-bar, or so much power at the
belt, and then, as in buying a horse, the farmer can utilise
that power as he may see fit, either pulling one plow 12 inches
deep or three plows 4 inches deep.

Echoes of the Tractor Demonstration— Con.

Belt work is the one most important thing for the tractor
to do. It exceeds even the amount of plowing that is done
by the tractor.

It will not be possible to give the tractor purchaser satis-
factory tractor service until such time as tractors are sold to
the ultimate purchaser for cash on delivery. This may apply
more particularly to tractors selling for $2,000, or less, but the
majority of tractors now sold are under $2,000, so let us deal
with the majority. The reason for this is found in the differ-
ence in the mental attitude of the tractor purchaser who pays
cash and the one who buys on time. The difference is simply
this : the cash purchaser owns the tractor from the start and
quite naturally takes greater interest in it, with a greater
desire to learn all there is to know about its operation and
care, than the purchaser who does not own the tractor until
it is fully paid for. Until tractors are sold to the purchaser
for cash on delivery entirely, tractor companies will be at-
tempting to give service to two classes of purchasers who are
not on an equal footing.

Tractor service, like charity, must begin at home. We
must teach the farmer to take care of his own machine if
we want him to have real service.

It is a well-known fact that an automobile requires more
attention during the first 500 miles that it is in use than it
does for the next three or four thousand. This is particularly
true of a tractor. The tractor covers in the first two or three
days it is in use what is equivalent to 500 miles' travel of the
automobile. It must have careful and exact attention over
that period.

The technical and farm press have accomplished much in
telling farmers how to plan the work of their tractors, showing
the importance of proper care and operation and teaching the
farmer to show the right spirit toward the machine. Stories
of experiences in power farming can be made interesting
reading, and offer an excellent means of teaching the farmer
that his success with a tractor largely depends on his own
efforts.

F. W. Kamm, Manager of the Farm Machinery Depart-
ment, AUis-Chalmers Mnfg. Co., looked happy all week. He
appeared at each of the eight official demonstrations last
year and one or two of the unofficial ones. To crowd them
all into one big show this year would please anyone who
made the circuit last summer. Mr. Kamm said that he was
very well satisfied with the show, that his tractors had per-
formed with distinction, and that he had not a complaint of
any kind to make.

Fig. 10 — Street Grading with an AUis-Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractor

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Fig. ll~An Allis-Chalmers 10-18 H.P. Farm Tractor plowing on the farm of Mr. J. S. Ainslee,

near Comber, Ont.

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