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Robert Strieter of Ixonia, Wisconsin, didn't mind that the 1912 Rumley Oil Pull Model F tractor took up too much space in one of his sheds. This is because although this machine is slow, awkward and weighs 8.5 tons, it is a highly regarded agricultural equipment in the tractor collection industry.
Although Strieter had a 1930 X-type rubber tire, he always wanted a oil puller from the early days. However, it took him decades and luck to get one.
This is the first Oil Pull F, No. 6899, sold by Frisch Tool Company of Madison in Wisconsin for $3,000. The original buyer was William Christian from Watertown. Next, it was handed over to 12 farmers in Jefferson County who ran a threshing farm in 1947. F then sat outside and idled for 9 years. The weather and rust caused damage. Ivan Baxter from Hartland, Wisconsin, who works at Waukesha Engine Co., found that F was parked in a ditch along Highway 26 near Watertown. He managed to move the huge tractor to his home.
Street and Baxter have established a friendship, and Baxter wants to know if he has a building high enough to store a tractor because the roof is 14 feet high. So, Oil Pull was sent to Strieter's farm. In 2008, Baxter's son moved to Colorado and decided not to transport the machine such a long distance, so he sold it. Walker; his son John; John's three children Sam, Abby and Robbie paid $45,000, which is a very reasonable price.
Rumley Oil Pull was developed by Advanced-Rumley Co. in 1909 and sold between 1910 and 1930. Most are powered by internal combustion engines designed to burn all kerosene under any load. Tractors are unique because they are cooled by oil instead of water. F has a single cylinder with a 10-inch bore and a 12-inch stroke.
In the tractor, the operator walks out of the cab through the large iron rear wheel, climbs up the flywheel and uses its own weight to turn it, and then quickly returns to the cab to adjust the choke door and try to keep the engine running to start the tractor running. The F model was manufactured from 1910 to 1923, and 3,235 units were produced in La Porte, Indiana. The model was later updated to 18/35, but the company became a victim of the Great Depression and was acquired by Allis-Chalmers in 1931.
In addition to threshing and operating sawmills, Strieter's Oil Pull is also used for 8-bottom 10-inch ploughs. Shaking, rattling, rolling and sitting on the steel pot holder all day is a killer of a man. The cab space is too large, and the operator has a clear view in all directions. Mechanisms such as gear shifts, clutches, foot brakes, carburetors and steering wheels are easily accessible. Thanks to the use of hot riveted steel frames, these tractors can withstand many years of harvest.
“I’ve been fascinated by early-model tractors since I was a kid, because my father Fred has a tractor that powers the silo filling,” Strieter said. "When I was 18 years old, the local John Deere dealer found an Oil Pull X in a burdock field north of Sussex. The owner planned to sell it as a scrap, so I paid him $60 , And took it home. Although I now have 20 different machines, including the Hart-Parr 28-50 from 1930 and the Rumely 6 from 1931, X is my second favorite tractor.
"Every year, this family will load F and bring it to the Sussex Antique Power Show. This event is a great opportunity for people to watch the early days of American agriculture. That Yola F is always special. It is very popular, It has been proven to be reliable, sturdy and reliable. I always wanted a steam engine, but the F is priceless and it is enough for me."
Persinger is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. To feature your favorite tractor, please email or send a photo of yourself and the tractor and a 300-word article about the tractor to: fran.oleary@farmprogress.com or Wisconsin agronomist, PO Box 236, Brandon, WI 53919.
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