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1911 Article-Avery Co., Gasoline Traction Engine |
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Dun's Review, Nov 1911 pg 56 |
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12/13/2011 12:58:30 PM |
A NEW GASOLINE TRACTION ENGINE — An announcement of the utmost importance to tbe agricultural implement trade and to farmers throughout the world has just been made by the Avery Company regarding the completion of the designing and testing of the new Avery gasoline traction engine. While this engine is now on the market for the first time, it is not new in the sense that it has only recently been designed, as the tests have been very thorough and protracted and include the actual use of several of these engines—one at a State Agricultural College, while another has plowed over 600 acres.
One of the special advantages claimed for this engine is that it is much lighter than the average engine developing an equal amount of power. This means that it has leas dead weight to move; that a larger percentage of the power of the motor is delivered at the draw bar, while it will travel over softer ground and will not pack the ground so as to injure it in any manner. Another point of great superiority is the fact that this engine has been demonstrated to be more economical in the amount of fuel used than any engine in its class entered in the 1911 Winnipeg Motor Contest, although the best records of economy ever made previously were surpassed in that contest. The test for power demonstrated that it was also able to develop a higher horse power than was developed by any engine in its class in the Maximum Horse Power Test in the Winnipeg Contest, and to do it on a less amount of fuel. This new engine has many mechanical features that will appeal strongly to purchasers, most of which relate to increased simplicity in construction. The exhaust is so made that there is comparatively little noise — a feature that will be attractive to many who have been deafened by the noise of certain types of gasoline engines. The makers state that this engine will pull from five to six plows in stubble and four to five plows in breaking. Dealers handling agricultural machinery will find this new traction engine a very valuable addition to their line for the coming season, and farmers who use or are contemplating the purchase of such an engine will do well to investigate this one before making their selection. For illustrated circulars and export price list, address the Avery Co., 401 Iowa Street, Peoria, Ill., U. S. A. |
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1911 Avery Co., Gasoline Traction Engine
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