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Twin City tractors were built by the Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company until 1929 when it merged with the Moline Implement Company of
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club uses. The following is a list of all the models of Twin City tractors made by the Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Company and the specifications for each model according to the Nebraska test reports.


Twin City 12-20

*Manufacturer......................................Minneapolis Steel & Machinery Co., Minneapolis, MN *Nebraska test number.................................19 *Test date............................................June 3-June 12, 1920 *Test tractor serial number...........................12278 *Years produced.......................................1919-1926 *Serial number range..................................10201-19903 *Serial number location...............................brass plate left side front of transmission Number *Produced......................................approximately 9700 *Engine...............................................Minneapolis Steel vertical, valve-in-head *Test engine serial number............................12137 *Cylinders............................................4 *Bore and stroke (inches).............................4.25x6.00 *Rated rpm............................................1,000 *Displacement (c.i)...................................340.5 *Fuel.................................................kerosene/gasoline *Main tank capacity (gallons).........................23 *Auxiliary tank capacity (gallons)....................3 *Carburetor...........................................Holley, 1.25-in. *Air cleaner..........................................Bennett *Ignition.............................................Bosch DU4 magneto *Cooling capacity (gallons)...........................7


Maximum brake horsepower tests

*PTO/belt horsepower..................................27.93 *Crankshaft rpm.......................................1,017 *Fuel use (gallons per hour)..........................3.18


Maximum drawbar horsepower tests

*Gear.................................................low *Drawbar horsepower...................................18.43 *Pull weight (pounds).................................3,476 *Speed (miles per hour)...............................1.99 *Percent slippage.....................................20.10 *SAE drawbar horsepower...............................12 *SAE belt/PTO horsepower..............................20 *Type.................................................4 wheel *Front wheel (inches).................................steel 34x5.75 *Rear wheel (inches)..................................steel 50x12 *Length (inches)......................................84 wheel, 134 total *Height (inches)......................................63.50 *Rear width (inches)..................................63 *Weight (pounds)......................................4,000 *Gear/speed (miles per hour)..........................forward 1/2.20, 2/2.93 reverse1/na {{Div col end


See also

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References

*Dunning, Lorry; ''Ultimate American Farm Tractor Data Book Nebraska Test Tractors 1920-1960''


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