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charge which it is impossible to avoid; 

 then there is a man and a team to haul 

 water and fuel. All these are unneces- 

 sary with an oil tractor. Also the neces- 

 sity of a man getting up an hour or two 

 earlier to get up steam is dispensed with. 

 The experience of Mr. C. J. Robinson, 

 Denholm, Saskatchewan, along these 

 lines is of interest. 



"You will be pleased to know that 

 the 25 horsepower oil tractor which I 

 purchased has netted me clear of expense 

 $1,397.00. I have had the engine for 4*/ 2 

 months, but during that time the engine 

 has been idle for about \ l / 2 months while 

 I finished harvesting and prepared for 

 threshing. I contracted with a neighbor to drive 

 his 32-50 separator with all attachments this fall. 

 We commenced threshing on the 2nd day of 

 October and the engine ran without a hitch except 

 insignificant troubles up to the present time. We 

 have had a spell of severe stormy weather and I 

 started and ran the engine with the thermometer 

 at 26 degrees below zero. My engine ran while all 



Fig. H E 1652. 15-25 Fairbanks-Morse Oil Tractor operating 36x56 Separator. 

 The owner, Mr. E. B. Conibar of West Brooklyn, 111., states that he threshed 

 3,000 bushels of oats in nine hours. 



other engines in this locality were held up by the 

 severe cold. 



"The patent match striker is certainly a boon 

 to the operator in cold weather and the steel gears 

 operated at slow speed show no perceptible wear 

 in spite of the fact that I did a good deal of sum- 

 mer fallow plowing. 



"I consider my engine to be at least 

 35 horsepower judging it by its ability to 

 run the separator with the tough grain 

 we handled. 'In breaking the engine eas- 

 ily pulled six 14-inch bottoms. 



"The repairs to date have cost me 

 $2.21." 



The showing made by Mr. Robinson 

 is worthy of consideration. Although he 

 was inexperienced and handling a new 

 machine he threshed continuously and 

 had only a nominal repair charge. 



As tractors largely go into the hands 

 of men who, while they have consider- 

 able mechanical ability, have neither the 

 time nor the facilities to make extensive 



F. H E 1071. 38-50 Separator operator by 15-25 H. P. Fairbanks-Morse Oil Tractor 

 on the farm of C. J. Robinson, Denholm, Saskatchewan. This man made a profit 

 of $1,397.00 on the Tractor alone in four and one-half months. 



repairs or adjustments and as they are located at a 

 distance from properly equipped machine shops, it 

 is of the very greatest importance that the machines 

 be of the most rugged construction so that break- 

 ages are reduced to a minimum and the least pos- 

 sible time be lost on account of repairs. 



The following is the experience of Albert 

 Andrews of Crystal City, Manitoba: 



"With regard to the 15-25 oil trac- 

 tor which I purchased, I wish to state 

 that I have found it to be very reliable 

 and more than strong enough to. drive 

 a 25-42 separator with all attachments. 

 I would especially recommend any one 

 desiring a tractor easy to start and 

 simple of operation to buy this special 

 15-25 type. 



"The fuel consumption I find to be 

 about 25 gallons per day." 



A 15-25 horsepower oil tractor oper- 

 ated a 36x56 separator for E. B. Coni- 

 bar, West Brooklyn, 111. The average 

 day's run throughout the 1912 threshing 

 season was about 3,000 bushels of oats 

 in nine hours. 



Two tons is a good load for two 

 horses on a hard road. A 15-25 oil trac- 

 tor will pull about 16 tons ; a 30-60 oil tractor about 

 37 tons; thus simplifying the haulage of crops to 

 market. 



The big advantage of the oil tractor over the 

 horses is the fact that the tractor is not an expense 

 except while actually in operation. The horses, on 

 the other hand, are a constant expense. 



H E 1651. 30-60 Fairbanks-Morse Oil Tractor owned by M. K. Weems, Fort 

 Morgan, Colo., pulling 5 wagon loads of suger beets; there are about 7 tons 

 to the wagon. This Tractor replaces 28 heavy horses and seven drivers. 



