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A Pair of Model Oil Pulls

By C. H. Wendel

R.R. 1, Box 28-A Atkins, IA 52206

A pair of Rumely OilPull models built and owned by Jim Patton, Hiawatha, Iowa. In front, a double cylinder model completed in 1986; in the background a single cylinder design done in 1980. Behind the OilPulls is an Eagle 6 tractor owned by Richard Grimm, Charlotte, Iowa, at the Midwest Old Threshers 1986 Reunion in Mt. Pleasant.

Nearly ten years ago, Jim Patton of Hiawatha, Iowa started collecting pieces to build a model of the Rumely OilPull tractor. The plan was to build a single cylinder tractor which strongly resembled the original OilPull design. However, in order to make the model suitable for parades and other events, rubber tires were used instead of steel wheels, and the drive train saw extensive modification from the original design. In other words, Jim was concocting a design that looked like ye...

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