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The Wonderful Wall is Tractors

By Virgil Gerdes

Route 4, Morrison, Illinois 61270

In the Jan-Feb. issue of G.E.M. we find, on page 7, a picture of a Wallis tractor owned by Gary Wolters of Ocheyedan, Iowa. These little tractors are thought of by many to mark a change in the history of farm tractors. This series, the Model K and the Model J that preceded it (see center top picture on page 15 of same issue) were the first farm tractors to have removable cylinder walls or "wet" type of sleeves. They also are said to be the first to have all of the transmission gears enclosed and running in oil. Not only were they ahead of the parade in design, but were also far ahead of their day when it came to power output per cubic inch of piston displacement, or motor size. The Model K and the J were much the same except for the J being a three-wheel job. The design dates back to 1916.

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