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Russell Overview

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Russell built 4 different gas tractors, the 30-60, or "The Giant" the 20-40, or "Big Boss," the 15-30, or "Little Boss," and a 10-20, known as "The Junior."   According to the National Russell Collectors Association there are 14 complete Russell Tractors left.
The 10-20, first rated 12-24 was built for a 24"  thresher or 2 plow bottoms.  It had 53" drive wheels. The 10-20 had an overall weight of 5500 pounds.  They were built with a four cylinder L-Head engine, produced by Waukesha that had a 4 1/4" and 5 3/4" stroke.  Sometime before 1917, the  12-24 was re-rated to 10-20.  The 10-20s, or "Juniors" built with a 3 speed enclosed transmission. The 15-30, or "Little Boss" was built for 2-3 bottoms, or a 27" seperator.  Like the Junior, it had 53" drivers and was powered by a Waukesha four cylinder engine.  However, it had a 4 1/2" bore and 6 3/4 stroke.  It too had a 3 speed transmission.

The 20-40, or "Big Boss" was built for pulling 4-5 bottoms, or a 30" thresher.  It too was powered by a four cylinder Waukesha engine, this time with a 5 1/2" bore and 7" stroke.  The shipping weight of the 20-40 was 7600 pounds.  The 20-40 may have later been re-rated to 20-35.
The 30-60, or "Giant" was their first model.  It was a massive machine with 84" drive wheels and an overall weight of around 23,000 pounds.  It was powered by a 4 cylinder engine of their own design.  The bore was 8" and the stroke was 10," which amounts to a displacement of 2010.6 cubic inches.  The Giant was rated to pull 8-10 bottoms, or power a 36" thresher.  Unlike most tractors in its class, the Russell Giant had two forward speeds.  Below are some pictures of our 30-60, number 2055.

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Last Updated on Sunday, 07 February 2010 21:38