The Aultman & Taylor Company
(Page 8 of 10)
May/June 2002
Dr. Lorin E. Bixler
'The university authorities, while obliged to live up to the
absolute letter of the law in these tests, nevertheless were
extremely courteous and obliging at all times and did everything in
their power to secure the best results possible. Except in the
limbering up run, our tractors were operated entirely by the
university engineers, and neither Mr. Cedarburg nor myself were
permitted to make any adjustments whatsoever.
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'We really feel that our tractors made an enviable record,
especially in view of the Winnipeg contests which were held eight
years ago in which our 30-60 tractor made a medal winning
performance. However, we find at this time it developed but 61.2
horsepower on kerosene and 73.4 horsepower on gasoline, and did not
have to pull the radiator fans, which consumes at least three
horsepower. Furthermore, an allowance of 7 percent for belt
slippage was made at Winnipeg, whereas no such credit was given at
Lincoln, all of which shows that the performance of our tractor has
been continually improved. This bettering of past performances,
however, indicates the trend of the industry in general.
Nevertheless, it is gratifying to feel that we are maintaining the
lead that it has always been our privilege to
assume.'7
In light of Worthington's excellent report on the tractor
tests at Lincoln, one can understand the confidence and pride,
which the company displayed in its tractors. It was a rare
privilege for those who witnessed the tractors performing under the
severest and most rigid kinds of tests that it was possible to
devise at that time. Small wonder then that the Aultman &
Taylor tractors received wide acclaim and became a favorite among
many users!
As a young man, Herbert C. Rupp was employed as a service man
for the International Harvester Company and covered the
northwestern states, including Minnesota and the Dakotas. The
following incident occurred near Bismarck, N.D. A group of men were
threshing with an Avery tractor that was giving them trouble, and
Rupp was asked to rectify it. He rode from Bismarck with a minister
in a Model T Ford. When they approached the farm, Rupp remarked to
the minister that one of the valves in the tractor was not
working.
The men were Germans, and, while Rupp worked on the tractor,
they engaged in conversation in the German language. One of them
remarked, 'If this young fellow can't fix this tractor, we
will kick his as_ out of here.' Presently they began talking
about the Ford and inquired as to how many cylinders it had. Rupp
replied in German. They were highly embarrassed by the fact that
the young fellow had understood every word that they uttered.
Rupp fixed it, and the man in charge offered him $10 per day, if
he would stay with them and keep the tractor running. His reply was
'no,' since he was working for IHC. Then the separator man
said, 'I'm getting $6 per day, and I'll give you a
dollar a day in addition to the $10 because, if you are not here,
we will lose much more than that in delay.'
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