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Forgotten History: Resurrecting the WW 1 Mobile Military Laundry Unit & Its Steam-Powered Cleanliness

You tend to discover interesting photographs sifting through hundreds of images on the National Archives digital collection. I came across an image from 1919 labeled ‘Mobile Laundry Unit,’ sparking my curiosity since I wasn’t sure what that meant. So, I searched again, this time using those keywords. What I found was…

John Koch’s Dangerous Encounter While Plowing With His 8-16 Tractor

This article is from the May 1917 Issue of Gas Review Magazine.  The Explorations of Koch by  B. J. PAULSON Whether or not Dr. Cook really discovered the North Pole makes no difference whatever as far as this story is concerned. He was an explorer, at any rate, bore the name of Cook and had […]

30-60 Titan At Great Falls, Montana – 1999

The International Harvester Company built just 176 of their 30-60 Titan Tractors. They have a two cylinder, horizontal side by side engine that could run on cheaper kerosene. They were throttle governed and rated at 30 horsepower on drawbar and 60 horsepower on the belt. Only 3 remaining examples of these tractors are still known […]

The International Harvester 10-20 Titan Tractor

Of all tractors built by International Harvester before the introduction of the Farmall , the 10-20 Titan is the most prolific remnant. From its introduction in 1915 until final production in 1922, it went through several different variations including changes to carburetor, fenders, air-cleaner, tractor platform, frame, and cooling tank. Only a few tractors were […]

International Harvester 8-16 Mogul Tractor

The International Harvester 8-16 Mogul Tractor was built from 1914 to 1917. The total production run with 14,065 tractors. It has a one-cylinder, hopper cooled engine.

International Harvester 12-25 Mogul Tractor

International Harvester released their 12-25 Mogul Tractor, the little brother of the 30-60 Mogul tractor in 1913. Like the bigger horsepower model, the 12-25 Mogul is a two-cylinder opposed engine rated at 25 horsepower on the belt and 12 horsepower on the drawbar.

International Harvester 12-25 Titan Tractor

International Harvester manufactured the Titan 12-25 Tractor (later known as Titan 15-30) at its factory in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, from 1914 to 1917. The tractor is powered by a four cylinder horizontal gasoline-kerosene engine rated at 12 horsepower on the drawbar and 25 horsepower on the belt operating at 575 revolutions per minute. The cylinders […]