waterloo boy r

1914 - 1917

Standard-tread tractor

Standard-tread tractor

Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 5.4L 2-cyl kerosene

Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 6.5L 2-cyl kerosene

Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company 7.6L 2-cyl kerosene

Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company

kerosene

2-cylinder

liquid-cooled

Original engine, used until 1915, Waterloo Boy R serial number 1114 (RA to RD). This horizontal engine design was the basis for John Deere two-cylinder tractor engines used for the following forty-six years.

Displacement

330 ci 5.4 L

Bore/Stroke

5.50x7.00 inches 140 x 178 mm

Compression

3.91:1

Rated RPM

700

Firing order

1-2

Starter type

hand-crank

Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company

kerosene

2-cylinder

liquid-cooled

The six-inch bore engine was used on the Waterloo Boy R from 1915 until 1917 (RE to RK), serial number 6728. A detachable cylinder head was introduced at serial number 1610 (RH).

Displacement

396 ci 6.5 L

Bore/Stroke

6.00x7.00 inches 152 x 178 mm

Compression

3.91:1

Rated RPM

750

Firing order

1-2

Starter type

hand-crank

Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company

kerosene

2-cylinder

liquid-cooled

The final Waterloo Boy model R engine, used from 1917 to the end of production (RM). This engine size continued to be used in the Waterloo Boy model N and the early John Deere model D.

Displacement

465 ci 7.6 L

Bore/Stroke

6.50x7.00 inches 165 x 178 mm

Compression

3.91:1

Rated RPM

750

Firing order

1-2

Starter type

hand-crank

Coolant capacity

34 qts 32.2 L