1918-

The Model Q Gile tractor came out in 1918. It used a Gile built four-cylinder 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inch engine and had a 15-35 horsepower rating. The unit frame construction in this 1918 model represented the ultimate in tractor design. Wallis began the unit frame idea with their boiler plate crankcase. Henry Ford tried out his little “ Detroit growler”, the Fordson, with cast iron from one end to the other. Obviously, Gile followed suit. By the mid-1920s, the majority of American farm tractors were utilizing the unit frame design.

Engine: Gile

Cylinders: 4, vertical, 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches

Bore & Stroke: 4 3/4 x 6 1/2

RPM: 875

Fuel: Gasoline

Carburetor: Schebler

Cooling System: Radiator, fan, pump

Drawbar HP: 18

Weight: 7,000 lbs

Plows Pulled: Three 14-inch bottoms

Valve Arrangement: Valve in head

Ignition: High tension magneto; impulse starter

Lubrication: Force feed

Pulley: Face, 8 inches; diameter, 16 inches; RPM 500

Traction: Two wheels, 60 inches diameter, 12 inches wide

Turning Circle: 24 feet radius

Speeds: Miles per hour, 2 1/2 and 3