1939-1954

The Minneapolis-Moline RTU was the row-crop version in the R series. It was one of the more popular verisons in this series. The R series tractors were aviable with the Comfort Cab which had upholsted seat, roll-down windows, and a rear door. The RTU was originally priced at $1,700 and was in production from 1939 to 1954. It was powered by a 4 cylinder liquid cooled gasoline engine and was equipped with a unsynchronized gear transmission.

Engine: Minneapolis-Moline EE Vertical I-Head

Cylinders: 4

Bore & Stroke: 3.625x4.00

RPM: 1,500

CID: 165

Fuel: Gasoline

Main Fuel Tank Cap: 14

Aux Fuel Tank Cap:

Carburetor: Marvel-Schebler

Cooling Capacity: 3.38

Drawbar HP: 23.9

Belt PTO HP: 27.09

Weight: 3,100 lbs

Length: 116 inches

Width: 81.1 inches

Height: 68.5 inches

Number of Gears: 4/1

Options:

Total Produced: 25824

1939: 400001

1940: 402201

1941: 405576

1942: 407951

1943: 408826

1944: 409358

1945: 410748

1946: 413755

1947: 416545

1948: 0014800001-0014802402

1949: 0014900001-0014903039

1950: 0015000001-0015002155

1951: 00102156-00103972

1952: 00103973-00104823

1953-1954: 00104824-00104823

Location: Metal plate on the top right side of the transmission case