Skip to content
An independent tractor referenceSpecifications. Sources. Side by side.
TractorStack.
Search
Find your tractor.
Menu ☰
Years in Production / 1916–1924
Heider
C 12-20
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Heider C 12-20.
No photo
17hp
Engine estimate · from belt
2WD Only
Drive
1916–1924
Production years
Heider
Manufacturer
C 12-20 / 01
At a glance
Production
Standard-tread tractor
Built in Rock Island, Illinois, USA
- Manufacturer
- Heider (a part of Rock Island)
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Four-post canopy.
- Steering
- manual
Hitch
- Type
- Heider Plow Lift
C 12-20 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Waukesha
kerosene
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 429 ci7.0 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.50x6.75 inches114 x 171 mm
- Rated Rpm
- 900
- Coolant Capacity
- 36 qts34.1 L
- Fuel Type
- kerosene
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Waukesha 7.0L 4-cyl kerosene
- Fuel Tank
- 21 gal79.5 L
C 12-20 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- friction drive
- Gears
- 7 forward and reverse
C 12-20 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 144 in365 cm
- Width
- 74 in187 cm
- Height
- 96 in243 cm
- Wheelbase
- 96 in243 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 96 inches243 cm
- Weight
- 6,000 lbs2721 kg
- Front Tire
- 30x5
- Rear Tire
- 57x10
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 30x5 steel
- Rear Ag
- 57x10 steel
C 12-20 / 05
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 16
Kerosene 7-speed 2WDMay 28 - June 8, 1920
Drawbar performance
Gear 1 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 16
- Belt Power Max
- 24.24 hp18.1 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 4.3 gal/hour16.3 l/hour
- Max Power
- 13.43 hp10.0 kW
- Max Pull
- 2,223 lbs1008 kg