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Years in Production / 1935–1940
McCormick-Deering
WD-40
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the McCormick-Deering WD-40.
48hp
Engine estimate · from belt
2WD Only
Drive
1935–1940
Production years
McCormick-Deering
Manufacturer
WD-40 / 01
At a glance
Production
Standard-tread tractor
Built in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Manufacturer
- McCormick-Deering (a part of International Harvester)
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Manual steering
Open operator station
- Final Drives
- spur gear
Belt Pulley
- Diameter
- 16.75 inches42 cm
- Width
- 9 inches22 cm
- Rpm
- 588
- Speed
- 2580 ft/min786.38 meters/min
WD-40 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
International Harvester
diesel
4-cylinder 8 ((The WD-40 engine has twelve total valves. The four intake valves on the gasoline start manifold are blocked off during diesel operation.))-valve
liquid-cooled vertical I-head
- Displacement
- 460.7 ci7.6 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.75x6.50 inches121 x 165 mm
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 17:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1100
- Starter Type
- hand-cranked gasoline-ignition
- Coolant Capacity
- 56 qts53.0 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical I-head
Engine Options
International Harvester 7.6L 4-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 31 gal117.3 L
- Aux Fuel
- 1.25 gal4.7 L
WD-40 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 3 forward and 1 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
WD-40 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions And Tires
- Weight
- 7,550 lbs3424 kg
- Front Tire
- 34x6
- Rear Tire
- 50x12
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 34x6 steel
- Rear Ag
- 50x12 steel
WD-40 / 05
Tractor Photos
WD-40 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 246
Diesel 3-speed 2WDSeptember 23 - 27, 1935
Drawbar performance
Gear 1 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 246
- Belt Power Max
- 48.79 hp36.4 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 3.4 gal/hour12.9 l/hour
- Max Power
- 37.21 hp27.7 kW
- Max Pull
- 4,774 lbs2165 kg