Single Front Wheel! A Unique 1953 Minneapolis Moline With Roots In The BF Avery Tractor Line.
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Years in Production / 1950–1953
Minneapolis-Moline
BF
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Minneapolis-Moline BF.
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30hp
Engine estimate · from belt
2WD Only
Drive
1950–1953
Production years
Minneapolis-Moline
Manufacturer
BF / 01
At a glance
Production
The Minneapolis-Moline BF is the Avery model R. When Minneapolis-Moline took over the B.F. Avery factory in 1951, the R was in production. Because Minneapolis-Moline had their own model R, they renamed the Avery to the BF. It was available in single-front wheel, row-crop wide-front (BFW), row-crop tricycle front (BFD), standard (BFS), and high-crop (BFH) configurations.
- Manufacturer
- Minneapolis-Moline
- Total Built
- 7,627 (BF and Avery R)
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Differential mechanical contracting band brakes
Open operator station.
- Steering
- manual
- Steering
- power OptOptional
Hitch
- Rear Type
- optional
Pto
- Rear Type
- 540 (1.375)
Belt Pulley
- Diameter
- 10 inches25 cm
- Width
- 6.5 inches16 cm
- Rpm
- 3040
- Speed
- 1160 ft/min353.57 meters/min
BF / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Hercules IXB3
gasoline
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled vertical L-head
- Displacement
- 133 ci2.2 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.25x4.00 inches83 x 102 mm
- Compression Ratio
- 6.8:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1800
- Starter Type
- electric
- Coolant Capacity
- 11 qts10.4 L
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical L-head
Engine Options
Hercules 2.2L 4-cyl gasoline
- Fuel Tank
- 12 gal45.4 L
BF / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission Type
- unsynchronized gear
- Gears
- 4 forward and 1 reverse
- Clutch
- 228.6mm dry disc
BF / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 79 inches200 cm
- Weight
- 2894 lbs1312 kg
- Front Tire
- 4.00-16
- Rear Tire
- 10.00-28
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 4.00-16
- Front Ag
- 5.00-15
- Rear Ag
- 10.00-28
See it in action
Videos
Watch Minneapolis-Moline BF videos from their original YouTube creators.
BF / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 469
Gasoline 4-speed 2WDOctober 22 - 27, 1951
Drawbar performance
Gear 3 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 469
- Belt Power Max
- 27.12 hp20.2 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 2.8 gal/hour10.6 l/hour
- Max Power
- 24.12 hp18.0 kW
- Max Pull
- 2,725 lbs1236 kg