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Years in Production / 1942–1954
Silver King
42 Row Crop
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Silver King 42 Row Crop.
36hp
Engine estimate · from belt
2WD Only
Drive
1942–1954
Production years
Silver King
Manufacturer
42 Row Crop / 01
At a glance
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Plymouth, Ohio, USA
- Manufacturer
- Silver King (a part of Fate-Root-Heath)
Mechanical
Manual steering
Mechanical contracting band brakes
Open operator station.
- Drive
- 3x2 2WD
- Final Drives
- spur gear
Pto
- Rear Pto
- transmission
- Rear Type
- 540 (1.375)
Serial Numbers
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- 1942
- 5256
- 1943
- 5594
- 1944
- 5710
- 1945
- 6161
- 1946
- 6449
- 1947
- 6947
- 1948
- 7475
- 1949
- 8245
- 1950
- 8395
- 1951
- 8545
- 1952
- 8627
- 1953
- 8708
- 1954
- 8717
Belt Pulley
- Diameter
- 6.5 inches16 cm
- Width
- 8 inches20 cm
- Rpm
- 1800
- Speed
- 3100 ft/min944.88 meters/min
42 Row Crop / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Continental F-162
gasoline
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 162 ci2.7 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.4375x4.375 inches87 x 111 mm
- Fuel System
- carburetor
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Compression Ratio
- 6:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1800
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
42 Row Crop / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
- Transmission
- gear
- Gears
- 4 forward and 1 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
42 Row Crop / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 131 in332 cm
- Height
- 78 in198 cm
- Wheelbase
- 84.75 in215 cm
- Ground clearance
- 27.6 in70 cm
- Rear tread
- 56 in142 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 84.75 inches215 cm
- Weight
- 3550 to 3789 pounds
- Front Tire
- 7.50-16
- Rear Tire
- 10-38
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 7.50-16
- Rear Ag
- 10-38
42 Row Crop / 05
Tractor Photos
42 Row Crop / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 424Nebraska test report ↗
Gasoline 4-speed 2WDSeptember 19 - 22, 1949
Drawbar performance
Gear 2 used for power test.
Gear 1 used for pull test.
- Id
- 424
- Belt Power Max
- 33.14 hp24.7 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 3.2 gal/hour12.1 l/hour
- Max Power
- 28.03 hp20.9 kW
- Max Pull
- 3004 lbs1362 kg