Overview
The Avery 8-15 is a two-wheel drive farm tractor and motor cultivator manufactured in Peoria, Illinois. It is equipped with an Avery 6-cylinder engine that delivers a tested 15 hp at the belt and 8 hp at the drawbar. The model's design features a cultivator permanently mounted below the tractor frame.
Ideal Applications
Integrated Cultivation Design:
The Avery 8-15 is built as a motor cultivator with a cultivation implement permanently mounted directly below the frame.
Nebraska Test Performance:
In Nebraska Tractor Test 40 from 1920, the unit achieved a maximum belt power of 15 hp and a maximum drawbar power of 8 hp.
Mechanical Configuration:
This farm tractor utilizes a two-wheel drive system powered by a 6-cylinder engine designed by Avery.
Production
| Description | Built in Peoria, Illinois / The Avery 8-15 was a "motor cultivator"; a tractor with a cultvator permenantly mounted below the frame. |
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| Manufacturer | Avery |
Engine
| Description | Avery 6-cyl |
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| Description | Avery / 6-cylinder |
| Belt (claimed) | 15 hp (11.2 kW) |
| Belt (tested) | 15 hp (11.2 kW) |
| Drawbar (claimed) | 8 hp (6.0 kW) |
| Drawbar (tested) | 8 hp (6.0 kW) |
Mechanical
| Drive type | Two-wheel drive |
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Nebraska Tractor Test 40
| Belt power (max) | 15 hp (11.2 kW) |
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| Description | 1920 / Drawbar performance |
| Max power | 8 hp (6.0 kW) |