30-50 H. P.
LaPorte, Indiana
1929
Over 50,000 Oil Pull tractors were manufactured between 1909 and 1929. The name Oil Pull refers to the oil used as a coolant for the engine instead of water so that the engine could be run at a higher temperature to efficiently burn kerosene, which was much cheaper than gasoline at the time. Rumely became famous around the world for the dependability and economy of the Oil Pull tractors under heavy loads. The two-cylinder, 50 horsepower “Super Power” Model “Y” was amongst the last Oil Pulls made and featured a number of improvements over previous models.
Russell Meyers and his son Willard used this tractor in Wayne County to provide belt power for threshing wheat and shredding corn from 1929 through the 1940s. They served farmers in Green Township near Williamsburg and in the New Garden Township Threshing Circle near Fountain City. Their descendants donated the tractor to the museum in their honor. The museum has restored the tractor to its original appearance and maintains it in operating order.