Minneapolis-Moline BF
General tractor information:
	Manufacturer:	Minneapolis-Moline
	Model:	BF
	Type:	Farm/Agricultural tractor
	Years produced:	1950 - 1953
	Total built:	7,627 (BF and Avery R)
	Factory:	-unknown-
	Original price:	-unknown-
Tractor power:
	Drawbar (rated):	19 hp [14.2 kW]
	Drawbar (max):	24.1 hp [18.0 kW]
	Belt:	23.5 hp [17.5 kW]
Variants:
	BFW:	row-crop, wide-front
	BFD:	row-crop, tricycle front
	BFS:	standard front
	BFH:	high-crop
Engine:
	Manufacturer:	Hercules
	Fuel:	gasoline
	Type:	vertical L-head
	Cylinders:	4
	Bore/Stroke:	3.25x4.00 inches [83 x 102 mm]
	Displacement:	133 ci [2.2 L]
	Compression:	6.8:1
	Rated RPMs:	1800
	Cooling:	liquid
	Torque:	-unknown-
	Firing order:	-unknown-
Transmission:
	Type:	-unknown-
	Forward:	4
	Reverse:	1
Mechanical:
	Chassis:	-unknown-
	Steering:	power optional
	Brakes:	-unknown-
Capacity:
	Fuel:	12 gal [45 L]
	Coolant:	11 qts [10.4 L]
3-Point Hitch:
	Rear Hitch Category:	optional
	Rear lift:	-unknown-
Power Take-off (PTO):
Tires:
	Ag front:	5.50x15
	Ag rear:	10.00x28
Dimensions:
	Weight:	-unknown-
	Wheelbase:	-unknown-
	Length:	117 inches [297 cm]
	Width:	-unknown-
	Height:	76 inches [193 cm]
	Ground clearance:	-unknown-
Electrical:
Nebraska Tractor Test 469:
	Test Date:	October 1951
	Engine:	gasoline
	Belt (max):	27.1 hp [20.2 kW]
	Drawbar (max):	24.1 hp [18.0 kW]
BF Serial Numbers:
1950: R500 (Avery R)
1951: R1839 (Avery R)
1952: R4460 (Avery R)
1953: R6538 (BFW)
1953: 57700001 (BFD)
1953: 57600001 (BFS)
1953: 58000001 (BFH)
Comments:
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.
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Last updated on September 11, 2008