Reinhold Farm - Sawing Wood with 10-20 Tractor
- Place
- Medford, Wisconsin
- Date
- Date not recorded
Description
Carl Oscar Reinhold cutting wood with the neighborhood wood sawing crew. They are using the 10-20 McCormick tractor. The 10-20 had a flywheel, pulley assembly which was used to power the saw by connecting to its pulley assembly with a large circular belt. The 10-20 tractor was the Reinhold's first tractor.
About 1931-32, Carl Oscar Reinhold purchased a used 10‑20 McCormick tractor with iron lug wheels. This tractor was made in 1925. The 10‑20 McCormick tractor was mainly used for plowing and belt work. Generally, the 10-20 McCormick tractor was used to power the threshing machine, silo-filler and saw-mill.
Wood continued to be the primary fuel for cooking and heating. Carl Oscar is standing by the saw with his back to the camera.