Traylor Engineering & Manufacturing Company
| Traylor Engineering & Manufacturing Company | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | 1920 |
| resolution | 1928 |
| Seat | Allentown , Pennsylvania ( USA ) |
| Branch | Commercial vehicles , tractors |
The Traylor Engineering & Manufacturing Company was an American commercial vehicle and tractor manufacturer . The brand name was Traylor .
commercial vehicles
The company was founded in Allentown , Pennsylvania ( USA ) in 1920 to manufacture trucks with a payload of up to 5 tn .
Initially, the delivery program comprised chassis with 1¼, 2, 3 and 4 tn payloads. The vehicles were fitted with four-cylinder engines from Buda Engine Co. in Harvey (Illinois) . A Buda engine with 226.4 ci (3.7 liters) and 48 bhp (35.8 kW) is used. Its bore was 3¾ inches, the stroke 5⅛ inches. These data point to the popular Buda Model WU .
A larger version of this motor with a 5½ inch bore propelled the Traylor Model C with a 2 tn payload; this results in a displacement of 243 ci (3981 cm³) and points to the Buda HTU four-cylinder.
Because the piston stroke is identical in both versions, the result is a consistent NACC rating of 22.5 HP. This is a calculated value, not a measured one.
The three resp. Four-speed transmissions were obtained from Brown-Lipe .
Tractors
Traylor also offered a farm tractor, probably during the entire production period of its trucks. This Model 6-12 delivered 6 bhp on the PTO and 12 bhp on the belt. The engine was a LeRoi four-cylinder with a 3⅛ inch bore and 4½ inch stroke , resulting in 138 ci or 2262 cm³ displacement. A planting machine was available as an option.
Remarks
- ↑ Predecessor formula for SAE-PS . NACC ( National Automobile Chamber of Commerce ) was an association of the automobile industry founded in 1913 and the successor to the ALAM ( Association of Licensed Automobile Manufacturers ), which introduced the first standards in US automobile manufacture in 1903. The benefit is calculated; Cylinder bore ² × number of cylinders; the result is divided by 2.5. SAE-PS was later developed from this formula , it is also the basis of the British tax-PS at that time.
literature
- GN Georgano (Ed.), G. Marshall Naul: Complete Encyclopedia of Commercial Vehicles. MBI Motor Books International, Osceola WI, 1979; ISBN 0-87341-024-6 .
- Albert Mroz: Illustrated Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles ; Krause Publications, Iola WI (1996); ISBN 0-87341-368-7 .
- John A. Gunnell (Ed.): Standard Catalog of American Light Duty Trucks, 1896-1986. MBI Motor Books International, Osceola WI, 2nd edition, 1993; ISBN 0-87341-238-9 .
- Charles H. Wendel: Standard Catalog of Farm Tractors 1890-1980. Krause Publications, Iola WI, 2005; ISBN 0-87349-726-0 .
- Ralph W. Sanders: Vintage farm tractors: the ultimate tribute to classic tractors. Town Square Books, Stillwater MN, 1996; ISBN 978-0-89658280-4 .
- Randy Leffingwell: Classic Farm Tractors: History of the Farm Tractor. Crestline Books, 1996; ISBN 978-076030246-0 (not available)
- National Automobile Chamber of Commerce ; Inc. (NACC): Handbook of Automobiles 1915-1916. Dover Publications, Inc .; Reprint; 1970.
Web links
- csgnetwork.com: cubic inch calculator (accessed April 6, 2017)
Individual evidence
- ^ Mroz: Ill. Encyclopedia of American Trucks and Commercial Vehicles (1996), p. 383 (Taylor)
- ^ NACC: Handbook of Automobiles 1915–1916 (Reprint 1970), p. 212
- ↑ Georgiano / Naul: Complete Encyclopedia of Commercial Vehicles (1979) 625 (Traylor)
- ↑ Wendel: Standard Catalog of Farm Tractors 1890-1980 (2005), pp. 668–669 (Traylor)