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1/16 Minneapolis-Moline R, 25hp small farm tractor with wide front:

(photo & owned by OC,SHer DAN H)
Built 1939-1954, this had 4 variations: RTE, RTN, RTS & RTU. OC,SHer DAN H’s grandfather Hostetler was a Minneapolis-Moline dealer; this was the 1st tractor he sold to a man named George Shoeman from Tire Hill PA. FYI: Minneapolis-Moline was formed by the merger of Minneapolis Steel & Machinery, Minneapolis Threshing Machine Company & Moline Plow Company in 1929. Minneapolis Steel brought tractor experience to the group, having produced tractors for Case & Bull, along with its own line of Twin City tractors. In the late 1930s, Minneapolis-Moline unveiled the model UDLX Comfotractor. Featuring a high speed gear box & a full cab with heater & radio, it was at least a generation ahead of its time in terms of operator comfort. In 1963, Minneapolis-Moline was purchased by White Motors, which dropped the M-M name in 1974.