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Engine:
McCormick-Deering Standard
Power:
72 HP (Engine) / HP (PTO)
Fuel Type:
Diesel
Production:
1953 - 1956
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Summary | x1953 - 1956 Standard-tread tractor |
| Production | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | McCormick-Deering (a part of International Harvester) |
| Summary | Standard-tread tractor / Built in Melrose Park, Illinois, USA |
| Total built | 10,938 |
| Variants | |
|---|---|
| Super WDR-9 | rice special |
| Mechanical | |
|---|---|
| Summary | Two-wheel drive |
| Steering | manual |
| Summary | Mechanical disc brakes / Open operator station. |
| Belt Pulley | |
|---|---|
| Diameter | 14 inches 35 cm |
| Width | 8.5 inches 21 cm |
| RPM | 707 |
| Speed | 2593 ft/min 790.35 meters/min |
| References | |
|---|---|
| Summary | / Farmall Letter Series Tractors by Lee Klancher / McCormick Super WD-9 Diesel Tractor published by International Harvester |
| Engine Detail | |
|---|---|
| Summary | International Harvester / diesel / 4-cylinder / liquid-cooled vertical I-head |
| Displacement | 349.9 ci 5.7 L |
| Bore/Stroke | 4.50x5.50 inches 114 x 140 mm |
| Compression | 15.6:1 |
| Rated RPM | 1500 |
| Starter | gasoline-start |
| Starter volts | 12 |
| Coolant capacity | 36 qts 34.1 L |
| McCormick-Deering Super WD-9 Engine | |
|---|---|
| Summary | |
| Transmission | |
|---|---|
| Type | gear |
| Gears | 5 forward and 1 reverse |
| Clutch | dry disc |
| McCormick-Deering Super WD-9 Tires | |
|---|---|
| Ag front | 7.50x18 |
| Ag rear | 18.00x26 |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| Wheelbase | 83.4 inches 211 cm |
| Length | 140 inches 355 cm |
| Width | 81 inches 205 cm |
| Height | 83 inches 210 cm |
| Weight | 7,300 lbs 3311 kg |
| Ballasted weight | 12,790 lbs 5801 kg |
| Front tread | 52 inches 132 cm |
| Rear tread | 66.5 inches 168 cm |
| Nebraska Tractor Test 518 | |
|---|---|
| Summary | Diesel 5-speed 2WD May 10 - 19, 1954 Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 518 file |
| Belt power (max) | 65.19 hp 48.6 kW |
| Belt fuel use (max) | 4.5 gal/hour 17.0 l/hour |
| Summary | Drawbar performance |
| Max power | 57.37 hp 42.8 kW |
| Summary | Gear 3 used for power test. |
| Max pull | 8,416 lbs 3817 kg |
| Summary | Gear 1 used for pull test. |
Last Database Update: 3/14/2026