FAQs
(Frequently Asked Questions)
How much did new agricultural steam engines cost?
One of the hardest questions to answer! The price varied with:
The make
The model, and
The year.
On average, prices ranged from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand dollars.
Simple Traction Engines |
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Size |
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Simple |
18-horse, |
6 |
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x |
8 |
inch Cylinder |
. . . . . . |
30-horse, |
7 |
1/4 |
x |
10 |
inch Cylinder |
1,225.00 |
40-horse, |
8 |
1/4 |
x |
10 |
inch Cylinder |
1,380.00 |
50-horse, |
9 |
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x |
10 |
inch Cylinder |
1,600.00 |
60-horse, |
10 |
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x |
11 |
inch Cylinder |
1,750.00 |
75-horse, |
11 |
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x |
11 |
inch Cylinder |
2050.00 |
80-horse, |
11 |
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x |
11 |
inch Cylinder |
2,280.00 |
110-horse, |
12 |
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x |
12 |
inch Cylinder |
3,000.00 |
For Straw-Burning Attachment, including Jacket on Boiler, add |
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Straw-Burning Attachment for 110 Horse-Power Engines |
$50.00 |
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Jacket is included in price of 110 Horse-Power Engines. |
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For compounding 40-80 Horse-Power Engines, inclusive, add |
$100.00 |
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Traction Engine Extras |
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Traction Engine Tongue, with Doubletrees and Neckyoke, net (except 110-Horse) |
$12.00 |
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Driver's Seat and Footboards for Traction Engine |
3.00 |
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Jacket and Lagging on Boiler (except 110-Horse) |
30.00 |
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Engine Canopy A, B or C (except 110-Horse) |
40.00 |
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110-Horse Engine Locomotive Cab |
35.00 |
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Engine Brake, net |
10.00 |
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For engine equipped at Factory with Oil Burner, add |
50.00 |
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Oil Burner for Engine in the Field, excepting California |
70.00 |
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For Rocker Grates fitted on 40, 50, 60 and 75 H.P. Engines add |
25.00 |
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Rocker Grates for same Engines in the Field |
40.00 |
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if wider rear tires than those regularly furnished on engines are wanted, |
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For extra width front tires, add $10 for each additional 2 inches. |
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| All Straw-Burning Engines are jacketed unless otherwise ordered. For jacketing Coal-Burning Engine (except 110 Horse-Power) add $30. |
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Contractor's Fuel Bunkers |
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Contractors Fuel Bunkers for Engine in the Field |
$100.00 |
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Contractors Fuel Bunkers on new Engine |
$70.00 |
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Simple Portable Engines |
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18-horse, |
6 |
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x |
8 |
inch Cylinder coal and wood only |
$ 500.00 |
30-horse, |
7 |
1/4 |
x |
10 |
inch Cylinder coal and wood only |
700.00 |
40-horse, |
8 |
1/4 |
x |
10 |
inch Cylinder |
800.00 |
50-horse, |
9 |
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x |
10 |
inch Cylinder |
900.00 |
60-horse, |
10 |
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x |
11 |
inch Cylinder |
1,000.00 |
80-horse, |
11 |
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x |
11 |
inch Cylinder |
1,150.00 |
For Straw-Burning Attachment, including Jacket on Boiler, add $50 to prices above. |
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For compounding 40-80 Horse-Power Engines, inclusive, add $100.00 |
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Portable Engine Extras |
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Brake for Portable Engine |
10.00 |
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Jacket and Lagging on Boiler |
30.00 |
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Skid Engines and Boilers |
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Size |
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Skid Engine |
Skid Boiler |
Mounted Boiler |
18 |
- horse |
. . . |
$400.00 |
$225.00 |
$300.00 |
30 |
- horse |
. . . |
540.00 |
265.00 |
375.00 |
40 |
- horse |
. . . |
600.00 |
285.00 |
435.00 |
50 |
- horse |
. . . |
660.00 |
310.00 |
500.00 |
60 |
- horse |
. . . |
750.00 |
350.00 |
550.00 |
80 |
- horse |
. . . |
850.00 |
400.00 |
600.00 |
110 |
- horse |
. . . . |
850.00 |
450.00 |
650.00 |
For Straw-Burning Attachment, including Jacket on Boiler, except 110-Horse, add $50 to prices above. For 110-horse Straw-Burning Attachment add $50. |
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Case Threshing Machine Catalog for 1913
