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M. Rumely & Advance~Rumely Companies
La Porte, Indiana

Serial & Production Numbers & More
Complete Equipment List
1885 Thru 1936

1913 M. Rumely
The Massive 1913 M. Rumely "E" 30-60 OilPull Tractor

* The "E" was the largest Rumely OilPull ever
produced weighing 26,300 lbs or 13 ton's.
( 19 ft. Long ~ 9 ft, 7 ins. Wide ~ 11 ft. High )

*Note: Rumely info is limited, if anyone has more accurate
info that can be added below, send me a email
at gtstoday@gmail.com Thanks, George
Rumely Oil Pull Logo
In the early years, Farm Tractors were referred to as
"Traction Engines." In the spring of 1907, the Hart-
Parr Co. determined to find a shorter name and
eventually hit on the word, "Tractor," mean-
ing a machine for pulling or hauling.
From that time on all manufact-
urers began using the term
"Farm Tractors."

M. Rumely & Advance~Rumely
OilPull Tractors
1910 Thru 1931

Note: Thru out the years M. Rumely & Advance~Rumely
produced approximately 52,870 OilPull Tractors.



"B" 25-45 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1910

    Mfg: M. Rumely "B" 25-45 50 hp

1 - 100

100

1911

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

2,101 - 2,269

168

1912

    

2,269 - 2,936

667

Rumely Eng: 30.9L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

Drawbar (Claimed): 25 hp

Belt (Claimed): 45 hp

Weight: 25,000 lbs

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

935


"E" 30-60 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1910

 Mfg: M. Rumely & Advance-Rumely "E" 30-60 84 hp

101 - 236

135

1911

 Plant: La Porte, Indiana

237 - 746

509

1912

 Weighing 13 Ton's Largest Rumely OilPull

747 - 1,678

931

1913

Rumely Eng: 30.9L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

1,679 - 1,787

108

1914

Gears: 1 Forward and 1 Reverse

None

Built

1915

1,819 - 2,018

199

1916

Drawbar (Tested 1920): 49.91 hp

2,019 - 2,100

81

1917

PTO (Tested 1920): 75.60 hp

7,997 - 8,724

727

1918

Belt (Claimed): 60 hp

8,725 - 8,902

177

1919

Weight: 26,300 lbs

11,500 - 11,596

96

1920

2,252 - 2,351

99

1921

In 1913 M. Rumely had financial problems

2,352 - 2,402

50

1922

In 1914 M. Rumely did not build any tractors

2,404 - 2,453

49

1923

In 1915 M. Rumely went into receivership

2,454 - 2,503

49

Total

In 1915 formed the Advance-Rumely Thresher Co.

P. Run: (Est)  

3,210


"F" 15-30 OilPull
Later In 1918 18-35 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1911

 Mfg: M. Rumely & Advance-Rumely "F" 15-30 33 hp

5,001 - 5,680

679

1912

 Plant: La Porte, Indiana

5,681 - 6,738

1,057

1913

Rumely Eng:15.4L 1 Cylinder Kerosene

6,739 - 7,487

748

1914

Gears: 2 Forward and 1 Reverse

7,500 - 7,856

356

1915

Drawbar (Claimed): 15 hp

None

Built

1916

Belt (Claimed): 30 hp

7,857 - 8,084

227

1917

Weight: 16,500 lbs

8,085 - 8,591

506

1918

    In 1918 tractor became the Rumely 18-35 OilPull

8,903 - 9,177

274

    In 1915 M. Rumely went into receivership

Total

In 1915 formed the Advance-Rumely Thresher Co.

P. Run: (Est)  

3,847


"G" 20-40 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1918

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely "G" 20-40 44 hp

10,425 - 10,750

325

1919

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

10,750 - 15,221

4,471

1919

Rumely Eng: 16.5L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

G741 - G948

207

1920

Gears: 2 Forward and 1 Reverse

G948 - G1,727

779

1921

G1,727 - G2,241

514

1922

Drawbar (Tested 1920): 30.07 hp

G2,242 - G2,689

447

1923

Belt (Tested 1920): 46.19 hp

G2,689 - G3,558

869

1924

Weight: 12,880 lbs

G3,558 - G3,894

336

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

7,948


"H" 16-30 OillPull
Earlier (Pre-1919) 14-28 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1917

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely "H" 16-30 33 hp

8,627 - 8,699

72

1918

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

9,178 - 10,710

1,532

1919

Rumely Eng: 10.7L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

10,711 - 16,284

5,573

1919

Gears: 2 Forward and 1 Reverse

H3,751 - H4,392

641

1920

H4,393 - H7,239

2,846

1921

Drawbar (Tested 1920): 22.90 hp

H7,240 - H7,395

155

1922

Belt (Tested 1920): 33.52 hp

H7,396 - H8,645

1,249

1923

Weight: 9,506 lbs

H8,646 - H9,045

399

1924

1917 - 1918 tractor was the Rumely 14-28 OilPull

H9,046 - H9,645

599

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

13,066


"K" 12-20 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1918

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely "K" 12-20 40 hp

12,000 - 12,100

100

1919

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

12,101 - 13,656

1,555

1920

Rumely Eng: 7.4L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

13,657 - 15,100

1,443

1920

Gears: 2 Forward and 1 Reverse

16,836 - 17,639

803

1921

17,640 - 18,648

1,008

1922

Drawbar (Tested 1920): 15.02 hp

18,649 - 19,268

619

1923

Belt (Tested 1920): 25.87 hp

19,269 - 20,510

1,241

1924

Weight: 6,430 lbs

20,511 - 21,018

507

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

7,276


"L" 15-25 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1924

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely "L" 15-25 27 hp

1 - 10

10

1925

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

11 - 1,606

1,595

1926

Rumely Eng: 6.1L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

1,607 - 4,213

2,606

1927

Gears: 3 Forward and 1 Reverse

4,214 - 4,855

641

Drawbar (Tested 1925): 19.34 hp

Belt (Tested 1925): 30.52 hp

Weight: 5,900 lbs

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

4,852


"M" 20-35 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1924

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely "M" 20-35 38 hp

1

1

1925

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

2 - 1,013

1011

1926

Rumely Eng: 9.9L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

1,014 - 3,084

2,070

1927

Gears: 3 Forward and 1 Reverse

3,085 - 3,671

586

Drawbar (Claimed): 20 hp

Belt (Claimed): 35 hp

Weight: 8,600 lbs

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

3,668


"R" 25-45 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1924

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely "R" 25-45 50 hp

1

1

1925

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

2 - 138

136

1926

Rumely Eng: 14.9L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

139 - 647

508

1927

Gears: 3 Forward and 1 Reverse

648 - 761

113

Drawbar (Tested 1925): 35.5 hp

Belt (Tested 1925): 50.6 hp

Weight: 11,750 lbs

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

758


"S" 30-60 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1924

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely "S" 30-60 66 hp

1 - 4

4

1925

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

4 - 34

30

1926

Rumely Eng: 22.9L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

34 - 234

200

1927

Gears: 3 Forward and 1 Reverse

234 - 434

200

1928

Drawbar (Tested 1924): 40.6 hp

434 - 514

80

Belt (Tested 1924): 70.2 hp

Weight: 17,500 lbs

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

514


"W" 20-30 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1928

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely "W" 20-30 33 hp

1 - 2,128

2,127

1929

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

2,129 - 3,733

1,604

1930

Rumely Eng: 6.1L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

3,734 - 3,952

218

Gears: 3 Forward and 1 Reverse

Drawbar (Tested 1927): 26.1 hp

Belt (Tested 1927): 35.4 hp

Weight: 6,630 lbs

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

3,949


"X" 25-40 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1928

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely "X" 25-40 44 hp

1 - 1,545

1,545

1929

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

1,546 - 2,259

713

1930

Rumely Eng: 9.9L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

2,260 - 2,400

140

Gears: 3 Forward and 1 Reverse

Drawbar (Tested 1927): 38.66 hp

Belt (Tested 1927): 50.26 hp

Weight: 9,300 lbs

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

2,398


Note: These "X" tractors were converted from
"M", 20-35 Oilpull tractors built earlier.
1-125; 757; 773; 1,616; 1,637; 1,800;
1,955-57; 1,970; 2,020-22; 2,040;
2,046; 2,080-82; 2,100; 2,150;
2,200-12; 2,220; & 2,225.

"Y" 30-50 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1929

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely "Y" 30-50 55 hp

1 - 245

245

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

Rumely Eng: 14.9L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

Gears: 3 Forward and 1 Reverse

Drawbar (Tested 1927): 47.2 hp

Belt (Tested 1927): 63.3 hp

Weight: 13,100 lbs

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

245


Note: Tractors Y-1 to Y-100 and Y-221 to Y-245
were converted from "R" tractors to
"Y" tractors.

"Z" 40-60 OilPull

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1929

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely "Z" 40-60 77 hp

1 - 215

215

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

Rumely Eng: 22.9L 2 Cylinder Kerosene

Gears: 3 Forward and 1 Reverse

Drawbar (Claimed): 40 hp

Belt (Claimed): 70 hp

Weight: 18,000 lbs

Plows: 12 (14")

    Original Price: $ 3,500 (1929)

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

215


Note: Tractors Z-1 to Z-62 were converted from "S"
tractors to "Z" tractors, and later converted
back again to "S" tractors.

Advance~Rumely Do-All Tractors


Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1928

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely Do-All Tractor 22 hp

501 - 700

199

1929

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

701 - 2,115

1,414

1930

Waukesha Eng. 2.8L 4 Cylinder Gasoline

2,116 - 3,513

1,397

1931

Gears: 2 Forward and 1 Reverse

3,514 - 3,693

179

Drawbar (Tested 1928): 16.32 hp

Belt (Tested 1928): 21.61 hp

Weight: 3,702 lbs

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

3,189


Advance~Rumely 6a Tractor

Year

Model Specifications

Serial #

Units

1930

    Mfg: Advance-Rumely 6a Tractor 47 hp

501 - 502

2

1931

    Plant: La Porte, Indiana

503 - 1,302

799

Waukesha Eng. 6.6L 6 Cylinder Gasoline

Gears: 6 Forward and 2 Reverse

Drawbar (Tested 1930): 33.57 hp

Belt (Tested 1930): 48.37 hp

Weight: 6,370 lbs

Plows: 4

Total

P. Run: (Est)  

801

Note: Allis-Chalmers purchased all of the Advance~Rumely
assets in 1931 and stopped production on the
OilPull models and all other equipment
by 1936.

Rumely Companies Acquisition's thru Allis-Chalmers Purchase
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The Rumely 6a Tractor was the company's final attempt
to get in on the new gas tractor market. The tractor
came too late (in 1930-1931) and combined with
several other reasons was the last model
this famous company ran off its lines.


After over a decade of slumber, the giant 1926 Rumely
Model "S" 30-60 OilPull bursts back to life.


Display Of Advance~Rumely Oil Pull Tractors
Cookstown, Ontario. Canada


August 1st, 2010, Austin, Manitoba, Canada
This video Certifies a Guinness World Record as the largest
operational agricultural plow. The demonstration pitted
5 examples of the century old Rumely 30-60 Model E
oil pull traction engines against 66 Cockshutt 14"
plow bottoms cutting a furrow 77 feet wide.

The huge drawbar was built to handle four Rumely's,
however rain & heavy soil conditions made the 5th
unit necessary. This breaks the previous world
record of 60 plow bottoms of 14". The Rumely
Model E's are identical units to those used
that set the original record in 1911.



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Other Equipment Produced By The
M. Rumely & Advance~Rumely Companies

Year and Serial Numbers
1885 Thru 1936

Advance Thresher Company
Steam Engines


Year

Beginning Serial Number

1885
101
1886
130
1887
231
1888
401
1889
652
1890
969
1891
1,410
1892
1,724
1893
2,151
1894
2,625
1895
2,915
1896
3,304
1897
3,707
1898
4,016
1899
4,423
1900
4,957
1901
5,512
1902
6,237
1903
6,951
1904
7,732
1905
8,463
1906
9,192
1907
9,926
1908
10,578
1909
11,134
1910
11,690
1911
12,359
1912
13,005
1913
13,466
1914
14,190
1915
14,438
1916
14,453
1917
14,638

Total

Production Run: 14,537 (Est)       


Gaar-Scott Company
Steam Traction Engines

Year

Beginning Serial Number

1885
4,158
1886
4,331
1887
4,666
1888
4,817
1889
5,118
1890
5,519
1891
5,861
1892
6,362
1893
No data available
1894
7,233
1895
7,519
1896
7,842
1897
8,216
1898
8,568
1899
9,061
1900
9,603
1901
10,109
1902
10,775
1903
11,475
1904
11,967
1905
12,548
1906
13,071
1907
13,597
1908
14,052
1909
14,363
1910
14,738
1911
15,288
1912
15,608
1913
16,182
1914
16,544

Total

Production Run: 12,386 (Est)       


M. Rumely
Steam Traction Engines
Note: # - Indicates a Single Production Number

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1895
2,600
2,725
1896
2,726
2,878
1897
2,879
3,049
1898
3,050
3,218
1899
3,219
3,297
1900
3,438
3,640
1901
3,641
3,855
1902
3856
4,136
1903
4,137
4,374
1904
4,375
4,435
1904
#4,437
& #4,452
1904
4,439
4,444
1904
4,458
4,462
1904
4,466
4,468
1904
4,473
4,477
1904
4,482
4,483
1904
4,506
4,529
1904
4,532
4,539
1905
#4,436
X
1905
4,445
4,450
1905
#4,452
& #4,478
1905
4,455
4,457
1905
4,469
4,472
1905
4,480
4,481
1905
4,484
4,505
1905
4,530
4,531
1905
4,540
4,628
1906
#4,438
X
1906
4,453
4,454
1906
4,463
4,465
1906
4,629
4,764
1907
#4,479
X
1907
#4,765
4,952
1908
4,953
5,184
1908
5,186
5,195
1909
#5,185
X
1909
5,196
5,587
1910
5,588
5,920
1911
5,921
6,287
1912
6,288
6,588
1913
6,589
6,714
1914
6,715
7,036
1915
7,037
7,038
1916
7,039
----

Total

P. Run: 4,439 (Est)


M. Rumely & Advance~Rumely
Wood Seperators

Note: Wood Separators not listed by sizes.

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1904
5,397
5,399
1905
5,400
5,537
1905
5,387
5,396
1906
5,538
5,815
1907
5,816
6,157
1908
6,158
6,544
1909
6,545
7,064
1910
7,065
7,676
1911
7,677
8,564
1912
8,565
10,202
1913
10,203
11,359
1914
11,360
13,439
1915
13,440
13,816
1916
13,817
15,107
1917
15,108
16,161
1918
16,162
17,730
1919
17,731
20,001
1920
20,002
22,661
1921
22,662
24,065
1922
24,066
24,935
1923
24,936
26,050
1924
26,051
26,120

Total

P. Run: 20,723 (Est)


Advance ~ Rumely
Steel Seperators

Note: Steel Seperators are not listed by sizes, 1916-1928.
Also includes, Allis-Chalmers Seperators
1931 thru 1936.

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1916
24,958
25,557
1917
25,558
25,658
1918
25,659
25,784
1919
25,785
25,896
1920
25,897
26,116
1921
26,117
26,287
1922
26,288
26,537
1923
26,538
27,352
1924
27,353
28,427
1925
28,428
30,427
1926
30,428
30,622
1927
32,623
33,406

Total

P. Run: 8,448 (Est)


22 x 36 Steel Seperator

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1928
33,407
33,706
1928
34,157
34,356
1928
34,597
34,746
1929
34,892
35,131
1929
35,332
35,431
1930
36,420
36,494
1931
None
Built
1932
36,495
36,574
1933
36,778
36,807

Total

P. Run: 3,400 (Est)


22 x 38 Steel Seperator

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1932
36,675
36,676
1933
36,808
36,817
1934
36,873
37,022
1935
37,173
37,323
1936
37,674
38,173

Total

P. Run: 1,498 (Est)


28 x 44 Steel Seperator

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1928
33,707
33,806

Total

P. Run: 99 (Est)


28 x 46 Steel Seperator

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1928
33,807
34,106
1928
34,357
34,596
1928
34,747
34,981
1929
35,132
35,331
1929
35,432
35,731
1929
35,807
35,946
1930
35,947
36,306
1931
None
Built
1932
36,575
36,674
1932
36,677
36,734
1933
36,735
36,752
1933
36,754
36,777
1933
36,823
36,872
1934
None
Built
1935
37,023
37,162
1935
37,324
37,373
1936
37,374
37,673

Total

P. Run: 3,866 (Est)


28 x 50 Steel Seperator

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1933
36,753
X
1933
36,818
36,822
1934
None
Built
1935
37,163
37,323

Total

P. Run: 165 (Est)


32 x 52 Steel Seperator

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1928
34,107
34,156

Total

P, Run: 49 (Est)


36 x 60 Steel Seperator

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1929
35,732
35,806
1930
36,307
36,419

Total

P. Run: 186 (Est)


Advance~Rumely
Corn Sheller


Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1925
1
43
1926
44
320

Total

P. Run: 320 (Est)


Advance~Rumely
Corn Husker-Shredder

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1901
101
150
1902
151
280
1903
281
422
1904
423
522
1905
523
626
1906
627
722
1907
723
861
1908
862
966
1909
967
1,027
1910
1,028
1,101
1911
1,102
1,593
1912
1,1594
1,779
1913
1,780
2,168
1914
2,169
2,180
1915
2,181
2,270
1916
2,271
2,309
1917
2,310
2,510
1918
2,511
2,579
1919
2,580
2,603
1920
None
Built
1921
None
Built
1922
2,604
2,703
1923
2,704
2,903
1924
2,904
3,203
1925
3,204
3,352
1926
3,353
3,570
1927
3,571
3,603
1928
3,604
3,653

Total

P. Run: 3,552 (Est)


Advance~Rumely
No. 1 Prairie Combine

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1925
109
110
1926
121
320
1927
323
422

Total

P. Run: 103 (Est)


Advance~Rumely
No. 1 Sidehill Combine

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1925
101
108
1925
111
120
1926
121
320
1927
723
847
1928
1,815
1,914
1929
4,866
4,939

Total

P. Run: 511 (Est)


Advance~Rumely
No. 2 Prairie Combine

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1926
321
322
1927
423
722
1927
850
1,214
1928
1,215
1,414
1928
1,615
1,814
1928
2,615
3,014
1929
3,116
3,415
1929
4,216
4,856
1929
5,031
5,180
1929
6,031
6,155
1929
6,231
6,280
1930
6,156
6,230
1930
6,281
6,545

Total

P. Run: 3,061 (Est)


Advance~Rumely
No. 3 Prairie Combine

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1927
848
849
1928
1,415
1,614
1928
1,915
2,614
1928
3,015
3,114
1929
3,416
4,215
1929
5,331
5,650
1930
5,651
6,030
1930
6,606
6,655
1930
6,766
6,815

Total

P. Run: 2,630 (Est)


Advance~Rumely
No. 3 Hillside Combine

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1929
5,181
5,330
1930
6,656
6,765
1931
6,546
6,605
1931
6,818
6,833
1936
12,398
12,547

Total

P. Run: 481 (Est)


Advance~Rumely
No. 4 Prairie Combine

Year

First Serial Number

Last Serial Number

1928
3,115
X
1929
4,931
5,030

Total

P. Run: 99 (Est)


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