The Waterloo Boy was a range of tractors built by the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company of Waterloo, Iowa, USA. The predecessor of Waterloo Boy came about in 1892. It was built by thresher-man John Froelich. It was called the Froelich tractor.
In March 1918 Deere & Company decided to continue its foray into the tractor business by purchasing the Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company which manufactured the popular Waterloo Boy tractor at its facilities in Waterloo, Iowa. Deere & Company...
Read MoreThe Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company was the first company to manufacture and sell gasoline powered farm tractors. Based in Waterloo, Iowa, the company was created by John Froelich and a group of Iowa businessmen in 1893, and was originally named...
Read MoreThis is the Waterloo Boy from the Donovan Estate sold in Boscobel, WI in 2008. The tractor was restored to mint condition by Dale Vogel. It is owned by Carol Vogel Johnson, Michigan. - How to...
Read MoreWaterloo Boy Model-R The Model “N” Waterloo Boy with two forward speeds was introduced. It, too, was successful. The tide had turned. Waterloo Model N With the opening of WW1, farm prices had begun to rise and the opposition to tractors was...
Read MoreInspired by Everett, the Althaus family today owns some 60 vintage John Deere tractors and implements, but their prized possession is a 1918 Waterloo Boy tractor that rolled off the assembly line just one week before Deere & Company acquired the...
Read MoreWaterloo Boy farm tractors by model Related brands: John Deere . Waterloo was founded in 1893 as the Waterloo Gasoline Traction Engine Company, with John Froelich as the driving force.
Read MoreWaterloo Boy N tractor transmission. ©2000-2016 - TractorData™. Notice: Every attempt is made to ensure the data listed is accurate.
Read MoreThe "N" was in production at the Waterloo Engine Company when, in 1918, it became the John Deere Tractor Company. When Nebraska created its tractor testing program, the "N" was the first to be tested.
Read MoreThe John Deere Waterloo Boy tractor debuted at the National Tractor Demonstration in Salina, Kansas, in August, 1918. Deere spent $50,000 on tractor advertising in the year following its debut of the Waterloo Boy. Deere & Company considered the...
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