The Twin City 40 went through several iterations and ultimately came into its final form by 1913, and remained so until production ended in 1924. In August, 1920 the 40-65 was tested in Nebraska. In the brake test, it developed 65.96 horsepower, and in the drawbar tests it exerted a maximum pull of 10,280 pounds for 49.71 horsepower. This example, No. 1418, has an older restoration and is in running and driving condition. It is one of the earlier examples of the dozen or so known recorded and probably a Type A. The tractor has been shown and plowed with in the UK before being brought back into the US for the auction. It still retains it's original carburetor and KW Highbar magneto. The tractor originally came from the US and was taken to England by Roger Desborough.
It was found "in the wild" in North Dakota still on the farm in the 1980’s by Roger Baumgartner, editor of the Prairie Gold Rush Minneapolis Moline magazine. When Mr. Desborough relocated the tractor to the UK he hired the well known firm of Percival Engineering to do extensive work to the tractor including a new crown gear. The bull gears have been built up and repaired as well. Bull gear patterns exist and are actively being poured by other collectors now if the new owner chooses to go that route.
The crankcase has been repaired long ago. It will hand start with all the ease that turning over nearly 1,500 cubic inches can! The clutch yoke used for the belt pulley had been repaired extensively and broke at one of those repairs during the open house. It is a common part to break and luckily, a fellow collector was having new ones cast for he and some friends so a new yoke will go along with the tractor. The tractor will need considerable radiator work. There is a chip in one of the belt pulley bevel gears that is very old and doesn't seem to affect the operation. It will need some shim work when the new yoke is installed. Make sure and check out the videos at the end of the photos as well as the article in the English Vintage Tractor magazine.
