1912 International Harvester Mogul Model 45 Tractor

Display Condition: Conserved, running
Engine: Horizontally opposed, 2-cylinder, liquid-cooled
Fuel Type: Gasoline or kerosene
Displacement: 27.9 L (1701 ci)
Bore and Stroke: 241.3 x 304.8 mm (9.5 x 12 in)
Power: Drawbar - 16.4 kW (22 hp); Brake - 33.6 kW (45 hp)
Transmission: 1 forward, 1 reverse
Weight: 9525 kg (20,999 lb)
Original Cost: C $4126 (estimate)

By 1908, Canada was the leading tractor market, and bigger machines were needed to master the prairies. International Harvester Company (IHC) was one of several companies to enter the “big tractor” market with their new Mogul series in 1909. The original 20-horsepower Type C wasn’t big enough, so a 45-horsepower tractor was announced in 1911. The Mogul 45 was the biggest of the series and was a fair match for any big tractor on the market. Until 1913, the Mogul 45 ranked in the top three tractors in the Winnipeg Motor Contest "tractor trials." This Mogul 45 was purchased in 1914 from an Edmonton IHC dealer by a local farmer. It broke 1000 acres for him and provided power for threshing and crushing grain. In 1949, it was entered in a plowing match north of Edmonton with an Oliver 8-furrow plow; it won first place as the most interesting exhibit on the grounds. Later that same year, its owner replaced it with a McCormick-Deering W-6 tractor.

International Harvester Company (IHC) was established in 1902 through a merger of five companies: McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, Deering Harvester Company, Milwaukee Harvesting Machine Co., Plano Manufacturing Co., and Warder, Bushnell and Glessner. This new company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, was valued at $150 million USD; as of 2023, this is equivalent to over $5 billion USD or nearly $3.8 billion CAD.

The Reynolds-Alberta Museum Collection includes a rare optional plow guide that IHC produced for the Mogul; this guide may be the only one in the world.

Chronology:
1902 - International Harvester Company (IHC) is established in Chicago, Illinois.
1912 - This Mogul 45 is manufactured in a factory in Chicago.
1914 - An Edmonton farmer, Mr. Borgwardt, purchases this Mogul 45 from a local IHC dealer.
1949 - This Mogul 45 enters a plowing match north of Edmonton with an Oliver 8-furrow plow; it wins first place as the most interesting exhibit on the grounds.
1949 - Borgwardt replaces this Mogul 45 with a McCormick-Deering W-6 tractor.
1972 - Stan Reynolds acquires this Mogul 45.
1984 - This Mogul 45 is added to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum Collection.