1913 Hart-Parr "Old Reliable" 30-60 Tractor

Display Condition: Restored at Reynolds-Alberta Museum, running
Engine: Horizontal, 2-cylinder, liquid-cooled
Fuel Type: Kerosene or gasoline
Displacement: 38.6 L (2356 ci)
Bore and Stroke: 254 x 381 mm (10 x 15 in)
Power: Drawbar - 22.4 kW (30 hp); Brake - 44.7 kW (60 hp)
Transmission: 1 forward, 1 reverse
Weight: 9117 kg (20,100 lb)
Original Cost: C $3994 (estimate)

C.W. Hart and C.H. Parr are the self-proclaimed founders of the tractor industry. They built their first tractor in 1902, and by 1905, Hart-Parr was the only American company specializing in tractors. In 1906, W.H. Williams, a Hart-Parr official, coined the term “tractor” to distinguish gasoline powered machines from steam traction engines. Custom operators used large tractors like this Hart-Parr "Old Reliable" 30-60 for plowing and road work; a total of 3798 units were built, which attests to their popularity in Western Canada. Clyde and L.M. Wight, brothers from the Carstairs AB area, did plowing and threshing with this tractor for many years.

The Hart-Parr Gasoline Engine Company was established in 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin by Charles W. Hart and Charles H. Parr, two friends who met at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where they worked together on a Special Honours Thesis on internal combustion engines. In 1901, the company moved to Charles City, Iowa, and in 1902, they built their first tractor.

Chronology:
1897 - Charles W. Hart and Charles H. Parr establish the Hart-Parr Gasoline Engine Company in Madison, Wisconsin.
1901 - The Hart-Parr Company moves to Charles City, Iowa.
1902 - Hart-Parr builds their first tractor.
1906 - W.H. Williams, a Hart-Parr official, coins the term “tractor” to distinguish gasoline powered machines from steam traction engines.
c. 1913 - This Hart-Parr 30-60 is used by the Wight brothers in the Carstairs AB area.
1956 - Stan Reynolds acquires this Hart-Parr 30-60 from the Wight brothers in trade.
1984 - This Hart-Parr 30-60 is added to the Reynolds-Alberta Museum Collection.
c. 1990 - This Hart-Parr 30-60 is restored by Reynolds-Alberta Museum staff and volunteers.