Industry | Automobile, Tractor, Farm implement, Gear cutting |
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Founded | 1910 |
Defunct | 1924 |
Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Key people | Gilbert R. Albaugh |
Products | automobiles, tractors, farm implement, gears |
Subsidiaries | Square Turn Tractor Company (1917-1925) [1] |
The Albaugh-Dover Co. was an American manufacturer of farm implements, tractors, and automobiles based in Chicago, Illinois.
The Aldo was a simply-constructed, high-wheeled, two-passenger motor buggy sold from 1910 until early 1911. [2] It featured an air-cooled, opposed two-cylinder engine [3] with 12 hp ( N.A.C.C. rating) of 106.9 cu in (1,752 cc) displacement. [4] The vehicle used a planetary transmission with double chain drive, and tiller steering. [3] Wheelbase measured 76 in (1,900 mm), and the large carriage wheels 36 × 1.5 in. It had a right hand drive configuration. [4]
The price was $395, but very few were sold. [2] Albaugh-Dover then concentrated on their farm implement (cream separators) [2] [5] and gear cutting [2] business.
In December 1917, the company moved into the production of tractors by buying the ailing Kennell-Colwell Co. of Norfolk, Nebraska. [1] It was renamed the Square Turn Tractor Company and operated as a subsidiary. The tractor was sold as the Albaugh-Dover "Square Turn" from Chicago. [1] [6]
It was a curious looking vehicle in a motorized tricycle layout. Its four-cylinder engine was mounted on a rear axle with large iron wheels. The driver sat behind a small, steerable iron front wheel, and directly in front of the grille. [6] The engine was a Climax [1] Model K with a bore of 5 in (130 mm) and a stroke of 6.5 in (170 mm), resulting in a displacement of 510.5 cu in (8,366 cc). [7] Power output measured 18 hp at the draw bar and 35 hp on the pulley. This engine ran on either gasoline or kerosene. [6]
The transmission was called Giant Grip Drive, with "no clutch to slip" and "no gear to strip". [6] This indicates a friction drive.[ original research?] Base price was $1,875, which included an Oliver plow. The complete vehicle weight was 7,800 lb (3,540 kg). [1] Albaugh-Dover mentioned that the tractor could be used by only one operator. [6]
In 1924, Albaugh-Dover was bought out by a group of former shareholders. After investing $200,000, it was reorganized as the Albaugh-Dover Manufacturing Company, and returned solely to farm implement production and gear cutting. [2] The Square Turn Tractor Company was sold by sheriff's order in 1925. [1]