Comment on Avery 5-10 Model B is little, steel-wheeled by Jeffrey P Cain

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The machine that caught my eye and made me want to own one was an Avery 5-10 Model B, made by the Avery Co. of Peoria, Illinois, from about 1916 into maybe 1921. Rated at 5-10 HP, the little 5-10 was just 50 inches wide, 54 inches high, 135 inches long and weighed 2,600 pounds. But today the little Avery 5-10 H.P. Model CAbout 1920, Avery added a six-cylinder Model “C” tractor that was nearly identical to the 5-10 except it was slightly larger and put out somewhat over eight drawbar horsepower at Nebraska. I kept an eye out for an Avery 5-10 for a couple of years and finally saw an ad for one in, I think, Antique Power magazine.