• Vehicle type: unspecified
  • Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Standard-size
  • No lab test on file
  • 1940–1954

It sits on the standard-size/high-power boundary, so either size is a fair description. WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

International Harvester WD-9 Transmission specs

9 transmission values on record for the WD-9.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

46.4 hp

34.6 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick WD-9”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

How fast will a WD-9 go?

The fastest speed on record for a WD-9 is 16.2 mph (26 km/h). The gearbox itself is not on record yet.

Transmission — WD-9 Transmission
Drive2WD
Forward gears5
Reverse gears1
Transmission as described5 forward/1 reverse
ClutchPedal operated dry ROCKFORD single plate clutch
Top speed forward16.2 mph · 26 km/h
Top speed reverse3.0 mph · 4.83 km/hhighest reverse speed printed in the article's speed tables
Service brakesPedal operated internal expanding shoe brakes mounted on the countershafts
SteeringMechanical worm steering

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick WD-9”

Sources and how this page was built

9 transmission values from Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick WD-9”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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  1. Traktorenlexikon: McCormick WD-9 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-117804 · revision 1059907. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document