The Oil Pull starts on gas but runs on kerosene, making it much lighter and easier to maneuver than its steam-driven predecessors. This Rumely Oil Pull weighs seven tons. Rumely engineers also made ...

In 1967, Crist attended an auction in Scott City, Kansas, and bought a Rumely Oil Pull—a kerosene tractor made by Advanced-Rumely Company. The tractor was $200, but Crist did not have the funds ...