Porsche Diesel tractor

During the early 1930’s Prof. Dr. F. Porsche started design focus on the “people tractor” right combined with the design work of this “people car”. Fundamentally, both styles materialized into historical products which will always be enjoyed by lots of people 60 years later on.

Interestingly adequate (no shock, if you knew “Ferdi”), 1st design regarding the Volk-Schlepper had many similarities towards the Volkswagen. It surely didn't seem like a tractor for the 1950’s and 1960’s. Yes, it had 4 tires, but that is where it ended.

This extremely early and unbelievable special design from day one (1934) currently included a hydraulic coupling between engine and transmission. This is a unique design criteria and dependence on all Porsche-Diesel engines utilized in tractors before the final design produced in 1963. There was a special reason for this necessity. Designers within the 1930’s believed that farmers then though weren't in a position to deal with a clutch properly when shifting gears. Interesting!

Prof. Dr. F. Porsche produced three model tractors in 1934, all loaded with fuel engines. The Porsche diesel engine design featuring its unique air-cooled feature was simply not rather prepared for production during those times. Through many tests this design let to a completely developed air-cooled diesel engine with a power are normally taken for 14 hp to 55 hp. By the early 1950’s Prof. Dr. F. Porsche had designed 4 standard models, 1 cyl., 2 cyl., 3 cyl., and 4 cyl. variations, all have actually individual and interchangeable cylinders and minds. Another interesting fact is, that Prof. Dr. F. Porsche also had a 4-wheel drive tractor from the drawing board around 1946. Demonstrably, means ahead of everyone.

After WWII only organizations in Germany who have been producing farm tractors during and ahead of WWII were permitted to carry on producing those tractors. Since Porsche wasn't one of these simple companies, but had a very modern and special design, it finalized licensing agreements using the German business Allgaier GmbH while the Austrian company Hofherr Schrantz. These two organizations used the Porsche motor design and labeled as their tractor: Allgaier – System Porsche and Hofherr Schrantz – System Porsche.

By 1956 Mannesmann AG chose to enter the tractor business and purchased the license for the Porsche diesel motor design while the Allgaier tractor design. They rebuilt and expanded the old Zeppelin factory just west of Friedrichshafen on Lake Konstanz to a state-of-the-art manufacturing unit most abundant in modern-day device device and installation complex available at that time. Porsche-Diesel tractors were manufactured in this center before end of 1963 by a division of Mannesmann AG, labeled as Porsche-Diesel Motorenbau GmbH. At the conclusion of 1963 a global “arrangement” had been fashioned with Renault to service the Porsche-Diesel tractors global.

The Friedrichshafen factory was needed by MTU-Daimler to produce huge diesel motors for NATO tanks.

Between 1956 and 1963 over 125, 000 Porsche-Diesel tractors had been produced, many of them however in daily procedure on facilities and ranches all over the world.

In this timeframe United states Porsche-Diesel Corporation, 808 Packer Street, Easton, PA, sold about 1, 000 Porsche-Diesel tractors in the united states. Most of the tractors were offered in those days on the East Coast associated with the United States Of America and Canada. A fresh Junior might be bought for about $1, 750 and a Super for around $3, 600. Hardly any Standards and Masters had been offered because a challenge of being price competitive with U.S. made tractors.

These days, how many Porsche-Diesel tractors in united states has grown drastically because gathering and rebuilding Porsche-Diesel tractors is becoming a unique and inexpensive hobby. Completely concourse restored Porsche-Diesel tractors are being traded in $15 – 20, 000 range, however, un-restored examples in good working condition frequently offer between $5, 000 and $6, 000.

Here are a few interesting times that high-lite a brief history for the Porsche-Diesel tractors:

1934 Initial design stage and production of 3 test vehicles with gas motor

1937 Official order by the German federal government to build up the “Volks-Tractor”

1950 Allgaier begins creation of the famous AP17 aluminum tractor using the Porsche designed 2-cylinder, air-cooled, diesel engine building 18 hp.

1951 Loss Of Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Porsche

1953 Start of the today green Allgaier – program Porsche tractors. Product providing of 11hp, 22 hp, 33 hp, and 44 hp. Allgaier discontinues the manufacturing of the
old, water-cooled motor design.

1954 High product sales amount needs larger production facilities. Registration of Porsche-Diesel Motorenbau GmbH, wholly had unit of Mannesmann AG.

1956 brand new facilities are increasingly being built in Friedrichshafen-Manzell within old Donier/Zeppelin factory.

1956 beginning of the creation of the newest line...