MAN & Diesel 100 Jahre Motorkraft für die Landwirtschaft Band 2: München

The relocation of tractor production to Munich in 1955 is accompanied by the conversion of engines to the M process. With Diesel's principle that only direct injection is economical, MAN ushers in a new era in the construction of vehicle diesels. MAN expands its range of tractors, from the 14 hp 2F1 for small farms to the 60 hp 4T1 for the heaviest work. In 1960, MAN again created a new type of tractor, the grassland tractor: all-wheel drive, a low center of gravity and still good ground clearance for safe work on slopes that no combine harvester can reach. In 1963, MAN hands over its tractor construction to the Porsche Diesel company. 1963 marks the end of MAN tractor construction. But MAN remains connected with agriculture in East and West with built-in engines. Engines based on the MAN M process have been operating in standard tractors in the GDR since 1967. Schlüter and Fendt put their trust in MAN Moto.