Who's Last??

flying belgian · Jan 22, 2010

And now for something a little different. Who was the last major mfg. to put a diesel engine in their tractor? I'm thinking Mineapolis Moline. But I'm just guessing. Sorry this is tractor related.

msb · Jan 22, 2010

Ford? If you don't count Ford European models ?

Nope. Nope, Nope,would have to be McCormick since it is a relatively new make and not a rehash of another manufacturer?

Anonymous-0 · Jan 22, 2010

Who's on first. LoL Dave

Bigg Cahones · Jan 23, 2010

Probably Stuskerski Industries. They felt that the use of whale blubber was the future.

JMS/.MN · Jan 23, 2010

Essex Tri-directional?

bradley martin · Jan 23, 2010

Hate to tell you, but McCormick is a re-badged Landini,

John Harmon · Jan 23, 2010

I've read this several times and having a problem understanding what you are asking. Case IH,John Deere,Agco and a multitude of other "major" Manufacturers of Tractors in forign countries are installing diesel Engines in thier tractors as you,I and several others are cognizant of,or is this one of those "Gotcha' kind of questions.Hmmmmm?

John Harmon · Jan 23, 2010

OK,now I get it. Hmmmm,maybe you are right. It took MM a long time to offer a Diesel but eventually they did. MM was great in promoting Propane power along with Gasoline. Back in the old days ['50's&'60's] of the last Century, California Packing co. or as we knew it "Calpak" was a major user of MM power on the many thousands of acres of farm ground they covered all over the world.Thier use of MM power was a major boost to MM and most of this power was propane fueled.The first Diesel MM I remember was a UB model at a dealership in the late '50's which did not garner much interest with the MM Propane crowd.

mike321 · Jan 23, 2010

no its a case international cab and drive train

fixerupper · Jan 23, 2010

The last US manufacturer to get modern and offer a diesel engine in their tractor lineup? Like back in the early fifties, late forties?

Ford and Minnie come to mind? The first U diesel was offered in 1953 according to a book I just glanced through. Jim

greenbeanman in Kansas · Jan 23, 2010

I'm not real sure that I would call McCormick a major mfg. just yet. I have yet to see one but I don't get all over the state of Kansas like some do.

Mike (WA) · Jan 23, 2010

If Moline started in '53, it would have to be Ford. 601 and 801 series's started in, what, 1955? Did they have diesels available from the start on those tractors?

Doug in IL · Jan 23, 2010

I'm thinking maybe Allis Chalmers in farm wheel tractors? I think the first AC was the WD45 in about 1955.

olgentdc · Jan 23, 2010

I think You are right ... The Diesel was a wd46

fixerupper · Jan 23, 2010

The Nebraska test book shows the 841 D as the first Ford diesel tested there,unless I missed something, but that's pretty late in the game. They must have had one before that. Jim

John Harmon · Jan 23, 2010

Wendell says: Nebraska test #563 in October 1955 was the first instance of a AC WD45 Wheel Tractor with a Diesel Engine.

John Harmon · Jan 23, 2010

Here's some look ups I did today: John Deere in 1949 with the R model-
Case in 1953 with the 500-
AC in 1955 with the WD45-
IHC in 1934 with the WD40-
Ford in the USA with the 601-901 in 1958- Massey-Ferguson in 1957 with the MF65-
Oliver in 1940 with the 80-
MM was in the early '50's my reference said with no year given.
Looks like Ford 1958 wins in this batch of last Diesels.

fixerupper · Jan 23, 2010

I forgot to mention the 841 test was in 1958. Jim

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