A NEW, and compact, fourwheel-drive tractor has been introduced by
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MercedesBenz, based on the company's Unimog vehicle. The vehicle is dedigned for moving very heavfloads on special drawbar trailers in confined spaces and to avoid, the great stresses imposed on clutch and transmission a torque converter has been fitted. The tractor can tow loads of between 70 and 100 tons at internal works speeds.
The torque converter is interposed between the engine and a manual sixspeed gearbox. The driver selects a gear, depresses and releases the clutch pedal to engage it. The torque converter then feeds in the power gradually as the accelerator pedal is depressed.
In one form designated the 416, the tractor has a small load carrying platform at the rear of a fiveman crew cab. The wheel base of this version is 2.9m (116 in) but another version with a wheelbase of 2.38m (94 in) is also available.
Power is provided by an 89 kW (120 bhp) six-cylinder Mercedes-Benz diesel engine with differential locks on both axles.