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Plastics Cab in New U.S. Tractor

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9th January 1959

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Page 59, 9th January 1959 — Plastics Cab in New U.S. Tractor

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1-1 A NEW tractor unit, designated the

5000, which has been introduced by the White Motor Co., Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A., is unusual for an American vehicle in having a plastics cab. The cab is 8 ft. wide and only 4 ft. 2 in. long, and is based on an extruded aluminium underframe. It can be tilted hydraulically, and the driver's door is carried round the rear cornerto aid access to the seat over the front wheel.

A two-piece curved windscreen is employed and the engine cowl is moulded closely round the Power unit to save interior space, and to keep out fumes and air. The new tractor is powered by a Cummins oil engine and the lightweight version of it weighs just over 4 tons complete.