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1941 - 1947 Agricultural Crawler tractor
1941 - 1947
Agricultural Crawler tractor
1941 - 1947
Agricultural Crawler tractor
1941 - 1947
Agricultural Crawler tractor
Tractor Tests
NTTL 374: 468 diesel 5-speed crawler
NTTL 416: 525 diesel 5-speed crawler
NTTL 555: 525 diesel 5-speed crawler
NTTL 747: diesel 5-speed crawler
Nebraska Tractor Test 374
D6 fuel use from test 374
D6 fuel use from test 374
D6 fuel use from test 374
D6 fuel use from test 374
Nebraska Tractor Test 374
468 diesel 5-speed crawler September 6 - 13, 1941 Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 374 file
Belt power (max)
78.03 hp 58.2 kW
Belt fuel use (max)
5.7 gal/hour 21.6 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power
63.34 hp 47.2 kW
Gear 2 used for power test.
Max pull
16,674 lbs 7563 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 416
D6 fuel use from test 416
D6 fuel use from test 416
D6 fuel use from test 416
D6 fuel use from test 416
Nebraska Tractor Test 416
525 diesel 5-speed crawler July 11 - 23, 1949 Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 416 file
Belt power (max)
76.90 hp 57.3 kW
Belt fuel use (max)
5.5 gal/hour 20.8 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power
61.76 hp 46.1 kW
Gear 2 used for power test.
Max pull
16,222 lbs 7358 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 555
D6 fuel use from test 555
D6 fuel use from test 555
D6 fuel use from test 555
D6 fuel use from test 555
Nebraska Tractor Test 555
525 diesel 5-speed crawler July 25 - August 12, 1955 Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 555 file
Belt power (max)
92.52 hp 69.0 kW
Belt fuel use (max)
6.7 gal/hour 25.4 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power
73.34 hp 54.7 kW
Gear 2 used for power test.
Max pull
17,486 lbs 7931 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.
Nebraska Tractor Test 747
Diesel 5-speed crawler 1960 Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 747 file
Drawbar performance
Max power
74.82 hp 55.8 kW
Fuel use
6.1 gal/hour 23.1 l/hour
Gear 2 used for power test.
Max pull
17,687 lbs 8022 kg
Gear 1 used for pull test.