Fendt GT
The Fendt GT was an implement carrier from the tractor manufacturer Fendt .
history
In 1953 Fendt presented its first implement carrier, an F12 GT. Production of these models began in 1957. In 1959 Fendt was awarded the DLG Prize for the Fendt one-man system of the implement carrier.
At the end of the 1960s the 231 GT was produced, which for the first time had an overdrive gear of up to 30 km / h. In the 1970s, Fendt brought out a revised version of the GT, the F 250 GT. In this case, the (now more powerful) engine was arranged horizontally under the driver's cab and thus completely disappeared from view; the gearbox was synchronous and could still be reduced in two stages via a converter.
Since the implement carriers all had no cab, which over time no longer met the requirements, the types 255 and 275 GT came on the market in the mid-1970s, which had a fixed cab and even a sprung front axle. They were also available as a GT with a long spar or a GTF (grassland GT) with a shortened spar. At the end of the 1970s, the 275 GT was also offered as a municipal variant with all-wheel drive. In 1984 a new series was presented, the GT / GTA 300, e.g. B. 345, 360, 380 GT / GTA. These were equipped with three to four-cylinder engines from Deutz , and a new gearbox was used, the "21/6 gear overdrive fully synchronous gearbox", which enabled 21 forward and six reverse gears. However, this gearbox was very fragile and worn out very quickly if improperly handled. At the end of the 1980s, the range was expanded to include the six-cylinder GTA 390/395, which were equipped with a large cab and EHR (electronic control for the rear linkage) as standard . In 1993 the Fendt Xylon was presented, which was similar to the Schlüter Eurotrac . This was too expensive for most farmers and not agile enough, which is why it was mainly used by municipalities.
In 1998 the GTA 380 was revised, while the Deutz four-cylinder with formerly 80 hp was equipped with a turbocharger and thus had an output of 95 hp, the cabin was changed in the design of the Favorit 500 C series. This was then built with the 370 GT until the end of production in 2004.
The changes in agriculture led to ever larger farms and the need for ever larger machines. The one-man system was well thought out, but too little motorized to be used on large farms. As a result, sales fell from the 1970s. The fact that the engines used could not meet the high emission standards also contributed to the end of the equipment carrier.
A smaller version of the Fendt GT (GT 150) was produced from 2000 by the Tünnisse Spezialgeräte company.
construction
While the equipment carriers of many other manufacturers had a frame made of two tubes, Fendt only used a spar made of square profile steel. This frame was also equipped with a central swivel joint, so that a pendulum axle was omitted and the device-bearing front end was ideally adapted to the terrain. The engine was located in front of the steering column, and on later models also under the driver's cab, which created more space for the operator.
The flatbeds of the larger equipment carriers from 250 GT upwards no longer fit on the small equipment carriers. Front loaders and other devices on the implement carrier did not fit on the all-wheel-drive implement carrier because of the other spar, and because of the cardan shaft and the short wheelbase, there was no space between the axles of the all-wheel-drive implement carrier. Only in the municipal variant could a dozer blade be built under the GTA.
literature
- Klaus Tietgens: The Fendt implement carrier chronicle . Podszun, Brilon 2007, ISBN 978-3-86133-418-7 .
