MB Trac

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The MB Trac was a tractor manufactured by Mercedes-Benz between 1973 and 1991. It was related to the Unimog.

The Unimog was quite successful, except as originally intended as an agricultural platform. Daimler Benz produced a new vehicle in 1972, the MB Trac to be more oriented to larger scale mechanical farming. The new tractor crossed the Unimog technology of all-wheel drive and a power transmission to four large equal-sized wheels, with the appearance of a tractor: slim hood, behind it an angular, highly rising driver cab. In contrast to conventional tractors, the cab is situated between the axles, similar to large "four wheel drive" wheel loader - however, the steering is realized with a normal steerable front axle.

From the initial MB-trac 65 and MB-trac 70 (later 700), a broad platform developed to the heavy duty MT-trac 1800 within a few years. Nevertheless, the MB-trac was not a huge success. Daimler Benz later merged the MB-trac with the agricultural machinery activities of Deutz AG. The manufacturing of the MB-trac series ended in 1991.