Eicher (India)

[Mac624]

They have been built in Germany since around 1936 until 1990/92. They had a cooperation with MF in the 70´and with Same in the 80` and make experiments with an Elsbett engine (using vegetable oil). The plant was in Forstern/Bavaria and they made a lot of equipment like ploughs, hayloaders etc. Take a look at the attachments...there are 2 german Eichers, built in the ending 50.

 

[California]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I dig the passenger bench seats on the fenders. Looks like it could transport 5 including driver in style.... -Mark )</font>


Attached is the picture I was looking for, showing passengers on a tractor.

I'm not sure it's an Eicher so it may belong in another brand forum ... or maybe in Safety!

 

[markie61]

Obviously THAT tractor doesn't have the passenger seats or fenders. They may not get run over by the tractor if they fall, but maybe by whatever vehicle was following them. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Mark

 

[Mac624]

Eicher plant was founded in Forstern/Bavaria beginning 30ｴby the Eicher brothers. After ww II they made lot of farmimplements, too. Ploughs, cultivators, Hayloaders etc.
They had their own aircooled engine.
In the 70ｴthey got in trouble and made cooperation with MF by building their vineyard tractors with Eicher engines. The MF/Eicher deal was a desaster for them and they ended Coop in beginning 80`.
They started to introduce the Elsbett engine (plantoil) and again, they have got in trouble.
Producing the farmtractors ended in 2000 and 2005 after some vineyard and orchard tractors Eicher was history.