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| Model | Fordzon-Putilovec |
| Seating | 1 |
| Net-weight, kg [lb] | 1,320 [2,904] |
| Full load weight, kg [lb] | - |
| Load weight, kg [lb] | - |
| Total trailer weight, kg [lb] | - |
| Length, mm [in.] | - |
| Width, mm [in.] | - |
| Height, mm [in.] | - |
| Base, mm [in.] | - |
| Minimal clearance, mm [in.] | - |
| Minimal radius of turn, m [yards] | - |
| Limiting incline angle, degrees | - |
| Limiting list angle, degrees | - |
| Range of forward travel speed, km/h [mi/h] | 2.5-11.2 [1.6-7.0] |
| Range of reverse travel speed, km/h [mi/h] | - |
| Maximum horsepower, hp [kW] | 20 [14.5] |
| Maximum torque, N·m [lb·ft] | - |
| Engine displacement, liters [cc] | - |
| Compression ratio | - |
| Gear ratios | 3 forward / 1 reverse |
| Main gear ratio | - |
| Mileage, liters/100km [mi/gal] | - |
| Acceleration time from 0-100 km/h [62 mi/h], seconds | - |
| Breaking distance, m [yards] | - |
| Fuel tank capacity, liters [gal] | - |
| Years of production | 1924-1933 |
| Type of engine | - |
| Bore/Stroke, mm [in.] | - |
| Wheel formula | 4 X 2 |
| Pictures | 13 KB (b/w, side view [97]) |
Fordzon-Putilovec was intended for ploughing with 2-corpus plough and work with other agricultural trailer-type machinery of general purpose. It was produced on "Krasniy Putilovec" ("Red Putilovec") plant in Leningrad - one of the biggest machine-building plants in the country at that time. Overall, 36,100 tractors were made. At the beginning, domestic (Soviet) tractor industry was mostly using knowledge and many designs of the leading foreign tractor manufacturers. For that reason, in early 1920's the most abundant tractor in the world - american "Fordzon" [made by Ford] - was chosen to be the prototype of this Soviet "Putilovec". This tractor has the so called "classical design" which later became the standard for wheeled tractors: 2 rear wheels were powered and the 2 front were the steering wheels. This tractor's design was intended for mass producation and for that reason it was possible to make it cheaper then most other vehicles of this kind of that time. In the late 1920's, "Fordzon-Putilovec" was the most common tractor in Soviet agriculture.
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