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Schlüter Meerdere | Picture made by Schluterfan
Einer der erste und einige der letzten... A unique photo, which I also once received via Whattsapp.... This photo, taken in the former Schlüter factory, must have been taken sometime in the summer of 1993. The little gray Schlüter in the middle is a DZM, Schlüter's first tractor, perhaps the tractor in the photo is the very first one. With a 15-horsepower horizontal 1-cylinder, Schlüter's tractor adventure began in 1937 and continued for 56 years until December 23, 1993. At least the real Schlüters from Freising ... Production at LTS lasted from '93 to January 17, 1995, exactly on Anton Schlüter's 80th birthday. In '97, Egelseer, who by then had taken over all rights, decided to build a few more tractors, that until 2004.... Another little fact, Schlüter was still known as "Motorenfabrik Anton Schlüter München" until 1991, that only then changed to Traktorenfabrik Anton Schlüter". I suspect this stemmed from the closing of the foundry then. The tractors that were still fitted with Schlüter engines were engines that were still on the shelf. You might have bought a tractor in '91 that had an engine built in '88... The reference to Traktorenfabrik was also only visible on the brochures and price lists from Jan. 1, 1991. But back to the summer of 1993. The photo probably shows the last Super 2000, not a TVL with the legendary 8 rammers in line under the hood, but an "LS", one with MAN 6 cylinder turbo engine, 185hp and a Schlüter-developed High/Low shift (HiLo), which, as far as I know, they mounted in the gearbox themselves. An exceptional tractor too, because only 2 were built... I already got one in front of the lens. The main question now is whether the tractor in the picture and the one I have seen are one and the same! Some other exceptional stuff in the picture. At the very back is another Euro Trac of the first generation. Recognizable by the sliding front weight with flat plate in front, and not the one that extends to the side, also the headlights are not yet recessed. The successor can be seen on the far right. Presumably this is the first Euro Trac of the 2nd generation. Here the guys at the spray booth made an exact mistake, because the holder of the headlights here is painted in red. In the production models, these were also gray. The tractor seems at first glance also very poorly equipped, so without front hitch, front PTO, working lights,.... Possibly the tractor was built on the assembly line to see which parts were new. The 2nd generation was mainly technically upgraded. For example, the cooling, especially with the Euro Trac 1900 was not optimal, especially with heavy PTO work. The cooling consisted of 2 fans, the first being hydraulically driven and the second with a V-belt through the first.... With the 2nd generation, both fans were hydraulically driven. The Euro Trac also received a new dashboard with an integrated on-board computer. In the first Euro Trac's this was a separate module from Müller Elektronics if I am not mistaken, mounted next to the EHR panel and the cross lever of the valves. The direction indicators were mounted differently and the headlights were mounted deeper in a housing, which gave a somewhat fresher look anyway. It was noteworthy that production of these tractors still began in Freising, and later continued at LTS. Tractors that were half assembled in the factory still moved to Schonebeck in the early 94's to be finished there. Although these tractors still had a sticker on the chassis stating that they came from Freising (Munich)... It is noteworthy, however, that this tractor on the right does still have the direction indicators on a bar welded to the cab.... And we forget, that Compact's were also mounted until the last gasp, in the background you can see a 950 or 1050. In fact, an exhaust with low muffler was built up. Photo: Whattsapp
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