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Schlüter Profi-Trac 3500 TVL | Picture made by Schluterfan
2ten Profi Trac... Years ago I got a bunch of pictures from a good friend, who was lucky enough to take pictures in the "not" Schlüterglorie years as well. From the time when most actually wanted to get rid of them and significantly less money was thrown over the counter.... My dad sometimes says about those days, thank goodness you weren't as old then as you are now, or the yard was full.... This photo is from 2004 I believe, when its creator was near Nuremberg for an M.A.N meet. Back then you could just leave a Profi Trac outside.... And what a one! This is the 2nd Profi Trac built by Schlüter in 1973. Originally as a 3000TVL. Number 001 was built with NAF axles, number 002 had axles from the house of ZF. The former was on 20.8R38, the latter on 18.4R38. From the first tests, with double wheels, the NAF axles proved to be the most compliant. Despite that, in the later Profi Trac 3000TVLs delivered in Yugoslavia, which had NAF axles, only factory mechanics converted them with heavier ones from ZF. The axles would subsequently be overhauled at NAF and later find their way under Profi Trac 2500VL and probably Super 2500VLs, among others. The 2 Prototypes remained in the factory and were modified several times, including larger engines, a transfer case, heavier axles,... Thus, both tractors were converted to Profi Trac 3500TVL. The first one found its way to Austria. The same tractor returned to Germany years later and stood for years in the shed of a dealer, which he skillfully restored. The result was on display in Nordhorn in 2016. Speaking of Nordhorn... The 2nd Prototype was also there. Years after both Schlüters were doing field tests around the factory in Freising, they were reunited for the first time. Only unfortunately, you have to go around with a magnifying glass to still recognize the 2nd Prototype.... The tractor, pictured above, ran for a certain time in Belgium, after which it returned to Egelseer. Egelseer restored the tractor and later sold it to Ludwig Streitberger. Unfortunately, Streitberger had other plans for it, and fulfilled his boyhood dream. To own the strongest Schlüter ever. He turned it into what everyone now knows as Profi Gigant.... The photo above was taken at Egelseer's mechanization shop, where the tractor was parked in front of the premises. The parts warehouse was then located in Aufkirchen. Around that time, Egelseer had also just finished the very last Euro Trac and decided to stop production. Photo from the archives of W.B.
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