The museum of agricultural machinery
Bizon Company creates the first Museum of agricultural machines in Russia. Today in the unique collection there are a few score of rare exhibits from Germany, England, Italy, Spain, and USA: retro tractors, steaming machines, threshers, plagues and other early 20th century implements. Most of them have no analogues in Russia.
Especially for the museum the techniques is being looked for and purchased in Europe. The restoration is made by our engineers. The part of exhibits is represented in the central trade-exhibit complex in a special hangar in the interiors of their age. All machines are in good state; they shine with the paint and are ready to accomplish their functions.
Among the exhibits:
Landini Velite — iron wheeler tractor, made in Italy in 1936. Fitted with single-cylindered diesel engine 7220 cm3, capacity 30h.p, water cooled. Weight 2600 kg. Total amount of this model is just 2001 pieces.
Hart Parr 12-24 — in due time these tractors were very popular in America and Canada; especially at milpas. It’s maden by Hart Parr Company, USA, Charles City, Iowa, in 1929. It’s equipped with twin-cylindered water cooled petrol engine. Weight is 2800 kg. The tractor is iron wheeler.
McCormick — Deering FS-12. engineering development is by American firm McCormick, which got running the production of this model in Neuss, Germany, in 1937. Equipped with four-cylindered water cooled petrol engine; volume of 2043 cm3, capacity of 15 h.p. Weight is 1710 kg. The tractor is iron wheeler.
Deutz F1M 414. Made by Klốcner — Humbolol — Deutz joint venture, Köln, Germany, in 1940. Equipped with single-cylindered water cooled diesel engine, volume 1100 cm3, capacity of 11 h.p. Nominal speed of crankshaft is 1500 rev/min. Working speed of the tractor is 8 km/h. Weight is 1130 kg. The tractor worked in Köln region. In 1940 its price was 3763,4 Reich marks.
Lanz Bulldog D 3506. Made by Heinrich Lanz, Manheim, Germany, in 1939 ãîäó. Equipped with single-cylindered water cooled engine, volume of 4733 cm3, capacity of 20 h.p. Nominal speed of crankshaft is 760 rev/min. Working speed of the tractor is 8-10 km/h. The weight is 2100 kg. This type was made both rubber tired and iron wheeler.
Eicher EKL 15IIâ. Modified by Eicher Company, Germany, in 1954. Equipped with air-cooled diesel engine, volume 1415 cm3, capacity of 16 h.p. Maximum speed is 23 km/h. Weight is 1300 kg. Up to 2001 it worked at stud farm in Koblenz district, Germany.
Allgaier R 22. Made by Allgaier joint venture, Germany, in 1949. Equipped with single-cylindered water cooled engine, volume of 1840 cm3, capacity of 22 h.p. Nominal speed of crankshaft is 1500 rev/min. Maximum speed is 19.8 km/h. Weight is 1800 kg.
Primus Ð 18. Manufactured by Primus tractor venture, Germany, in 1951. It’s equipped with twin-cylindered water cooled diesel engine, volume of 1872 cm3, capacity of 18 h.p. Nominal speed of crankshaft is 1500 rev/min. Maximum speed is 19.8 km/h. Weight is 1550 kg. It has acting falling back cutter. Worked in area of Munich till 1999.
Merlin — steam machine made in France in 1928. Vierdzon Cher Manufacturing plant. Machine number 7. The whole century the steam played a great role in farming, putting in motion the thresher, straw press and other equipment. The capacity is 8 Bar.
