Hi Sascha,
last monday I've visited a newcomer team and I was impressed with what I could see in their workshop. It would be nice to have a few words and pictures on www. pullingworld.com, my favourite tractor pulling site. ;-)
New Compact Diesel: Next Generation
Here are the first pictures of a new compact diesel project, called “Next Generation“.
Philipp Godenschweiger (19, Gardener and landscape designer) and Torben Häbel (19, industry, ship and system mechanic) from Rendsburg / northern Germany, startet to create this tractor a year ago.
They began to modify a rear axle out of an Opel Ascona car and mounted some planetaries that are usally doing their job in a MF 35 tractor. The clutch is a single disc design with riveted sintered metal pads, the gear box has it´s origin in a Volvo 164.
Brand new, freshly cut Dick Cepek 31x15.5x15 tires are sitting on new, lightweight, highly polished 15” aluminium rims that were partly sponsored by Raphael Rehbach, Ty-Rex-Team.
The “ Next Generation “ will be powered by an overhauled 2.0 TDI engine with a KKK turbocharger. They've built their own alumnium intercooler to cool the compressed air with liqiuid ice (these can be bought from the team after testing the prototype ).
The injection pump is costum made by their sponsor - Diesel- und Einspritztechnik Lindemann- located near by.
These guys are building in a very clear and deliberated style, they prefer stainless steel where ever possible, so frame and front axle are fine solutions. The hood imitates an IHC 1455 tractor.
Of course, there will be much work before this Compact Diesel Puller gets his final black paint job, but their goal is to start in 2008, to learn from their first experiences for the future.
Raphael Rehbach
