Anton Schlüter München Compact 850

The engine comes from MAN and has a displacement of 20,911 cm³; output is 382 kW. The gearbox is from ZF, with a hydraulic torque converter, a dry clutch and a manual eight-speed gearbox. The tractor is 6,250 mm long, 2,720 mm wide and 3,460 mm high, with a wheelbase of 2,890 mm and a weight of 18,000 kg.

A bought-in industrial engine of this size and a gearbox with a hydraulic torque converter instead of a simple mechanical clutch belong to a different class from the ordinary farm tractor: the combination was intended for very heavy draft work with wide, multi-furrow implements or for operation with especially large trailed loads, as found on very large farms or in special uses away from ordinary fieldwork. The torque converter also allows a smooth start under full load without overloading the clutch.

On a machine like this, the condition of the MAN engine and the ZF converter gearbox matters most, because parts for this combination do not run through the ordinary farm-machinery parts network but through the commercial-vehicle and industrial-engine trade. Also important are the condition of the hydraulics, the tyres in this size and, on a vehicle of this age, rust on the frame and cab.