Alpenland GS
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Alpenland GS 15 – small tractor from the early post-war years (1948–1951, 500 units built): water-cooled single-cylinder diesel with 1,178 cm³ displacement, 11 kW/14 hp
The GS range, with the model GS 15, is a small tractor from the early post-war years, built from 1948 to 1951; 500 units of this model were built. Small tractors of this type from the immediate post-war years consistently relied on simple, robust single-cylinder engines and a minimum of technology, serving broad demand for a replacement for draught animals and older pre-war machines with limited manufacturing means.
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The GS 15 is powered by a water-cooled single-cylinder diesel engine with 1,178 cm³ displacement, producing 11 kW or 14 hp at 1,500 rpm. Power is transmitted through a gearbox with 5 forward and 1 reverse gear to the rear wheels; the wheelbase is 1,530 mm and the unladen weight 1,090 kg.
A water-cooled single-cylinder diesel engine was a simple and robust solution for small tractors of this period; rear-wheel drive alone, without four-wheel drive, was sufficient for the light soils on which such small early post-war tractors were typically used. For the small, often sloping plots of mountain farming in those years, a light, agile single-cylinder tractor with a simple gearbox was sufficient and, at the same time, economical to maintain.
With only 500 units built, parts availability for the GS 15 is limited; when buying used, pay particular attention to the injection pump and cooling system, the frame and axles for corrosion, and whether all five forward gears engage smoothly. Anyone looking for a GS 15 should also check whether all five gears actually transmit power and whether the rear-axle brakes respond evenly, since with so few surviving examples, any fault is hard to put right.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Alpenland GS 15
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