Eicher 4000
8 models in this series
Eicher 4000 (1970s and 1980s) – the air-cooled mid-range tractors from Dingolfing: 4048 to 4072, the last digits as hp class, A for four-wheel drive, Eicher three- and four-cylinders of 2.5 to 4.1 litres, 35 to 53 kW
The 4000 range was Eicher's mid-range in the late period of the Dingolfing maker – the tractors with which the Eicher brothers served the Bavarian market after Massey Ferguson's entry in 1970 and before the end of tractor production in Dingolfing in the 1980s. The type logic: 40 marks the range, the last two digits the hp class – 4048 about 48 hp, 4056 56 hp, 4066 66 hp, 4072 72 hp – A four-wheel drive. The engines are Eicher's own air-cooled diesels, the maker's hallmark since the 1950s: three-cylinders of 2.5 litres in the small, four-cylinders of 4.1 litres in the big models, at rated speeds of 2,100 to 2,170 rpm – engines that managed without radiator and antifreeze and were regarded as undemanding in the mountains as in the lowlands.
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The register lists 8 versions with 35 to 53 kW from three- and four-cylinders of 2,500 to 4,067 cm³, torque from 197 to 223 Nm, unladen weights from 2,850 to 3,840 kg, lengths from 3,665 to 4,160 mm, widths from 1,840 to 2,015 mm and heights from 2,340 to 2,570 mm.
The 4000s are still at work on grassland farms in Bavaria and Austria today and popular with collectors, because Eicher built no more tractors after 1990 and the air-cooled layout ended with the maker.
On used tractors, operating hours, the condition of cooling blower and cylinders (overheating with fouled fins), injection pump, clutch, gearbox and four-wheel-drive front axle on A models, hydraulics and sheet metal count; parts run through Eicher specialists and the vintage trade.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Eicher 4000, Eicher (Traktorenhersteller) (Wikipedia)
Models compared
8 of 8 models.
| 4048 A1978–1982 | 40561980–1982 | 4056 A1980–1982 | 40601978–1980 | 40661980–1982 | 4066 A1980–1982 | 40721978–1982 | 4072 A1978–1982 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 35 kW | 41 kW | 41 kW | 44 kW | 49 kW | 49 kW | 53 kW | 53 kW |
| Rated speed | 2,170 rpm | 2,100 rpm | 2,100 rpm | 2,100 rpm | 2,100 rpm | 2,100 rpm | 2,150 rpm | 2,150 rpm |
| Cylinders | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Displacement | 2,500 cm³ | 3,335 cm³ | 3,335 cm³ | 3,335 cm³ | 3,866 cm³ | 3,866 cm³ | 4,067 cm³ | 4,067 cm³ |
| Top speed | 25 km/h | 25 km/h | 25 km/h | 25 km/h | 25 km/h | 25 km/h | 25 km/h | 25 km/h |
| Wheelbase | – | – | – | 2,165 mm | – | – | 2,410 mm | 2,400 mm |
| Length | 3,665 mm | 3,780 mm | 3,790 mm | 3,780 mm | 3,850 mm | 3,905 mm | 3,960 mm | 4,160 mm |
| Width | 1,840 mm | 1,840 mm | 1,995 mm | 1,840 mm | 1,995 mm | 1,995 mm | 2,015 mm | 1,990 mm |
| Height | 2,340 mm | 2,340 mm | 2,340 mm | 2,340 mm | 2,435 mm | 2,435 mm | 2,570 mm | 2,570 mm |
| Unladen weight | 2,860 kg | 2,850 kg | 3,065 kg | 2,850 kg | 3,290 kg | 3,630 kg | 3,620 kg | 3,840 kg |
Models
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4048 A
The 4048 A from Eicher is part of the 4000 series. Production: 1978–1982. The engine delivers 48 hp (35 kW), has 3...
4056
The 4000 series from Eicher includes the 4056. Production: 1980–1982. The engine delivers 56 hp (41 kW), has 4...
4056 A
The Eicher 4056 A belongs to the 4000 series. Production: 1980–1982. The engine delivers 56 hp (41 kW), has 4...
4060
The Eicher 4060 is a model in the 4000 series. Production: 1978–1980. The engine delivers 60 hp (44 kW), has 4...
4066
The 4066 from Eicher is part of the 4000 series. Production: 1980–1982. The engine delivers 66 hp (49 kW), has 4...
4066 A
The 4000 series from Eicher includes the 4066 A. Production: 1980–1982. The engine delivers 66 hp (49 kW), has 4...
4072
The Eicher 4072 belongs to the 4000 series. Production: 1978–1982. The engine delivers 72 hp (53 kW), has 4...
4072 A
The Eicher 4072 A is a model in the 4000 series. Production: 1978–1982. The engine delivers 72 hp (53 kW), has 4...