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Eicher 500 series

18 models in this series

The 500 series from Eicher comprises 18 models. Rated output ranges from 34 to 54 hp.

Eicher 500 series – narrow-track tractors of the early 1980s (1980–1986): 534 to 566, S, AS, SK and P, 880 to 1,245 mm wide

The 500 series is the narrow-track generation with which Eicher of Forstern entered the 1980s – according to the Traktorenlexikon the 535 S ran from 1980 to 1986, and the 534 S was one of the first Eichers with the new EDL engine, the air-cooled direct-injection unit that powers the range. It is the predecessor of the 600 series and shares its layout: air-cooled two- and three-cylinders with individual cylinders on a common crankcase, narrow track for vineyard, orchard and hop garden, and on the 535 S a gearbox with eleven forward and two reverse speeds.

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The type number rises with output – 534, 535, 542, 548, 550, 554, 566 – the letters name the version, and the register shows their logic in the widths: the S models are the narrow standard tractors at 880 to 1,070 mm, SK a variant of the same track, the P models (550 P, 554 P, 566 P) at 1,135 to 1,245 mm the wider plantation tractors; a leading A – AS, ASK, PA – means four-wheel drive, which makes the machine about 130 to 200 kg heavier. Values run from 1,963 to 2,944 cm³ with two or three cylinders, rated speeds of 2,000 to 2,150 rpm, unladen weights from 1,350 to 2,180 kg, lengths from 2,620 to 3,435 mm and heights from 1,210 to 2,100 mm; recorded outputs lie between 31 and 39.5 kW.

At 880 mm wide, the 535 S fits into vine rows too tight for any standard tractor – that was Eicher's market niche once the big suppliers had taken over the full range.

On used tractors, the condition of the air-cooled cylinders and blower, gearbox and clutch, the steering and, on four-wheel-drive models, the front axle count; parts come from specialists and the club scene.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Eicher 500er-Reihe, Traktorenlexikon: Eicher 535 S (Bauzeit 1980–1986) (Wikibooks), Eicher (Traktorenhersteller) (Wikipedia)

Models compared

12 of 18 models.

	554 AS1981–1986	554 S1981–1986	Eicher 534 AS1979–1980	Eicher 534 S1979–1980	Eicher 535 AS1980–1986	Eicher 535 ASK1980–1986	Eicher 535 S1980–1986	Eicher 535 SK1980–1986	Eicher 542 AS1980–1986	Eicher 542 S1980–1986	Eicher 548 ASK1979–1980	Eicher 550 P1980–1981
Power	54 hp	54 hp	34 hp	34 hp	35 hp	35 hp	35 hp	35 hp	42 hp	42 hp	48 hp	50 hp
Rated speed	2,100 rpm	2,100 rpm	2,150 rpm	2,150 rpm	2,100 rpm	2,100 rpm	2,100 rpm	2,100 rpm	2,100 rpm	2,100 rpm	2,000 rpm	2,000 rpm
Cylinders	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3
Displacement	2,944 cm³	2,944 cm³	1,963 cm³	1,963 cm³	1,963 cm³	1,963 cm³	1,963 cm³	1,963 cm³	2,944 cm³	2,944 cm³	2,944 cm³	2,944 cm³
Top speed	25 km/h	25 km/h	24 km/h	24 km/h	22.7 km/h	21.1 km/h	22.7 km/h	21.1 km/h	22.7 km/h	22.7 km/h	21 km/h	25 km/h
Wheelbase	2,150 mm	2,070 mm	1,725 mm	1,765 mm	1,765 mm	1,590 mm	1,725 mm	1,560 mm	2,085 mm	2,045 mm	1,750 mm	2,080 mm
Length	3,435 mm	3,135 mm	2,800 mm	2,800 mm	2,840 mm	2,675 mm	2,785 mm	2,620 mm	3,335 mm	3,190 mm	2,835 mm	3,240 mm
Width	980 mm	1,070 mm	935 mm	905 mm	880 mm	905 mm	880 mm	905 mm	945 mm	885 mm	905 mm	1,245 mm
Height	1,260 mm	2,100 mm	1,230 mm	1,210 mm	1,265 mm	1,255 mm	1,225 mm	1,245 mm	1,260 mm	1,330 mm	1,255 mm	1,255 mm
Unladen weight	1,935 kg	1,935 kg	1,665 kg	1,460 kg	1,710 kg	1,440 kg	1,440 kg	1,350 kg	1,905 kg	1,750 kg	1,540 kg	2,010 kg

Eicher 500 series

Eicher 500 series – narrow-track tractors of the early 1980s (1980–1986): 534 to 566, S, AS, SK and P, 880 to 1,245 mm wide

Models compared

Models

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554 AS

554 S

Eicher 534 AS

Eicher 534 S

Eicher 535 AS

Eicher 535 ASK

Eicher 535 S

Eicher 535 SK

Eicher 542 AS

Eicher 542 S

Eicher 548 ASK

Eicher 548 SK

Eicher 550 P

Eicher 550 PA

Eicher 554 PA

Eicher 566 P

Eicher 566 PA

Eicher 566 S