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ELBO-Steyr 8075: rear-wheel-drive tractor built under Steyr licence in Thessaloniki with a water-cooled diesel engine, 64 hp, or 48 kW
ELBO is a Greek vehicle manufacturer based in Thessaloniki. The model name ELBO-Steyr 8075 shows that the machine was built under licence from Steyr, as was common at ELBO for several types of commercial vehicle and agricultural machine. Licensed production let Steyr designs reach the Greek market without separate development work, while making use of domestic manufacturing capacity.
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The water-cooled diesel engine produces 64 hp, or 48 kW, with power sent through rear-wheel drive (2WD) to the rear axle. For a field tractor, this is a mid-range output, common for tilling medium-sized Greek farms. Plain rear-wheel drive without a switchable front axle was the standard layout for field tractors of this power class and period.
A licence-built Steyr tractor with 48 kW and rear-wheel drive matches the design of contemporary Steyr models from Austria in its layout and suits tillage with a plough, cultivator or harrow as well as transport work with a trailer on medium-sized farms.
When buying a Greek-built Steyr licence model, the availability of spare parts matters, since not every Steyr part is necessarily identical to the versions built in Thessaloniki. Also worth checking are the clutch, gearbox and rear axle, along with corrosion on the frame and sheet-metal parts on a machine of this age. Where original parts are missing, the matching Steyr part from Austria can sometimes be used instead, provided the licensed design stayed identical at that particular point.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells ELBO-Steyr 8075
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