Linder M 900er-Baureihe
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Linder M 900 series – the M 948 (a): a three-cylinder diesel producing 35.3 kW, diesel/RME compatibility and a 2,360 kg weight as a compact yard tractor from the 1990s
A compact three-cylinder tractor such as the M 948 (a) belongs to the widely used class of medium-sized yard and general-purpose tractors built in the 1990s for medium-sized holdings: strong enough for soil cultivation and PTO work, yet still manoeuvrable enough for tight yard entrances.
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The M 948 (a) is fitted with a water-cooled three-cylinder diesel engine of 2,701 cm3 displacement, designed to run on either diesel or RME, producing 35.3 kW, or 48 hp, at 2,250 rpm. The machine weighs 2,360 kg, reaches 30 km/h, and measures 3,530 mm in length, 1,890 mm in width and 2,330 mm in height on a 2,117 mm wheelbase.
RME, rapeseed methyl ester, was the common biodiesel fuel on European farms in the 1990s, and an engine explicitly approved for RME could run on locally produced fuel rather than fossil diesel alone. At a built-in top speed of 30 km/h, the machine stays well below the 60 km/h ceiling of the German T licence class.
When buying a used engine approved for RME, checking the seals and rubber lines in the fuel system matters, since RME can attack older elastomers not designed for it, though the risk is lower on an engine explicitly cleared for it. Corrosion on the radiator frame, play in the steering, and the condition of the PTO clutch and gearbox all belong on the same checklist for a machine of this age.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells M 948 (a)
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