MAN C
2 models in this series
MAN C – four-cylinder agricultural diesels from Nuremberg in the 1950s: C 40 with 3,180 to 3,185 cm³, 29.3 kW (40 hp), tractor production ended 1962
MAN's agricultural diesels from Nuremberg in the 1950s formed a stronger, four-cylinder class alongside the light two-cylinder series; the C series with the C 40 type belongs to this heavier group. MAN carried its own diesel-injection technology over from truck and engine production into the tractor, before the company finally halted farm-tractor manufacture in 1962.
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The register lists 2 versions here with an output of 29.3 kW (40 hp) from the four-cylinder diesel engine of 3,180 to 3,185 cm³ displacement, at 1,800 revolutions per minute. Kerb weights range from 2,100 to 2,150 kg, at a length of 3,135 mm, widths from 1,580 to 1,680 mm and heights from 1,700 to 2,310 mm.
With the C 40, MAN positioned itself in the mid-power class of West Germany's post-war agriculture, a market already dominated at the time by established makers such as Fendt, Deutz and Eicher. The short production run and the end of MAN's tractor manufacture in 1962 make the C 40 a rare survivor of these transitional years.
When buying used, the injection pump, cooling system and clutch of the four-cylinder deserve particular attention, as do the frame and front-axle bearings after decades of service. As MAN no longer stocks tractor parts, buyers depend on holdings at vintage workshops and on adapting identical MAN engine components.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: MAN C, MAN-Ackerdiesel (Wikipedia)
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