Mercedes Benz OE
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Mercedes-Benz OE: the Dieselschlepper OE was a single-cylinder diesel tractor built from 1928 to 1933 with a 3,433 cm³ engine, 24 hp (17.7 kW) at 800 rpm and a weight of 2,560 kg
The Mercedes-Benz name has covered commercial vehicles since the 1920s, at a time when the diesel engine was only beginning to displace petrol and paraffin drives in farm machinery. The Dieselschlepper OE, built between 1928 and 1933, belongs to that pioneering phase of diesel tractors.
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Its single-cylinder engine displaces 3,433 cm³ and produces 24 hp, or 17.7 kW, reaching its rated speed at just 800 rpm, with water cooling. With a top speed of only 6.2 km/h, the OE is a pure field machine, never intended for road travel. On a 1,700 mm wheelbase it weighs 2,560 kg, measuring 2,360 mm in length and 1,720 mm in width, a compact but heavy tractor for its era.
A slow-running single cylinder with large displacement per cylinder was typical of early diesel engines: the flywheel mass evened out the widely spaced firing pulses, and the design was robust and low-maintenance, but built purely for draught work in the field. It was never meant for road use in the modern sense.
A machine of this age is a collector's piece today. What matters is the condition of the cooling system and cylinder head, the integrity of the cast-iron chassis, and rust on load-bearing parts. Spares come almost exclusively from collector markets and custom remanufacture; there is no ongoing series supply for tractors of this vintage.
Sources: SpecCodex-Register: Kennwerte des Modells Dieselschlepper OE, Mercedes-Benz
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