Ford Rolls Out TW 110-165 HP Tractors

Ford Rolls Out TW 110-165 HP Tractors TRACTORS New Tractors 3-2-6 Those new "TW" model Ford tractors we've been telling you were on the way began rolling off the assembly line as this issue of FARM SHOW went to press. Heading the "totally new" line is the TW-30 at 163 pto hp, the largest, most-powerful 2-wheel drive tractor ever built by Ford (Steiger builds Ford's larger 4-wheel drive tractors). The other two models in the series are the turbocharged TW-20, which at 135 pto hp replaces the Ford 9700, and the naturally-aspirated TW-10, successor to the 8700 and rated at 110 pto hp. All three new TW models are powered by derivatives of the 410 cu. in. 6-cyl. Ford diesel engine. Ford claims an industry "first" for the TW-30: Its engine is turbocharged and matched "to the only tip turbine fan air-to-air intercooler in the industry. Intake air is cooled 126? by a heat exchanger between the turbocharger and the intake manifold. A flow of cooling air is directed through the heat exchanger by a tip-turbine fan powered by compressed air from the turbocharger." A Ford dual-powered transmission is standard on the.TW-30, optional on the TW-20 and TW-10. It offers 16 speeds forward and four in reverse. Optional front-wheel drive is available on all three models. An 8-speed transmission is standard on the TW-10 and TW-20. Other features of the new TW line include hydrostatic power steering, tilt steering wheel, suspended brake and clutch pedals, 72-amp alternator, and an optional Ford-built cab. A heavy-duty front axle is standard on the TW-30; optional on the TW-10 and TW-20. An optional wide adjustable front axle is available for all three models. With an optional 25 gal. auxiliary tank, the TW-30 has a 100-gal. fuel capacity. For more details, see your local Ford dealer, or contact; FARM SHOW Followup, Ford Tractor Operations, Public Relations Dept., 2 500 E. Maple Rd., Troy, Mich. 48084 (ph 313 643-2764).

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