1979 - Volume #3, Issue #2, Page #06
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Ford Rolls Out TW 110-165 HP Tractors
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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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