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IFA RS01 „Pionier“ mit 40 PS, Baujahr 1950 · Photo: Späth Chr. (user ChiemseeMan), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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RS01 Pionier

Built 1949–1958 in VEB Horch, Zwickau (1949); VEB Schlepperwerk Nordhausen (from 1950)
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Weight
3,300kg
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The story

The RS01, sold under the name Pionier, meaning Pioneer, was the first tractor built in the German Democratic Republic. Its design was taken from the FAMO XL, a tractor produced before the Second World War.

Building began in 1949 at the Horch works in Zwickau, then moved in 1950 to the new tractor factory at Nordhausen. It weighed about 3.3 tonnes and had a top speed of 17.5 km/h.

Production ran until 1958, and the RS14 followed it.

Did you knowIt was the very first tractor produced in East Germany.
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Specifications

Engine
Power
Drive
Top speed10.9 mph
Size
Weight3,300 kg / 7,275 lb
History
Built1949–1958
FactoryVEB Horch, Zwickau (1949); VEB Schlepperwerk Nordhausen (from 1950)

About these figures. Engine 4F 145 with gross output of 29–31 kW (about 39–42 hp). Drawbar pull 19.07 kN.

Sources

  1. RS01 (Wikipedia)