Daimler-Benz had really hit gold with the MB-trac, sold under its more familiar Mercedes-Benz trade name. From its inception in 1972 it had taken the new principle of an equal-size wheel, four-wheel drive tractor, with a centrally mounted cab and spacious load-carrying platform, to new heights, and proven that the idea worked. In addition, it featured axle suspension and the capability to fit a front linkage complete with power take-off, as well as the conventional rear-mounted versions.
The first models of this remarkable new attempt to reinvent the tractor were powered by four-cylinder Mercedes-Benz diesel engines, joined in 1976 by the first in a range of heavier duty six-cylinder machines of much larger physical stature and power outputs, although also retaining the overall MB-trac design principles, the larger frame allowing for a bigger and more well-appointed cab, as well as larger rear load platform.
In 1979 the four-cylinder range was revamped and
