COLLECTION NAME:
Larsen Tractor Museum Collection
Record
Series:
Tractor Testing; Drawbar Testing; Kirovetz
Image Title:
Kirovetz tractor drawbar test, test 1334
Collection Title:
Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory, Records
Description:
"These were for military use and later used for agriculture.' Kirovetz, the largest USSR-made tractor marketed in the United States. These tractors could be used for dual purpose. Fitted with a fifth wheel on the rear axle, they were used by the Russian military. With the 3-point hitch and regular drawbar system, they were used in agriculture. They were marketed in the US by the Belarus Tractor Company of Milwaukee, Wisc. Note the huge cab, which is equipped for three people sitting side by side. The driver sat at the right side of the cab, not in the center.
Date/Date Range:
1979
Photographer/Studio/Creator :
Louis I. Leviticus
Keyword(s)--Subject:
Tractors; Belarus tractors
Keyword(s)--Location(s) :
Lincoln (Neb.); University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory
Original Size:
12.5 x 17.5cm
Original Format:
Black/White Print
Digital Object Identifier:
080705-tt00275
RG Number/MS Number:
RG 08-07-05
Collection Creator:
Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory
Collection Collector:
Lester F. Larsen Tractor Test and Power Museum
Repository:
Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
Original Item Number:
552
Copyright Ownership:
To inquire about usage, please contact Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries. These images are for educational use only. Not all images are available for publication.
Digitization Date:
2005, Dec. 06
Publisher:
Archives & Special Collections, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries
Digital Collection Title:
Larsen Tractor Museum Collection
Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory, Records
