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Old Iron Database

David-Brown

Brown tractors had many innovative features, such as the use of cast alloy for many of the components, which was light but prone to damage. The first 350 tractors used a Coventry Climax engine but Brown developed their own engine for subsequent production. During World War II, Brown sold over 7,700 units of the VAK1. They also built aircraft tugs for pulling bomb trolleys used to re-arm aircraft. The DB4 was a tracklayer built in 1942 and replaced by 1950 by the Trackmaster 30.

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David Brown Tractors Group, personally controlled since its institution by David Brown, ventured into tractor production in a joint project with Harry Ferguson. Out of this project, the Ferguson-Brown tractor was born. David Brown went on to become one of the largest British tractor manufacturers post-war. Founders Brown and Ferguson disagreed over tractor design details in the late 1930s. As a result, David Brown designed his own version, the VAK1 in secret. The VAK1 was launched at the Royal Show in 1939. Consequently, Ferguson left Brown and joined Henry Ford in 1938. Tractor sales slumped due to a worldwide recession and inevitably, the company was sold to Tenneco.

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Models

Model

Configuration

Years

# Produced
25 (Gasoline)

1953-1958

25 (Kerosene)

1953-1958

50D

1953-1958

25 (Diesel)

1953-1958

850

Utility

1960-1965

880

Utility

1961-1971

990A

Utility

1961-1980

990B

1961-1980

990

Utility

1961-1980

770

Utility

1965-1970

880 Selectamatic

Utility

1965-1971

780

1967-1971

8986
1200

Utility

1967-1971

4600

Utility

1968-1972

3800

Utility

1968-1972

1212

Utility

1971-1976

885G

Utility

1971-1980

1210

Utility

1971-1980

995 4WD

Utility

1971-1980

995

Utility

1971-1980

885N

Utility

1971-1980

885D

Utility

1971-1980

996 4WD

Utility

1972-1976

996 2WD

Utility

1972-1976

1412

1974-1979

1410

Utility

1974-1980

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