Story of the exhibit
A small tractor last used on a farm near Järva-Jaani. After the owner's death the machine was retired. The DT-20 is a truly long-lived tractor – although such machines disappeared from collective and state farm fields decades ago, many examples are still working on private farms!
About the model
Production years: 1958–1969 (?)
The DT-20 tractor belonged to the 0.6 t (6 kN) drawbar class and is a development of the DT-14. According to some sources the DT-20 was built from 1958 to 1969. Compared with the DT-14, engine power was increased – the four-stroke single-cylinder liquid-cooled D-20 diesel produces 18 hp/13 kW at 1600 rpm, with a maximum (short-term) power of 20 hp/15 kW at 1800 rpm. The engine is started directly on diesel fuel with an electric starter.
The four-speed gearbox with a reverser gives five forward gears, one of them a creeper (at 900 rpm), and four reverse gears.
Calculated speeds (forward and reverse): 1st gear 5.03 km/h, 2nd 6.52 km/h, 3rd 8.22 km/h and 4th 15.7 km/h. In the creeper gear the speed is 0.87 km/h.
Drawbar pull: 1st gear 720 kg, 2nd 550 kg, 3rd 385 kg, 4th 125 kg and creeper gear 540 kg.
The DT-20 has the following features:
1.) The tractor can be set to a ground clearance of 515 mm for inter-row cultivation of low crops and to 308 mm for work in orchards;
2.) Adjustable track width, 1100–1400 mm at the front and 1100–1500 mm at the rear, allows cultivation of crops with row spacings of 50, 60, 65, 70, 80 and 90 cm;
3.) Like the DT-14, the DT-20 can be set up to work in reverse.
The DT-20 has a split hydraulic system, an independent PTO turning at 545 rpm, a belt pulley independent of the PTO, a hydraulically controlled removable automatic hitch and a canvas roof.
The tractor has low-pressure tyres: 4.00-16 at the front and 8.00-32 at the rear.
Overall dimensions: length 3038 mm, width 1300 mm (at a track width of 1100 mm), height 1231 mm when working in orchards and 1438 mm for inter-row cultivation. Operating weight is 1560 kg.
Manufacturer
S. Ordzhonikidze Kharkiv Tractor Plant
Харьковский Тракторный Завод им. С. Орджоникидзе · Ukrainian SSR, USSR
The Sergo Ordzhonikidze Kharkiv Tractor Plant (Харьковский тракторный завод имени Серго Орджоникидзе) began work in 1931. The plant has built the SKhTZ-15-30, KhTZ-7, DT-14, DT-20, T-25, T-125 and T-150K wheeled tractors and the SKhTZ-NATI, DT-54, DT-55, T-75, T-74 and T-150 crawler tractors.
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