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jdemaris
11-18-2005 05:27:13
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Mahindra still making them in reply to Glenn FitzGerald, 11-17-2005 20:09:20
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It's more-or-less a British and Indian designed tractor and a close equivalent can be bought today, new, from the same Indian company - i.e. Mahindra. The B-250 started out in England and then on to India with the B-275. In 1963, M&M (Mahindra & Mahindra) formed a joint venture with International Harvester to manufacture tractors carrying the Mahindra nameplate for the Indian market and IH for others. First of the series, I believe, was the B-275 that used a 144 diesel engine (also a gas). The IH B-414 used a slightly larger 154 diesel engine and is still the basis for some current Mahindra models. For example, The current Mahindra E40-DI has a modern three cylinder 115 cu in diesel engine. Everything else is almost identical to a
B-275-414 including manual steering and a 8.3 gpm hydraulic pump, except it has a single clutch. It is rated 39 engine HP @ 2450 rpm and 31 pto hp. The C4005-DI has the 144 cu in four cylinder diesel that was introduced in the B-275 and
hydrostatic power steering that was first offered in the 424 and the dual clutch to give live pto. It also has the 8.3 gpm hydraulic pump. It is rated 39.5 engine HP @ 2300 rpm and 31.5 pto hp. The C4505-DI has the 154 cu in diesel that was introduced in the B-414 and also has hydrostatic power steering and dual clutch. It has 8.3 gpm hydraulic pump. It is rated 43 engine HP @ 2300 rpm and 34.5 pto hp. All of the gearing on these three models, pto, etc, is of the same design as the 275, 414,
424, 444 line of tractors. All of the sheet metal, according to Mahindra, with the exception of the fenders and ROPS is also the same as the older IHC tractors and a large portion of the parts will fit the older IHC tractors.
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