RS02

RS02 Brockenhexe
Brockenhexe in 1956
Type	Agricultural tractor
Manufacturer	Schlepperwerk Nordhausen
Production	1949 - 1952
Length	2980 mm
Width	1560 mm
Height	2160 mm
Weight	1775 kg
Propulsion	Tyres
Engine model	Deutz F2M 414
Gross power	16,2 kW
Drawbar pull	9,61 kN
Speed	16,85 km/h
Succeeded by	RS04

The RS02, brand name Brockenhexe (English: Brocken Witch), is a tractor made by VEB Schlepperwerk Nordhausen alongside the larger tractor RS01. In total, 1935 units of the Brockenhexe were produced from 1949 to 1952. It was available with and without a cab.

Technical description[edit]

The Brockenhexe utilises a frameless block construction, a dead front beam axle and a rear live axle. Due to the lack of a small DDR-made diesel engine, the Deutz licensed F2M 414 engine was used. The straight two-cylinder, four-stroke diesel engine with water-cooling and prechamer injection, produces 16,2 kW at 1500 min⁻¹; the displacement is 2200 cm³. The engine has a decompression system and a hand crank for starting. The torque is transmitted to the gearbox with a clutch of the type Renak 16K. The gearbox was also built under licence. It is a ZF Friedrichshafen four-speed gearbox with a reverse gear. For braking, drum brakes are used, whereas the hand brake is a gearbox brake. For power take-off, the tractor has a belt-pulley and an engine speed dependent PTO. Some Brockenhexe units were equipped with a cab, some tractors also have a mower bar.

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Bibliography[edit]

• Achim Bischof: Traktoren in der DDR - Podszun-Verlag, 2004, ISBN 978-3861333487.