Schramm

Schramm Fordair 60

The Schramm Fordair 60 is an industrial crawler tractor produced from 1948 to 1949. It features a Ford 8-cylinder liquid-cooled V8 gasoline engine with a unique design where four cylinders were used for air compression. The tractor has a 4-speed gear transmission with 4 forward and 1 reverse gears, and a crawler drive with an open operator station. A 48-inch front-mount blade attachment was available with manual and optional hydraulic lift and manual angle control.
Power-
Founded-
ModelFordair 60

Technical Specifications

Detailed specifications and technical data for Schramm Fordair 60

Power
Drivecrawler
Operator stationOpen operator station.
Engine
MakeFord
Coolingliquid-cooled V8
Cylinders8-cylinder
Fuel typegasoline
DescriptionThe eight-cylinder Ford engine ran on four cylinders, two in each bank. The other four cylinders were used for air compression.
Starter typeelectric
Production
Years made1948 - 1949
Total built150
ManufacturerSchramm
Original price$2,485 in 1948
Attachments
Liftmanual-lift, hydraulic -lift Optional
Blade48" Blade
Mountfront-mount
Width48 inches (121 cm)
Angling25°
ManufacturerSchramm
Angle controlmanual-angle
Transmission
Typegear
Gears4 forward and 1 reverse