Tractor T-40. review of modifications, operating instructions, reviews

Device

The layout of the tractor is semi-frame, and the gearbox is load-bearing.
The motor is mounted on a half-frame, which is connected to the gearbox housing. Depending on the modification, the model could be all-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive. The diameter of the rear wheels is increased relative to the front ones. At the same time, the rear wheels have a rigid suspension, and the front wheels have a spring suspension. Thanks to the characteristic herringbone lug, the tractor's cross-country ability greatly increases. The track and ground clearance of the vehicle can be adjusted. If necessary, you can put smaller wheels on it. The design of the T-40 tractor involves the use of a mechanical reversible gearbox, thanks to which the tractor operates equally efficiently in all gears. One of the distinctive characteristics of this model was the location of the bevel gear. It is located behind the clutch. And the clutch shafts are transverse. To operate at low speed, the tractor was equipped with a hydraulic or mechanical creeper. The model had two power take-off shafts (both multi-mode), which were controlled independently. One was from the side and the other from the back. This expanded the capabilities of the tractor to a significant extent. The T-40 cabin was considered one of the weak points in the vehicle’s layout; the tractor had a rear-mounted cabin.

Design features

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The tractors were equipped with four-cylinder, four-stroke air-cooled diesel engines D-37, or D-144, produced by the Vladimir Tractor Plant. The engine power of the D-37 is 37 hp. s., and the D-144 engine - 50 liters. With. The engine is started using an electric starter or (on some tractors) a PD8 starting gasoline engine.

The transmission is mechanical, fully reversible, allowing the use of the entire speed range both in forward and reverse, also with mounted implements (for other types of wheeled tractors, reverse gear is intended only for maneuvering). An interesting feature of the tractor is the placement of the bevel gearbox immediately behind the clutch and, accordingly, the transverse arrangement of the gearbox shafts. Installation of a mechanical or hydraulic displacement creeper is provided for operation at low (less than 2 km/h) speeds. The tractor has two multi-mode independently controlled power take-off shafts - rear and side, which also expands the functionality of the tractor.

Another feature of the T-40 tractor is its modular compatibility with mounted and trailed machines designed for tractors of related classes - the lighter T-25 and the heavier Belarus family. These circumstances, as well as a successful combination of performance qualities, ensured the tractor wide recognition throughout the USSR.

The disadvantages of the T-40 tractor include the intense thermal regime of the air-cooled engine in the summer and underheating of the engine in the winter, ineffective cabin heating (again due to air cooling), and difficult engine starting in the winter.

Tractor T-40

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This equipment was intended for working with a mower, snow blade, haystack, processing row crops, plowing light soils in greenhouses, gardens and plots and for transport work. The universal hitch in the T-40 made it possible to use various types of attachments. This tractor has become indispensable on farmsteads and farms. Thanks to the trolley and front loader, the T-40 was considered a universal agricultural machine. The model belonged to the 0.9 traction class, its engine power was 37-50 “horses”. The tractor was equipped with two types of engines: D-37 and D-144.

Thanks to the mechanical reverse transmission in the T-40, it was possible to use the entire range of forward and rear speeds. This, taking into account the wide capabilities of the tractor for aggregation with mounted and trailed machines produced for light equipment such as T-25 and heavier equipment such as MTZ-80 “Belarus”, significantly increased the possibilities for using the T-40. This is what determined the popularity of the “sorokovnik” in the USSR. Tractors of this model continue to operate on Russian and foreign farms.

Questions about T-40

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Dear friends! The T-40 tractor, 1988, will appear soon. We buy a little for everything: - plowing a 0.5 hectare garden, bringing in firewood, and general transport matters, but the most important thing is that the roads around are completely broken and no other vehicles can pass through them. The roads were disfigured by lumberjack thieves in the Urals, and there was nothing to drive there except the T-40 and MTZ-82, so we looked at the T-40. (All this is described in detail in this section, the topic of DT-75 or T-70) Arose questions, since the car is new to me (at one time I had a T-25 a long time ago), books on technical issues. no service. 1.What should I pay attention to during operation and maintenance? 2.What kind of mounted implements are suitable, from what (T-25, Chinese), where to get them? 3. “Sores” of this car, what are you afraid of? 4. The best oils and lubricants? Tasks for which a tractor is used: Tilling soil for potatoes, oats; transportation of firewood and building materials “on site”; off-road movement with a single-axle cart. Sincerely.

The T-40 technology is very capricious and there can be so many causes and breakdowns that a day would not be enough for you to list. I'll write it very briefly. 1. The hydraulics are not perfect, the power steering and flow valve constantly malfunction. 2. The engine is prone to overheating. The service life of a piston is 3 years, or even less. 3. The clutch is also not very happy, from the inconvenient adjustment through the hatch from the cab to the breaking off of the basket bolts and frequent wear of the release bearing cup. 4. The bearings spill out in the box, which leads to the inclusion of 2 speeds at the same time. 5. Sometimes the crankshaft breaks. Among the advantages there is a decompressor and reverse. The tractor is more suitable for transport use. Most of the attachments are suitable from MTZ, but not all because the traction class is different. The engine goes into regular diesel oil (the main thing is to change it on time) into the TAD-17 transmission.

Yes, very pessimistic. But why is the T-40 considered by the “locals” to be the most passable and unpretentious vehicle? All forays into forests and other places are made mostly in the 40s. Do all of the listed malfunctions occur constantly or are they the result of illiterate operation? That is, if you don’t “tear” the tractor and operate it correctly, then a lot can be avoided? Is the engine life of a piston engine 3 years when plowing or in general? Clarify please.

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In terms of cross-country ability, the T-40AM is of course a good vehicle and its front wheel drive is automatic. They drive a T-40 because there are probably no others and it is superior to the MTZ 80 in cross-country ability, but costs relative to the MTZ - 82 is much cheaper. Of course, if you blow away dust particles from the tractor and don’t force it, it won’t work badly. But the tractor is needed to work, and not just ride. This is a motor resource for plowing, planting and harvesting potatoes, mowing grass, transport use, snow removal and much more. If we ignore plowing, I think a year or two can be spent on the piston life. In general, it’s different for everyone. The quality of the piston and liner grinding has not been canceled and anything can happen.

Igor, thanks for the review of the tractor. Most likely we won’t take it, it’s a bit old. And it will start to break anyway. Most likely I’ll pick up a VTZ 4x4 of average condition or, most likely, we’ll take a Chinese 4x4. With uv.

Peter, if it’s not a military secret, can you tell me the price of the T-40 you have your eye on?

Hello Peter, sorry for interrupting. But I’ve had the T40 for 5 years now, there are some shortcomings, I don’t argue, but I’m cultivating 4 hectares of potatoes on it and our soil is heavy, in short, I’m doing everything and nothing else. Problems with the helmsman And in haymaking, it’s not replaceable at all. The only bad thing is the selection of speeds. And it’s a little weak in plowing hectares, but that’s up to you. The MTZ 82 is a machine, of course, but it costs well. THE CHOICE IS YOURS.

What a mystery for fellow farmers! They offered it for 150,000. But it leaks here and there, the old one is shorter. Yes, there’s no point in messing around in the forest; it’s better to take something newer. New is new. The Chinese are offering such devices - a sight for sore eyes! With uv.

Thanks for your feedback. The tractor is good, but already outdated. It’s better to save some money and get something newer. T-40-55-60 are good tractors, but the plant is dying (or is being deliberately killed) and soon it will be difficult to get spare parts for it, but it will last for 10 years. With uv.

This price was greatly increased for you by 60-90 tr. at most I can find it if needed

Yes, I thought so too, the car is 22 years old. I need something newer so that I don’t have to lie under it every day. It’s not known how it was previously “driven” (it looks clean, painted), what’s inside. But take care of it from new and everything will be fine. But the prices are killer now! MTZ-82 from factory capital costs from 290,000 to 370,000 rubles. The Chinese rule anyway, they have firmly and forever occupied the niche of tractors between the MTZ-132 and MTZ-82. VTZ no longer counts, with a price of 485,000 rubles, and with the design of the Russian Federation, it is not a competitor. And thanks for the offer, do you have a lot of 40s?

Yes, private owners only had T-40s when the collective farms were destroying them and giving them away, I honestly don’t know what to do with it in the winter, once I got dropsy, heat up the water, spill it, start one gimor, unless it’s a new one

Your T-40 is a bit expensive. They are now offering me for 80 thousand and spare parts to boot, but it’s worn, of course, and even with an electric starter. It’s better with Launcher, less hassle. Problem-Spare parts. As a rule, it’s made to order and takes a long time, although it varies by region, but even YuMZ has everything.

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It's better with launch. Why then is everyone switching to the starter? You probably didn’t bother with the launcher, otherwise you wouldn’t have written something like this. Now a starter with a gearbox even with 60 ac. they are pulling, and you are a launcher, a launcher.

And the year 1989 is the same for me. I changed the starter, fuel pump, check the fastenings of the front axle, once it flew away. Yes, the engine does not heat up too much; when plowing, it lasts for 2 hours - overheating. Also, oil constantly flows from the hydraulic distributor in the cabin - nothing helps.

. Also, oil constantly flows from the hydraulic distributor in the cabin - nothing helps.

I had a leak, put some sealant on it and it became dry.

I don’t worry about the YuMZ, it starts instantly and in winter you can turn it on the decompressor - this is also true for the T-40. It’s easier for me to set up a starter than to charge batteries and they are not cheap. By the way, the T-40 launcher has an excellent manual starter. In our villages everything is with launchers. Can you tell us more about the starter with gearbox on the T-40?

https://www.niva-traktor.ru/hits/starter.htm, MTZ at 20 below zero starts the 90 battery. Here's about the starter, whoever seeks will find.

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Czech gear starter MAGNETON. Suitable for both MTZ and T-40 due to the lack of a bell! Of course, it costs more than its domestically produced counterparts (I saw the Cheboksary one somewhere around 4500-5000, but its bell is also made of aluminum, I think its life will not last long) I installed it at MTZ in the summer and digested the box for 190 (small cabin). Some positive emotions. In the future I will install it on the T-40. Everyone I know rides them!

Guys, with all due respect, but the T-40 is not a tractor for agricultural work, a trailer on asphalt and that’s it. When they were still on collective farms, they were so cursed in the brigades - down to the last bolt - the gearbox is very weak, constantly cuts off the gears, the hydraulics never really work, I won’t say anything about the engine at all. It’s really better to buy a new “Chinese” for that money, new is new, even if it’s Chinese, and it’s even better to buy a “killed” MTZ - sort it out in a year or two (based on finances) and you’ll have an irreplaceable car.

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It’s not in vain that I’m asking about the starter; a homemade tractor turned up and I want to buy it. The T-40 motor and the question about the starter are interesting because it’s a little expensive to buy a large battery and it would be good if a 90-100 amp one is suitable. I’ll tell you about the tractor in the topic about homemade products.

T 40 is a normal machine + and - everyone has it; I started my agricultural activity with 24 hectares and the T40 tractor which worked like a beast and earned new ones on MTZ80 and MTZ892. At the moment I haven’t used it for a year, but I don’t intend to sell it, although there have been offers, the T40 is like a friend to me and they don’t betray friends.

"Locust", of course, is a weak device, its best place is the "mistress" with KUN in the wings, I've had it for about 12 years. It only needs a little re-equipment.

Yesterday was too early, tomorrow may be too late!

Yes, a normal 40 tractor. True, it contains some controversial - to put it mildly, constructive solutions, but in general, for its class, it’s quite...

40 is a normal tractor, confirmed by stories from experienced tractor drivers. It’s just that on state and collective farms they “assigned” the same work to him as at MTZ without making adjustments for traction class, etc. As a result, tractors started pouring in and everyone said: tractor Gamno! Just now MTZ was dragging these two carts, but he couldn’t see it. Well, we don’t have enough culture for servicing and operating air vents - the oils for them were prescribed of worse quality than at MTZ (if there was a choice) and they didn’t like to change them more often than in a water tank. You understand the cultures.

As I already said, I’ve had one for 15 years, under KUN-12. For its time it was quite suitable for small jobs. It will work for private household plots if you look after it, it is correctly said to use high-quality fuels and lubricants, and not pour waste into all the holes. In my TAP-17 bridge, in the MS-20 engine, in the hydraulics, I have never had any testing from internal combustion engines, only from compressors. But despite everything, this is still the last century, against the backdrop of modern technology it looks funny, progress cannot be stopped.

Yesterday was too early, tomorrow may be too late!

Of course, any technique loves caress and lubrication. The 40 is no exception, only it somehow gravitates more towards the former, especially the engine... It’s not the height of perfection, of course, you can wash out a lot of bones, but it’s a normal car. Well, what looks poor compared to the new products. again - who cares what is more important...

Forum members help. The hydraulic system of the T-40am tractor does not work. Something to look at, maybe there are weak points.

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I completely agree, if you treat technology as if it were your own person, then it will answer you in the same way. and please, if you give advice on the characteristics of tractors, do not generalize; agricultural work should be divided into at least two categories: crop production and livestock production. I use my T 40AM in livestock farming, and I think that the forty is just right. for example, mowing as well as raking hay with an 80 is not economically feasible, it is better, of course, to do it with a 25, but then you need another more powerful one for loading and transporting hay and removing manure, and a 40 copes with all this with a bang. There have been no problems in maintenance and repair since the moment of purchase for 7 years now, I don’t even know what to complain about (not counting the perversity of the idea of Soviet designers), but then all the equipment was not made for people, but for the “results of the five-year plan”, the kun has also been hung for 7 years, the steering has not broken, but I and the battery are also 7 and so far I don’t complain even in winter, and here in Siberia the winters are not for children. Maybe I came across a special tractor, or maybe it’s all about the relationship with him. I took it by hand, immediately went through almost every nut and after that it serves me faithfully without causing any problems. and overheating of a forty is not as bad as an eighty, it’s cooled down and that’s it, but if an eighty loses its head or, God forbid, something happens to the block, that’s a real crapshoot. and in plowing and 80 no hero Toto they were sent to state farms every winter for repairs.

The appearance of the T-40 tractor

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The T 40 tractor dates back to the war years, from the creation of the tractor plant in Lipetsk. According to the government's instructions, the goal was to construct a medium-power tractor on caterpillar tracks. The car was planned to be used in agriculture for the post-war reconstruction of the country.

The first self-propelled gun was assembled in 1944, the model received the index KD-35. Until 1960, 110,000 vehicles were produced, after which the production of wheeled tractors began. The first units began to be produced in 1956, and in 1958 a model was released that is considered the predecessor of the T-40, the T-25. Later, the modification was released under the abbreviation T-30 (1960), and with a forced engine the tractor was designated T-35.

Mass production of wheeled tractors began after the appearance of the universal model T-40 (1961). The low-speed installation has concentrated the developments and experience of the enterprise’s design team. Tests carried out in 1970 showed that the machine ranked first in the country in terms of reliability, and the international exhibition in Leipzig and Markkleeberg brought gold awards.

History of appearance

The T-40 tractor is the brainchild of the Lipetsk Tractor Plant. It was released in the 50s of the 20th century. The model's production period was 1961-1995. Subsequently, the model gained such popularity that the total number of T-40 tractor models produced exceeded 1.2 million copies.

In Soviet times, the plant in Lipetsk specialized in tracked tractors, but soon, around the end of the 50s, the plant switched to the production and sale of tractor models with wheels. Currently, a working model of the Soviet T-40 can be bought in almost any region of Russia, Ukraine and even in Belarus and neighboring countries. The Lipetsk Tractor enterprise still produces components for the T-40 today.

Judging by the reviews, a similar T-40 model in good condition will cost about 122 thousand hryvnia, the price may fluctuate up or down depending on the condition of the car. In Russian rubles, the T-40 costs from 80 to 300 thousand rubles. A big role in the price is played by the equipment, the condition of the engine, and the availability of points of sale of spare parts for the tractor in your region.

Attachments for tractor T-40

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The tractor operating instructions state that the unit can be used with different types of attachments. Accessories for the T-40 tractor include:

rear kun - for loading trucks. If necessary, the loader can be installed in the front part of the T-40 tractor;
dump – for leveling the territory, clearing debris and snow;
shovel - allows you to clear small areas of snow from snow;
milling cutter - necessary on the farm for processing the area from large weeds;
winch - makes it possible to pull a vehicle stuck there out of a hole or swamp. Moreover, the weight of the latter should not exceed 3 tons;
bucket – necessary for demolishing unusable buildings and clearing debris;
plow – designed for plowing soil, including virgin soil;
harrow - allows you to make furrows for further planting of tuber crops in the garden;
seeder – used together with a tractor for sowing seed crops;
trailer – allows the tractor to transport crops and equipment with a total weight of up to 1 ton;
sprayer – necessary for treating cultivated crops with pest control agents;
baler – makes it possible to quickly collect straw from the garden and package it into bales that are convenient for transportation and storage.

You can install not only factory-made attachments on the tractor, but also home-made attachments. All these attachments make the T-40 tractor more productive, and the unit itself becomes a truly universal agricultural machine.

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The tractor is single-wheel drive, the front end will probably have to be farmed, but this is a solvable issue, I looked at the spare parts, all the parts are present on the factory website, I think they will not be removed from production, even so such an army of forties is still on the move, the plant has an extra penny.
Air cooling is annoying: rolleyes: Tell me where to look when buying, the trachtour has been standing motionless for 3 years since my grandfather died, in the village they say my grandfather was a businessman, he capitalized it shortly before his death, but the grandmother naturally knows nothing.

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