Fortschritt E 514 – E 518

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In 1983, the Fortschritt E 512 was replaced by the updated E 514. The engine power had increased to 115 horsepower. There were more different table options available for special crops. The standard table cutting widths were 360, 420, 480, and 570 cm. A driving computer including threshing drum monitoring was offered as an optional extra. The unloading pipe was hydraulically swiveled into the working position.

At the same time, a slightly improved E 516 B was introduced in a larger size category. Initially, the color of the combines was still a fresh blue and white, but it soon changed to green and white. Red coloring also appeared on export markets.

In 1988, the E 517 was introduced as a more thoroughly revised successor to the E 516 B. Its speciality was three upper sieves partially overlapping one another. This construction was promised to reduce sieve losses by 30%. The engine power remained the same, but the displacement was increased to 14.2 liters. The grain tank was increased to 55 hectoliters. A threshing loss meter and driving computer were standard equipment. The warranty in Sweden was 3 years. Brochures praised the good results in tests conducted by Sweden’s Statens Maskinprovningar (State Machine Testing Authority).

In 1989, the medium-sized E 524 was introduced, equipped with a 6-cylinder 9.2-liter engine (152 hp). This model had a completely new cab and the unloading pipe was raised to the upper part of the tank. The grain tank capacity was 48 hl and cutting width ranged from 360 to 540 cm. The power transmission was mechanical.

Following the fall of the wall, the successor to the E 517 was the E 518, improved with many Western components. The engine was a Mercedes 11-liter V6 (222 hp). The hydraulics were switched to Bosch products. The straw walkers were longer than before. The cab was the same new panoramic cab as in the E 524. Below the E 518, the model E 526 was introduced, but production remained almost at the prototype stage. It was powered by a 6-cylinder GDR-made engine, but the threshing mechanism was the same 162 cm one as in its bigger brother.

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