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Waltanna Company
Founded 1975
Founder(s) James Nagorcka
Headquarters Tarrington, Victoria, Australia
Industry Manufacturing
Products agriculture machinery
tractor


The Waltanna Company of Tarrington, Victoria, Australia built Articulated tractors in the 1980s for Ford for sale in Australia.

History[]

The company was founded by James Nagorcka in 1975. Beginning in 1986, Waltanna built these 4WDs tractors to resemble the existing Ford TW series of tractors.[1] Waltanna also built tractors under their own brand of Waltanna. The company ceased building 4WD tractors in 1989.

A tracked model was developed with Track Marshall of the United Kingdom. They began building tracked tractors from 1989 until 1992. The rubber track technology has been sold or licensed to other manufacturers.[2][3]

Badge engineering[]

Track-Marshall TM200 - Waltanna prototype at carrrington 2010 - IMG 5088

The Track-Marshall TM200 / Waltanna prototype in the Robert Crawford collection on show at the Carrington Rally 2010

Track Marshall built and marketed a redesigned Waltanna Trac 225 as the Track Marshall 200 in Britain, but sales were disappointing & production stopped by 1994.

Products[]

Waltanna Tractor Models
Model Year(s) Produced Horsepower Engine Type Misc Notes Photo
Waltanna 4-120 120 hp (89 kW) Caterpillar Waltanna 4-120 4WD
Waltanna 4-175 152 hp (113 kW) Caterpillar Waltanna 4-175 4WD
Waltanna 4-200 174 hp (130 kW) Caterpillar
Waltanna 4-250 218 hp (163 kW) Caterpillar
Waltanna 4-300 261 hp (195 kW) Caterpillar
Waltanna 4-360 313 hp (233 kW) Caterpillar
Waltanna 44-150 150 hp (110 kW) Caterpillar
Waltanna 44-175 175 hp (130 kW) Caterpillar
Waltanna 44-200 200 hp (150 kW) Caterpillar
Waltanna 44-250 250 hp (190 kW) Caterpillar
Waltanna 44-300 300 hp (220 kW) Cummins
Waltanna 44-325 325 hp (242 kW) Caterpillar Waltanna 44-325 4WD - 1982
Waltanna 44-400 400 hp (300 kW) Caterpillar Waltanna 44-400 4WD b&w brochure
Waltanna 55-300 300 hp (220 kW) Caterpillar
Waltanna 55-325 325 hp (242 kW) Caterpillar Waltanna 55-325 4WD brochure
Waltanna 55-360 360 hp (270 kW) Caterpillar Waltanna 55-360 4WD
Waltanna 55-400 400 hp (300 kW) Caterpillar
Waltanna 550 550 hp (410 kW) Caterpillar Waltanna 550 4WD
Waltanna FW-335 335 hp (250 kW) Caterpillar Waltanna FW 335 4WD
Waltanna Hi-Drive 200 1989?-1994 200 hp (150 kW) Waltanna Hi-Drive 200 - 1992
Waltanna PC 400 400 hp (300 kW)
Waltanna Trac 150 1989-1992 150 hp (110 kW) (developed with Track-Marshall of the UK)
Waltanna Trac 200 1989-1992 200 hp (150 kW) (developed with Track-Marshall of the UK) Waltanna Trac 200 brochure - 1980s
Waltanna Trac 225 1989-1992 225 hp (168 kW) (developed with Track-Marshall of the UK)
Ford Tractor Models by Waltanna
Model Year(s) Produced Horsepower Engine Type Misc Notes Photo
Ford FW-25 1986-1988? 163 hp (122 kW) Ford Ford FW-25 4WD brochure
Ford FW-35 1986-1988? 195 hp (145 kW) Ford Ford FW-35 4WD (Waltanna) 2
Ford FW-280 1986-1988? 280 hp (210 kW) Caterpillar
Ford FW-310 1986-1988? 310 hp (230 kW) Caterpillar
Ford FW-325 1986-1988? 325 hp (242 kW) Caterpillar Ford FW-325 4WD (Waltanna)
Ford FW-335 1986-1988? 335 hp (250 kW) Caterpillar
Ford FW-375 1986-1988? 375 hp (280 kW) Caterpillar
Ford FW-400 1986-1988? 400 hp (300 kW) Caterpillar Ford FW-400 4WD (Waltanna)

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