RS01

RS01
RS01 in 1952
TypeAgricultural tractor
ManufacturerSchlepperwerk Nordhausen
Horch
Production1949 - 1958
Length3650 mm
Width1720 mm
Height2200 mm
Weight3300 kg
PropulsionTyres
Engine model4F 145
Gross power29 - 31 kW
Drawbar pull19.07 kN
Speed17.5 km/h
Preceded byFAMO XL
Succeeded byRS14
Pionier of the german-sorbian MAS in Panschwitz
RS01 Pionier ploughing

The tractor RS01 with the brand name Pionier (english: Pioneer) is the first tractor produced in the GDR. Production started in 1949 in the VEB Horch Kraftfahrzeug- und Motorenwerke Zwickau plant, the production was moved to the newly founded VEB Schlepperwerk Nordhausen in 1950. The RS01 is based on the FAMO XL, which was produced before World War II by FAMO.