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DAVID L
Posted 7/30/2015 21:30 (#4708611)
Subject: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


Echuca, Victoria, Australia		I recently posted some photos of sugar cane harvesting and a pair of Chamberlain tractors being used to haul the cut cane. The Chamberlain company was the an Australian company and the largest local manufacturer of tractors. IH tractors were also locally made and all other brands were imported into Austral either fully assembled or in knock-down-form.

Chamberlain tractors were first sold in Australia in 1949 and over the next 37 years, 53,000 tractors were produced using the Chamberlain brand.

The first tractors were the model 40K which was a tractor fitted with a Chamberlain twin-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine that ran on kerosene and produced 40hp at the flywheel.

Chamberlains were first produced as a result of the Australian Government’s desire to encourage local manufacturing after WW2.

The Govts aim was to increase the capacity of local manufacturing, provide jobs for returned service personnel and supplying tractors for the many new farms that were being created under various Soldier Settlement Schemes that were being developed.

In 1970 the Chamberlain Company went into a merger was Deere Company and the John Deere influence was soon apparent with Chamberlain tractors using John Deere engines.

The last Chamberlains produced were the 90 Series tractors that were manufactured between 1985 and 1986. They were based on the previous 80 Series tractors and continued many design features that had proven to be so successful in the earlier tractors. A major difference with the 90 Series was a change from an all yellow colour scheme in the 80 Series tractors, to a combination of John Deere green and yellow.

The 90 Series tractors had four models - 4090, 4290, 4490 and 4690 ranging in engine horsepower from 101hp up to 164hp.

The 4090 and 4290 had a John Deere six-cylinder engine with a capacity of 5.88 litres.

The engine in the 4090 was naturally aspirated and generated 101hp. In the 4290 the engine was turbo-charged and produced 118hp.

The 4490 and 4690 models are equipped with a larger six-cylinder engine of 7.64 litre capacity, turbo-charged and tuned to produce 137hp in the 4290 and 164hp in the 4690 tractor.


The cab interior has a distinct John Deere feel as the dash and tilting steering column and wheel are identical to John Deere tractors of the same era. All gauges, colour coded control levers, switches and pedals all look to be of John Deere origin.

The 90 Series were the first Chamberlain tractors that could be fitted with an optional Caster/Action mechanically driven front-wheel-assist kit

In 1986 John Deere decided to cease production of 90 Series tractors.




(Chamberlain 4290 002.jpg)



(Chamberlain 4290 014.jpg)



(Chamberlain 4290 020.jpg)



(Chamberlain 4490.jpg)



(Chamberlain 4690 015.jpg)



(Chamberlain 4690 006.jpg)



(Chamberlain 4690 002.jpg)



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Steiger Man
Posted 7/30/2015 21:40 (#4708643 - in reply to #4708611)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


Sunburst Montana

Do you have any of those JD/Chamberlain pull type combines down there?

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Jim in Sask
Posted 7/30/2015 23:38 (#4708859 - in reply to #4708611)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


Nice set of pictures of an interesting tractor line. I have a sales brochure for the 90 series that I've scanned and posted here. The scans are a bit off size due to my scanner.





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Jim in Sask
Posted 7/30/2015 23:54 (#4708870 - in reply to #4708643)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


Steiger Man - 7/30/2015 19:40

Do you have any of those JD/Chamberlain pull type combines down there?



Lance, there was a discussion about the 1051 JD pull-type combine some years back. In it I included a couple pictures from a brochure I have for that model:

http://talk.newagtalk.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=108447&posts=1...

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DAVID L
Posted 7/31/2015 01:43 (#4708919 - in reply to #4708870)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


Echuca, Victoria, Australia		I have some scans from another 90 Series brochure.



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dave martin
Posted 7/31/2015 01:55 (#4708920 - in reply to #4708643)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


Steiger Man - 7/30/2015 21:40

Do you have any of those JD/Chamberlain pull type combines down there?



They are not that common in the east but in the west there was plenty. I had two of them over the time and love them. I know a guy not far from here who has two also. They had a huge box on them and took a bit of driving in a heavy crop.
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1770
Posted 7/31/2015 05:59 (#4708981 - in reply to #4708611)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


Did the older chamberlain have a high road speed?
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cropsta
Posted 7/31/2015 07:22 (#4709117 - in reply to #4708981)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


Nagambie		We still have a 4290 that was bought new as a demo, would do about 40kmh if my memory serves me correctly. Kept it way way too long as our main tractor, replaced it with a 7230 Magnum. Now that was a truly great tractor
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5288
Posted 7/31/2015 10:01 (#4709379 - in reply to #4709117)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


S.E. South Dakota		Did they export them anywhere?
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Yoosta B
Posted 7/31/2015 18:57 (#4710023 - in reply to #4708611)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


Yeesh! Looks like somebody whittled it out of a bar of soap...

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DAVID L
Posted 8/1/2015 01:53 (#4710513 - in reply to #4710023)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


Echuca, Victoria, Australia		Yes not the best looking tractors produced. I think the 80 Series were a nicer looking tractor.

Here are some photos of a 4280 and a 4480 together with a JD 4430 - they were similar size and power.



(Chamberlain 4480 0015.JPG)



(Chamberlain 4280 07.jpg)



(Chamberlain 4280 16.jpg)



(Chamberlain 4480 007.jpg)



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DAVID L
Posted 8/1/2015 01:56 (#4710514 - in reply to #4709379)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


Echuca, Victoria, Australia		Not really sure but I think New Zealand was probably about as far as Chamberlains were exported.
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Jim in Sask
Posted 8/1/2015 10:14 (#4710861 - in reply to #4710513)
Subject: RE: The last Chamberlain tractors produced in Australia


I agree, the Chamberlains look better in yellow, but I like the style in either colour. The cab looks roomier than the John Deere cabs of that era, wonder if they were as quiet.

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