WW2 GERMAN 1944 STEYR RSG FULL-TRACK TRACTOR

bradsww2items Store Up for sale is an original 1944 Steyr RSG. This RSG was bought The National Military History Center and has had a full cosmetic restoration with a new paint job. seats. and new wood bed. Manufacturer: Steyr-Daimler-Deutz AG. Steyr. Oberdonau & Wien (Osterreich) Production Year: 1944 Engine: Steyr 1500A. 3. 5-liter. 0-hp. air-cooled. eight-cylinder. gasoline Length: 14-feet. 2-inches Width: 5-feet. 10-inches Height: 5-feet. 2-1/2-inches Weight: Approximately 3-1/2-tons Armor: None Armament: None Maximum Road Speed: 11-mph Maximum Payload: 1-1/2-tons Crew: TwoVery little specific information is known about the RSG tractor. It is believed to be a late war prototype intended to further simplify production of the RSO/03 tractor. RSO is an abbreviation of the German designation: Raupenschlepper-Ost (Tracked tractor-East). Conditions on the Eastern Front. where already poor roads turned to seas of mud during rainy seasons and slush in the spring thaw. dictated the development of the RSO tractor series. The RSO/01. the first production type. entered production in 1941. The simplified RSO/03 replaced the RSO/01 tractor in production starting in 1944. The RSO/03 had a significantly simplified cab with wooden panels that greatly reduced production time and costs. The majority of RSO tractors produced were of the RSO/03 type. The RSOs could carry a load of approximately 1-1/2-tons. Steering was accomplished through upright steering levers connected to hydraulic brakes on the sprockets and idlers - much in the same way as a typical World War II tank. The RSO tractors proved very useful and popular with the German army. They were used extensively by towed artillery units. More than 27. 00 RSO tractors were built during WW II. Please note the following:This vehicle is not in running condition. There is no title on the Steyr RSG