UMO 542

[nashmach]

This looks like a rebadged Belarus to me

[NewHolland2]

Certainly using a similar colour scheme......Perhaps some fiddling with the front of the bonnet but looks pretty like a Belarus to me too mate...... :)

[farmernick06]

It probably doesn't have any links but it looks a bit to me like that Russian or Polish company Prontar or something similar ... Krontar  And what country is this from never seen one of those  ???

[SIMON.]

I'm sure i've seen that fence somewhere 

[Belarusfan]

The 542 was built byn the Lipetsk tractor works in Russia and powered by a 4 cylinder air-cooled diesel. In most other markets it would have been sold as a 'Lipetsk LTZ-55A'.

The LTZ-55A would have been sold as a 'Belarus' before the break up of the Soviet Union (1990 ), but after the split the Minsk Tractor Works, located in the country of Belarus, took their name back and so only Minsk produced tractors could be called 'Belarus'.

The UK importer (Umo of Letchworth) marketed the LTZ-55A as the 542 under the 'Umo' and 'Umo Progress' names.

During the early 1970's the Lipetsk T-40 (2wd) and T-40a (4wd) tractors were sold here as Belarus tractors, and the later cream/red Belarus 400 and 420 models were also produced by the Lipetsk plant.

A similar system was used with Vladimir (Russia) built tractors (giving us the Belarus 250 and 252) and Kharkov (Ukraine) who built the 1500 and 1507 165hp artics.

Hope I haven't bored too many people :

[SIMON.]

The 542 was built byn the Lipetsk tractor works in Russia and powered by a 4 cylinder air-cooled diesel. In most other markets it would have been sold as a 'Lipetsk LTZ-55A'.

The LTZ-55A would have been sold as a 'Belarus' before the break up of the Soviet Union (1990 ), but after the split the Minsk Tractor Works, located in the country of Belarus, took their name back and so only Minsk produced tractors could be called 'Belarus'.

The UK importer (Umo of Letchworth) marketed the LTZ-55A as the 542 under the 'Umo' and 'Umo Progress' names.

During the early 1970's the Lipetsk T-40 (2wd) and T-40a (4wd) tractors were sold here as Belarus tractors, and the later cream/red Belarus 400 and 420 models were also produced by the Lipetsk plant.

A similar system was used with Vladimir (Russia) built tractors (giving us the Belarus 250 and 252) and Kharkov (Ukraine) who built the 1500 and 1507 165hp artics.

Hope I haven't bored too many people :

NO ONLY READ THE TOP LINE GOT BORED AND STOPPED 

[Lord Ferguson]

The 542 was built byn the Lipetsk tractor works in Russia and powered by a 4 cylinder air-cooled diesel. In most other markets it would have been sold as a 'Lipetsk LTZ-55A'.

The LTZ-55A would have been sold as a 'Belarus' before the break up of the Soviet Union (1990 ), but after the split the Minsk Tractor Works, located in the country of Belarus, took their name back and so only Minsk produced tractors could be called 'Belarus'.

The UK importer (Umo of Letchworth) marketed the LTZ-55A as the 542 under the 'Umo' and 'Umo Progress' names.

During the early 1970's the Lipetsk T-40 (2wd) and T-40a (4wd) tractors were sold here as Belarus tractors, and the later cream/red Belarus 400 and 420 models were also produced by the Lipetsk plant.

A similar system was used with Vladimir (Russia) built tractors (giving us the Belarus 250 and 252) and Kharkov (Ukraine) who built the 1500 and 1507 165hp artics.

Hope I haven't bored too many people :

Not at all.... interesting.. thanks...

As for the tractor... it's soooooo ugly it's beautiful..... much the same as Mrs F