Turner Manufacturing Co.

For the American company of the same name, see Turner Manufacturing Company of Port Washington, Wisconsin.

Tuurner Yewman of England tractor-newark vs-IMG 3496 — A Turner "Yeoman of England" tractor

The Turner Manufacturing Company of Wolverhampton, England, built a Tractor called the "Yeoman of England" fitted with a V4 '2V95' diesel engine. The tractors were built from 1949 till 1957.

History[]

Yeoman of England Display at Newark VS 2008 - IMG 3498 — Special display of about a dozen Turner tractors at Newark VTH show 2008

Turner Yeoman tractor display (2) at Newark VTH 08 - IMG 3495 — The second line of Yeoman tractors at Newark VTH show

Turner Mk2 of 1950 at Peterborough 08 - IMG 3056 — A Turner "Yeoman of England" MK3 tractor at Peterborough

Turner Yeoman from back (no hydraulics) - IMG 3059 — The rear of the Yeoman of England showing unusual gearbox design, with a split (longitudinal) gearbox and no hydraulic linkage

The Turner Diesel Tractor first appeared at the 1949 Royal Show in Shrewsbury. The tractor had many features which were perhaps ahead of their time. The engine was a V4 diesel unit of 40 horsepower. Power was transmitted via a single-plate dry clutch through a four forward and one reverse gear box, to a spiral bevel differential, with a spur gear final drive reduction. An electric starter and independent foot brakes were standard fittings.

In Turner publicity of the time it was claimed: The Yeoman of England would do 'much more work at less cost per acre and its tremendous lugging power and traction and its economy in operation were some of the many advantages enjoyed by farmers using a Turner diesel tractor'. Potential purchasers were also informed that the astonishing lugging power of the Turner diesel engine enabled the tractor to pull four furrows as easily as other tractors could pull three, thus giving one extra acre per hour without additional fuel costs. Sadly the Turner developed an unenviable reputation as being a difficult starter, this together with other reliability issues in what was becoming a very competitive market resulted in it's demise when production ceased in 1957.

^[1]

Model Range[]

The same basic tractor was offered with several options.

Belt Pulley
Cab by Scottish Aviation
Hydraulic - a Three-point linkage kit by Adraulic Engineering of Scotland
Lights
Power take-off
Optional-extra rims

Implements

a range of implements were also offered

Preservation Examples[]

A large number were gathered together at the 6th Newark VTH show in 2008 (photos above). This included several prototypes and a rare Turner stationary engine.

List of Preserved *Turner Yeoman* tractors
view • talk • edit
Make + Model No.	Reg No. (if known)	Serial No.	Build-Date	Engine-Type/Make	Owner (if known)	Photo	Where seen/Featured in	Other info
Turner Diesel tractor	LUX 403	sn ?	?	Turner V4	?		At Hollowell Steam Rally/2010
Turner Diesel tractor	Reg no. ?	MK2-284-650	?	Turner V4	?	to add	At Stottfold Mill Steam Rally 2012
Turner Diesel tractor	352 YUM	MK2B-792	?	Turner V4	?	to add	At Duncombe Park Steam Rally 2013	Fitted with hydraulics + PTO
Turner Diesel Tractor	Reg no. ?	Turner Yeoman of England sn ?	?	Turner V4	?		At ?



Please add any tractor with known reg or serial no. with Photo if possible.
Create a page (link) for an individual tractor by linking the reg or serial number using reg number or serial number in the relevant column. Then once saved click the red link to start the new page and add info on that tractor.