Versatile 256 Bi-Directional Industrial

Versatile 256 Bi-Directional Industrial
Model history

Model introduced	1984
Model discontinued	1985
Model status	Discontinued
Superseded by	Versatile 276 Bi-Directional
Engine Specification
Engine make	Cummins
Engine model	4BT 3.9
Fuel type	Diesel
Power hp	85
Power kW	63
Displacement cu in /(litre)	239 cu in
No. of Cylinders	4
Cooling system	Water
Transmission Details
Transmission type	Unknown
Drive	4WD
General Data
Linkage Category	Cat II
Lift capacity (lb/kg)	4,400 lbs
P.T.O rpm	540/1000
Tractor Dimensions
Weight (nominal) lb/kg	8,700 to 11,650 lbs
Wheelbase	86 in
Other info
Factories	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Plow rating	Unknown
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The Versatile 256 Bi-Directional Industrial tractor was built in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada by Versatile. It features a 85 hp (63 kW) Cummins engine.

Model history[]

For brand history, see Versatile.

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Category •

Versatile models	125 • 145 • 150 Bi-Directional • 160 Bi-Directional • 256 Bi-Directional • 256 Bi-Directional Industrial • 276 Bi-Directional • 300 • 500 • 555 • 700 • 750 • 756 • 800 • 825 • 835 • 836 • 846 • 850 • 855 • 856 • 875 • 876 • 895 • 900 • 925 • 935 • 936 • 945 • 946 • 950 • 955 • 956 • 975 • 976 • 1150 • 1156 • Big Roy 1080 • D-100 • D-118 • G-100

Fiat tractors Branded	44-23 • 44-28 • 44-33 • 44-35 • 44-38

Ford / Ford-New Holland Versatile models	276 Bi-Directional • 846 • 876 • 946 • 976 • 1156 • 9030 Bi-Directional • 9030 Bi-Directional Industrial • 9280 • 9480 • 9680 • 9880

New Holland Versatile models	9030 Bi-Directional • 9030E Bi-Directional • 9184 • 9282 • 9384 • 9482 • 9484 • 9682 • 9684 • 9882 • 9884 • TV140 Bi-Directional • tracked prototype

Buhler Versatile	200 Genesis • 240 Genesis • 270 Genesis • 305 • 340 • 375 • 400 • 435 • HHT 435 • 485 • HHT 485 • 535 • 2145 Genesis • 2145 Genesis II • 2145 Genesis III • 2160 Genesis • 2160 Genesis • 2160 Genesis II • 2180 Genesis • 2180 Genesis II • 2180 Genesis III • 2190 Genesis • 2210 Genesis • 2210 Genesis II • 2210 Genesis III • 2240 • 2270 • 2290 • 2310 • 2335 • 2360 • 2375 • 2425 • 2525 tracked prototype

Current Versatile (RostSelMash)	220 • 250 • 280 • 305 • 340 • 375 • 400 • 435 • 435 Scraper Special • 485 • 485 Scraper Special • 535 • 575 • 575 Scraper Special

Harvesters	5000 • 420 • 42 swather • 400 swather • 4400 swather • 4700 swather • 4750 swather •

List of Tractor Manufacturers (Internal Combustion engined)

Early Makes - pre 1940s

England & Ireland	Alldays & Onions • Armstrong & Whitworth • Austin • Clayton • Crawley • David Brown • Ferguson-Brown • Ferguson • Ford • Fordson • Garner • Garrett • Glasgow • Richard Hornsby & Sons • Howard • Ivel • Muir-Hill • Peterbro • Marshall, Sons & Co. / Fowler • McLaren • Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies • Roadless • Rushton • Ruston and Hornsby • Saunderson • Wallace • Walsh & Clark • Weeks-Dungey

Europe	Austin(France) • Bolinder • Calsa Carraro • Cassani • Citroen • Ebro • Fendt • Fiat • GMW • Guldner • Hanomag • HSCS • Labourier • Lanz • Latil • Munktell • Renault • RIP • SAME • SCEMIA • Schluter • SFV / Vierzon • SIFT • Stock-Motorplough

USA	Advance-Rumely • Allis-Chalmers • Aultman-Taylor • Avery • B.F.Avery & Sons Co. • Bates • Baker • Best • Bull • Case • J.I. Case • Caterpillar • Cletrac • Cockshutt • Denning Tractor Co. • Eagle • Famo • Fairbanks-Morse • Farmall • Flour City • Fordson/Ford • Gray Tractor Co. • Gibson • GO/General Ordnance Co. • Hart-Parr • Heider • Holt • Huber • Illinois Tractor Co. • International • Jackson John Deere • Minneapolis-Moline • Mogul • Morton Tractor Co., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania • Morton Tractor Co., Fremont, Ohio • Nichols & Shepard • Oliver • Parrett • Rock Island • Rumely Oil Pull • Samson • Shepard • Simpson • Stock • Twin City Tractors • Wallis • Yuba • Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company

Canada	GS&M • Harris • Massey • Massey-Harris • Sawyer Massey

Others	HSCS(Hungary) • MAR • McDonald(Australia) • Ronaldson Bros & Tippett (Australia)

1940s to 1980s

England (UK)	Allis-Chalmers • BMB • BMC • Bray • Bristol • Case Corporation/Case IH • County • David Brown • Doe • Farmwell • Ferguson-Brown / Ferguson • Ford / Ford-Ferguson / Fordson • International Harvester • L F Jewell • Kendall • Kent Ford Dealers(KFD) • Lister Goldstar • Massey Ferguson • Muir-Hill • Nuffield / Leyland / Marshall Tractors • Marshall Tractors • Northrop • Platypus • Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies/Ransomes MG tractor • Roadless • J J Thomas • Track Marshall • Tugwell • Turner • Vickers

Belgium / France / Holland / Spain	ADN • Agria Hispania • Agrip • Astoa • Babiole • Barreiros • BJR • Ceres • Champion • Citroen • Ebro • ECO • Energic • EVA • International - France • Labourier • Latil • Le Percheron • Lely • Macavia • MAP • Massey-Harris - France • Motocultores Pasquali • Motransa • Motransa Nuffield • Renault Tractors • Richard Continental • SACA • SEMIA • SFV/Vierzon • SIFT • SIMCA/SOMECA • Sole • St. Chamond • Taissa • TESA • TUR • Vandel Vendeuvre

Austria / Germany / Switzerland	Agria GmbH • Bautz • Bucher • Buhrer • Bungartz • Claas • Deutz/Deutz-Allis • Drexler • Eicher • Epple-Buxbaum • Fahr • FAMO • Fendt • Guldner • Gutbrod • Hanomag • Hatz • Hela • Holder • Hummel • Hurlimann • International - Germany/McCormick • John Deere • John Deere Lanz • KHD • Kögel • Kramer • Krasser • Lanz • Lanz • Lindner • MAN • Mercedes-Benz / MB Trac /Unimog • Porsche/Allgaier • Normag • O&K • SAME • Steyr • Stihl • Schluter • Vevey • Wahl • Warchalowski • Zettelmeyer

Scandinavia: Denmark / Finland / Norway / Sweden	Advance • Bofors • Bolinder-Munktell • Bukh • GMW • Valmet/Valtra • Volvo

Eastern Block East Germany / Czechoslovakia / Hungary / Romania / Poland	Csepel • Dutra • ElPol • Farm-Mot • Fortschritt • Hart • Hofherr-Schrantz • HSCS • IMR • IMT • IRA Tractor Co. • JL • Liaz • MAT • Praga • RÁBA • Schluter • Skoda • Slazak • Svoboda • Torpedo • Universal (UTB) • Ursus • Utos • Zetor • ZTS

Soviet Union	Belarus • KhTZ • Kirovets • LTZ • Malyshev • MTZ • TTZ • UMZ • Volgograd • VTZ

Italy	Adriatica • Agrifull • Antonio Carraro • BCS • Carraro • De Nardi • Erreppi • Ferrari • Fiat • Goldoni • Lamborghini • Landini • Lombardini • Nibbi • OM tractors • Orsi • Pasquali • Pavesi • Randi • Ruggerini • SAME • Ursus Italtractor • Valpadana • Venieri

North America	Allis-Chalmers • B.F.Avery & Sons Co. • Big Bud • J.I.Case/Case Corporation/Case IH • Caterpillar • Cletrac • Cockshutt • Deutz-Allis • Farmall • Ford • International Harvester • John Deere • Massey Ferguson • Massey-Harris • Massey-Harris-Ferguson • Minneapolis-Moline • Oliver • Power King • Raygo Wagner • Rite Tractor • Rome Tractors • Silver King • Speedex • Steiger • Taylor • Versatile • Wagner • White Farm Equipment • Woods & Copeland

Australia, China, Far East, India, Russia & Others	Baldwin - Belarus • Chamberlain • Eicher Motors • GoldStar • Harsha • HMT • Howard • Jelbart • Kirloskar • Kubota • Mahindra • McDonald • Millat • Pittie • Ronaldson Bros & Tippett • Sunshine • TAFE • Upton • Volgograd • Waltanna • YTO

South America (Argentina, Brazil etc)	Agrale • Bernardin • DECA • Engesa • Fiat Concord • Malves • Pampero • Rotania • Zanello

Modern post 1980s

AGCO	AGCO • Agcostar • Agco-Allis • Challenger • Deutz-Allis • Fendt • Massey Ferguson • TAFE • Valtra • White Farm Equipment

ARGO	Landini • McCormick • SEP • Valpadana

CNH Global Group	Case Corporation • Case IH • Fiat Tractor Company • International Harvester • New Holland • Steiger • Steyr • Türk Traktör • Versatile

Deere & Company	Cameco • John Deere

SAME Deutz-Fahr Group	Deutz-Fahr • Hurlimann • Lamborghini • SAME

Independents North America	Bolens • Cub Cadet • John Deere • Long • McConnell Tractors • Rite Tractor • Simplicity • Versatile(Buhler)

Europe	Aebi • Agria GmbH • Agria Hispania • AgroLUXS • Agroservis • AGS • AGT • AH - Goldoni • AHWI • Amobil • Astoa • Barreiros • BJR • Catron • Ceahlau • Claas (Renault) • Crystal • Dexheimer • Doppstadt • Ebro • Farmár • GEDA • Hart • Holder • Horsch • IMK • IMR • IMT • Irum • JCB • Krasser • Krieger • Lander • LIMB • Lindner • Martin Diesel • MAT • Metrac • Mija • Mt. Super • Pronar • Rigi Trac • Schanzlin • Schluter • Sole • Terrion • Titan Tractors • TTB • Tuber • Tünnissen • Universal (UTB) • Universal UTS • Ursus • Vandel • WACO • Zetor • ZTS

India & Pakistan	ACE • Agri King • Al-Ghazi Tractors • Amar • Angad • Brahma-Steyr • Bull Power IMT • Chaman Ford • Crossword Agro Industries • Dewan • Eicher Motors • Escort • Euro Ford • Farmer • Fecto • Fieldmarshal • Force Motors • GM Universal • Greaves • Hero • Hindustan • Hittner • HMT • Indo Farm • John Deere India • Kissan Standard • L&T - John Deere • Mahindra • Mahindra Gujarat • Marshal • Meraj • Millat • New Holland India • Panther • Preet • Punjab Tractors • Rahi Tractors • Renault Sonalika International • SAME-Deutz-Fahr India • SAME-Greaves • SirGroh Ursus • Sonalika International • Standard • Swaraj • TAFE • Tempo Ox • Trantor • United Auto Tractors • Vanraj • Vishvas • VST Tillers

Middle East (Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria etc...)	Alfrat • AHS Karinca • Basak • Baskent • Bozok • Ekip • Erkunt • Eurotrak • Hake • Hars • Hattat • ITMCO • JIROFT • Kerman • KTMCO • Mehmet Simseker • Mavci • O.T.M.CO • OSTMCO • Super Star • SuperLine • Toos • Tümosan • Uzel • Varzan • Yağmur

Far East (Australasia, China, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Vietnam etc...)	Acremaster • Anglo-Thai New Holland • Baldwin • Benniu • Benye • BOMR • BS • Chamberlain • Changfa • Changlin • Chery • Chollima • Chuanfeng • Chuanlong • CLF • DaDiHong • Daedong • Detank • DongFangHong • Dongfeng • Enfly • Foton • Fujian • Guangyuan • HaiShan • Harbin Tractor • Hinomoto • Hitachi • Hokkai Ford • Honda • Huanghai Jinma • Iseki • Jiangling • JiangSu • Jinling • Jinma • John Deere Tiantuo • Juling • Kaitai • Kalida • Kama • Kaset Phattana • KAT • KIMCO • Kioti • KMT (Kamol) • Kubota • Kukje • LG • Linhai • Lion King • Longfeng • Lovol • LS • Luzhong • Mitsubishi • Morooka • Naenara • NanYue • Ningbo • Ouqi • Qian Liniu • Phoenix tractors • Raba • Satoh • Shandong Changlin • Shandong Juli • Shanghai • Shanghai-New Holland • Shenniu • Shibaura • Shifeng • Siam Kubota • Sinoway • Taihong • TaiShan • Talaythong • Tianjin • Tianjin Deere • TianTong • Tong Yang Moolsan • UM Taishan • Vikyno • Waltanna • WeiFang • Weituo • Wuzheng • XingTai • Yanmar • YTO • Zhengzhou • ZhongLian • Zhongtuo • Zhongyuan • Zhongzhou • Zoomlion

South America (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay etc)	Abati • AGCO-Allis • Agrale • Agrale-Deutz • Agrinar • Agritech • Apache Solis • Bernardin • BM • Braselio • Budny • Engesa • Fiat Concord • Guapo • Jensen • LSG • Mancini (Argentina) • Metalfor Araus • Montana LS • Müller • Pampero • Pauny • PowerTrac • Proton Primus • Stara • T&M Grossi • TMZ Zanello • Tortone • Trac-Za • Ursus (Brazil) • VenIran • Yanmar - Agritech • Zanello • Zanello (CMZ) • Zanello (Tractomade) • Zanello (ZG Trac)

Africa	ACO 2000 • Agrico • Al Jadah • Bell • CMT • Dezzi • ETRAG • GIAD • Motira • NTAP • PMA • UgIran

Asia (Russia, Tajikstan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine)	Agromash • Altai • Belarus • Belarus (Ganja) • Boreks • Deutz-Fahr Kirovets • Hittner • HTZ • JUMZ • Kamaz • KhTZ • Kirovets • KMZ • LTZ • Malyshev • MoAZ • MTM • MTZ • OMTZ • ORTZ • Prima • Progress-ZST • PTZ • Saktraktori • SHTZ • Smoltra • TajIran • Tigar • Titran • Tolpar • Torpedo • Tracom • TTZ • Tuber • Ukraina • UMZ • UVZ • VTZ • ZTM

Specialist types of tractor


Crawler Tractors	Agrifull • Allis-Chalmers • Bristol • Case • Case IH • Caterpillar • Clayton & Shuttleworth / HSCS • Cletrac • Continental • County • David Brown • Fowler • Howard • John Deere • Landini • Mailam • Massey Ferguson • Platypus • Ransomes MG • Roadless • Track Marshall • Vickers • Volgograd

Orchard and Vineyard tractors	Agria Hispania(Spain) • BCS(Italy) • Carraro(Italy) • Deutz-Fahr(Germany) • Eicher(Germany) • Erkunt(Turkey) • Fageol(USA) • Fendt(Germany) • Ferrari(Italy) • Ferguson(France) • Fiat(Italy) • Foton(China) • Goldoni(Italy) • Guldner(Germany) • Gutbrod(Germany) • Hattat(Turkey) • Holder(Germany) • Hurlimann(Switzerland) • IMT(Serbia) • Lamborghini(Italy) • Landini(Italy) • Lindeman(USA) • John Deere(USA) • Pasquali(Italy) • Reekie • SAME(Italy) • Serjan(Iran) • [{Steyr]](Austria) • Ursus(Poland)

Garden Tractors (Compact tractors & Cultivators)	ATCO • Barfords of Belton • BMB • Bolens(USA) • British Anzani • Bungartz(Germany) • Carterson • Coleby • Crawley • Cub Cadet(USA) • Cub Cadet Yanmar(USA) • Fahr(Germany) • Garner • Gibson • Goldoni Gunsmith • Gutbrod(Germany) • Howard • Hummel • Irus(Germany) • Iseki(Japan) • Jacobsen Corporation • John Deere(USA) • Kendall • Lawn-Boy • Martin Markham • Mitsubishi Agricultural Machinery(Japan) • Monarch Tractor Co. • MTD • Newman • OTA • Pasquali • Ransomes • Rollo • Roths Industries Inc.(USA) • Siemens(Germany) • Simplicity(USA) • Singer • Trusty • Wahl(Germany) • Winget • Wheel Horse tractors

Motor Carts Trucks / tool carriers	Bonser • Floataire • Lister Autotruck • Malcolm Martin Trucks • Opperman Motocart • Trac Grip • Tubo Truc Tracta • Wrigley Truck

ATV's (Quad bikes etc. for offroad use)	Arctic Cat • Bombardier (Can-Am) • Gator • Honda • JCB Groundhog • John Deere • Kawasaki • KTM • Kymco • Polaris • Suzuki • Yamaha •

Notable People - associated with the tractor industry

Inventors

Dan Albone • Joseph Cyril Bamford • Best • David Brown • Jerome Increase Case • John Deere • Harry Ferguson • Henry Ford • Holt • Cyrus McCormick • Peter Pakosh • Frank Perkins(engines)