Branson (Kukje engines)

[dpauly]

OK, a mystery wrapped in a puzzle inside an enigma as they say: Bought a Branson 3120 new in 2011. (Been a very good tractor for my needs, btw.) Always thought I had the A1700N2 engine and the '20/25 Series Tractor Service Manual' put out by Branson Tractors (Pg 1-26, 7.2 MAJOR SPECS) that I bought on-line recently seems to confirm this is the only choice for my tractor. When buying parts (mostly consumables or parts specific to the tractor and not the engine [e.g. tie rods]) I'd get them from the dealer I bought the tractor from so they'd just look up the necessary info on my tractor and give me the part so no reason a conflict would have appeared) BUT today I happened to see a bar code label on the left side of the engine partly hidden by the exhaust manifold that has 'A1500N2' along with another line of letter/numbers. I read something recently (I think it was a Kukje related site) that stated the A1500 engine didn't even appear until 2018 so does anyone know the real deal? Thanks in advance.

 

[ptsg]

I could be wrong but I don't think the A1500 made it that far. I believe around 2015 is when they stopped using that engine, about the same time they discontinued the 3120, accordingly to TractorData.

I imagine they realized that 30HP might be a bit on the low side on a tractor that big and that heavy.

During 2015, they released the 15 series with the A1700 engine, initially offered in 35, 40 and 45HP. The two later ones had turbo. I don't know if the A1700 was available and used before this new series or not though.