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  • Vehicle type: unspecified
  • Standard layout, Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Utility
  • No lab test on file
  • 1949–1952
  • 3,761 built

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Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“) specs: hp, weight, years

Brandenburger Traktorenwerk 16 V 2 two-cylinder diesel. The manufacturer claimed 29.58 horsepower. No laboratory has tested one, so there is no measured figure at the shaft.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

29.58 hp

22.06 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS 03/30”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

Weight
4,960 lb
Top speed
11.2 mph

Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“) specs: key facts

  • The Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“) was built from 1949 to 1952.

  • The Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“) has a claimed engine power (gross or net not stated) of 22.06 kW (29.58 hp); it has no measured PTO figure.

  • The Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“) is two-wheel drive (2WD).

  • The Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“) has a Brandenburger Traktorenwerk 16 V 2 engine, a 2-cylinder 3.33 L diesel unit.

  • The Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“) weighs 2,250 kg (4,960 lb) unladen.

  • The Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“) has a dependent rear PTO running at 540 rpm.

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS 03/30”

How does the RS03 („Aktivist“) compare with its class?

  • Limitation:

    Four forward gears is low for its class — 33% below the median of 6 across the 127 machines within 10% of its power that hold this figure.

Derived by WhichTractor from 128 comparable records. How we work this out

Illustration of the 1949–1952 Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“), a 30 hp farm tractor, colour not recorded — shown unpainted · operator station not recorded — shown as an open platform, a drawing generated from its specification record
Illustration — not a photograph · colour not recorded — shown unpainted · operator station not recorded — shown as an open platform

How much horsepower does a RS03 („Aktivist“) have?

The only figure for the RS03 („Aktivist“) is 29.58 hp (22.06 kW) of claimed engine power, gross or net not stated, no test standard stated — not power at the shaft.

Engine, claimed (gross/net not stated)
29.58 hp

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS 03/30”

What engine is in a RS03 („Aktivist“)?

A RS03 („Aktivist“) has a Brandenburger Traktorenwerk 16 V 2, a 2-cylinder 3.33 L diesel engine.

Engine — RS03 („Aktivist“) engine specifications
Make & modelBrandenburger Traktorenwerk 16 V 2
Cylinders2, liquid-cooled
Displacement202.9 ci · 3.33 L

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS 03/30”

How much will a RS03 („Aktivist“) lift?

Hydraulic and PTO specifications for the RS03 („Aktivist“) are below.

Hydraulics & PTO — RS03 („Aktivist“) hydraulics and PTO specifications
Rear PTODependent, 540 rpm

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS 03/30”

What transmission does a RS03 („Aktivist“) have?

Transmission specifications for the RS03 („Aktivist“) are below.

Transmission — RS03 („Aktivist“) transmission specifications
ClutchSingle-plate dry clutch
BrakesInternal shoe brake acting on the rear wheels
Top speed11.2 mph · 18 km/h

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS 03/30”

How much does a RS03 („Aktivist“) weigh?

A RS03 („Aktivist“) weighs 4,960 lb (2,250 kg) unladen.

Weights & dimensions — RS03 („Aktivist“) weights and dimensions
Unladen weight4,960 lb · 2,250 kg
Wheelbase65.0 in · 1,650 mm
Length105.7 in · 2,685 mm
Width64.2 in · 1,630 mm
Height90.6 in · 2,300 mm
Ground clearance11.4 in · 290 mm
Front track51.6 in · 1,310 mm
Rear track50.3–53.1 in · 1,277–1,350 mm

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS 03/30”

Which tractors compare with a RS03 („Aktivist“)?

Within 10% of its 18 hp at the PTO as the maker claimed it, with no laboratory test on file, the same type, and first built within 15 years of it.

Common questions about the Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“)

Is a RS03 („Aktivist“) two-wheel drive or four-wheel drive?

The Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“) is two-wheel drive (2WD).

What PTO does a RS03 („Aktivist“) have?

A RS03 („Aktivist“) has a dependent 540 rpm rear PTO.

Sources and how this page was built

Compiled from Traktorenlexikon, “Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS 03/30”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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Facts taken from these documents, units converted. Numbers beside a figure refer to this list. Licences and attribution

  1. Traktorenlexikon: Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS 03/30 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-76695 · revision 1016709. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document