• Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Utility
  • No lab test on file
  • 1967–1971
  • 11,550 built

It was ranked on an engine power figure whose source does not say gross or net. WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

David Brown 780 Selectamaric Engine specs

10 engine values on record for the 780 Selectamaric.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

46.0 hp

34.3 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 780”, 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.

What engine is in a 780 Selectamaric?

A 780 Selectamaric has a DAVID BROWN AD 3/55, a 3-cylinder 2.70 L diesel engine.

Engine — DAVID BROWN AD 3/55 specifications
Make & modelDAVID BROWN AD 3/55Source 1
FuelDieselSource 1
Cylinders3Source 1
Displacement164.5 ci · 2.70 LSource 1
CoolingLiquid-cooled
Maximum torque110 lb·ft · 149 N·m
Maximum torque speed1,500 rpm
Cylinders3
Displacement2.8 qt · 2.7 L
Bore3.9 in · 100.1 mm
Stroke4.5 in · 114.3 mm
Rated engine speed2,200 rpm

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 780”

Sources and how this page was built

10 engine values from Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1190”; and Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 780”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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Sources

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

  1. Traktorenlexikon: David Brown 1190 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-98543 · revision 991256. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document
  2. Traktorenlexikon: David Brown 780 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-115477 · revision 989260. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document