Fortschritt ZT 300

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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1. What is the manufacturer?VEB Traktorenwerk Schönebeck, German Democratic Republic
2. What is the series designation?Fortschritt ZT 300 series (including ZT 300 and ZT 303 models)
3. When did the Fortschritt ZT 300 start being made?Production began on September 1, 1967, and it ran until 1984.
4. How many Fortschritt ZT 300 tractors were built?A total of 72,382 tractors were made by the end of production.

German Democratic Republic (GDR): The former East Germany, a socialist state that existed from 1949 to 1990.
Agricultural Mechanization: The process of using machinery to perform agricultural tasks previously done by hand or animal power.
VEB (Volkseigener Betrieb): A type of state-owned enterprise in the GDR, meaning 'People-Owned Enterprise'.