Agco DT-180 or Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the DT-180 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the AgroStar 6.81 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Agco DT-180 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 39% (32.0 L/min / 8.5 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | DT-180 | AgroStar 6.81 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 133.9 kW (179.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 180” | 136 kW (182 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the DT-180 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the AgroStar 6.81 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the DT-180 and the AgroStar 6.81. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DT-180 and the AgroStar 6.81. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 114.7 L/min (30.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 180” | 82.7 L/min (21.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81” | AheadThe Agco DT-180 has 39% more hydraulic flow (32.0 L/min / 8.5 gpm) than the Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 8,940 kg (19,709 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 180” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the AgroStar 6.81. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 8,838 kg (19,484 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 180” | 6,950 kg (15,322 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Agco DT-180 is 27% heavier (1,888 kg / 4,162 lb) than the Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 10,000 kg (22,046 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the DT-180. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 18Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 180” | 18Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the DT-180 and the AgroStar 6.81. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 180” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 180” | 540/1000/750 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81 offers 540 and 750 rpm at the PTO, which the Agco DT-180 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 180” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 180” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2002–2004 | 1993–1997 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Agco DT-180 is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Agco DT-180 has 39% more hydraulic flow (32.0 L/min / 8.5 gpm) than the Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Agco DT-180 is 27% heavier (1,888 kg / 4,162 lb) than the Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr AgroStar 6.81 offers 540 and 750 rpm at the PTO, which the Agco DT-180 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Agco DT-180 is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the DT-180 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the AgroStar 6.81 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources