Agco DT-200 or Fendt 720 Vario?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the DT-200 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 720 Vario has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fendt 720 Vario suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) more top speed.
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-200 | 720 Vario | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 149.3 kW (200.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 200” | 148 kW (198 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 720 Vario” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the DT-200 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 720 Vario 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-200 and the 720 Vario. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DT-200 and the 720 Vario. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 110.2 L/min (29.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 200” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 720 Vario. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 8,940 kg (19,709 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 200” | 9,769 kg (21,537 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 720 Vario” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 8,904 kg (19,630 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 200” | 7,900 kg (17,417 lb) to 7,980 kg (17,593 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 720 Vario” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Agco DT-200 is 12% heavier (924 kg / 2,037 lb) than the Fendt 720 Vario (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 13,500 kg (29,762 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 720 Vario” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the DT-200. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 18 forwardTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 200” | Stepless (CVT)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 720 Vario” | DifferTransmissions differ in kind: the Agco DT-200 has 18 forward gears and the Fendt 720 Vario is stepless (CVT) — not called. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the DT-200 and the 720 Vario. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 200” | 50 km/h (31.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 720 Vario” | AheadThe Fendt 720 Vario has 25% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Agco DT-200 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 200” | 540 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt 720 Vario” | AheadThe Fendt 720 Vario offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Agco DT-200 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 200” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 720 Vario. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 200” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt 720 Vario” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2002–2004 | 2011– | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt 720 Vario 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-200 is 12% heavier (924 kg / 2,037 lb) than the Fendt 720 Vario (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 720 Vario has 25% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Agco DT-200 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 720 Vario offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Agco DT-200 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Fendt 720 Vario is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Transmissions differ in kind: the Agco DT-200 has 18 forward gears and the Fendt 720 Vario is stepless (CVT) — not called.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the DT-200 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 720 Vario 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, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources