Agco DT-225 or Fendt 722 Vario?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the DT-225 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 722 Vario has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fendt 722 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-225 | 722 Vario | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 167.7 kW (224.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 225” | 163 kW (219 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 722 Vario” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the DT-225 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 722 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-225 and the 722 Vario. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DT-225 and the 722 Vario. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 113.2 L/min (29.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 225” | 109.0 L/min (28.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 722 Vario” | EvenEven on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 8,940 kg (19,709 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 225” | 9,769 kg (21,537 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 722 Vario” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the DT-225: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 225”); the 722 Vario: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 722 Vario”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 8,956 kg (19,745 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 225” | 7,900 kg (17,417 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 722 Vario” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Agco DT-225 is 13% heavier (1,056 kg / 2,328 lb) than the Fendt 722 Vario (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the DT-225 and the 722 Vario. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 18 forwardTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 225” | Stepless (CVT)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 722 Vario” | DifferTransmissions differ in kind: the Agco DT-225 has 18 forward gears and the Fendt 722 Vario is stepless (CVT) — not called. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the DT-225 and the 722 Vario. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 225” | 50 km/h (31.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 722 Vario” | AheadThe Fendt 722 Vario has 25% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Agco DT-225 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 225” | 540 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt 722 Vario” | AheadThe Fendt 722 Vario offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Agco DT-225 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the DT-225 and the 722 Vario. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 225” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt 722 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 722 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-225 is 13% heavier (1,056 kg / 2,328 lb) than the Fendt 722 Vario (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 722 Vario has 25% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Agco DT-225 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 722 Vario offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Agco DT-225 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Fendt 722 Vario is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Transmissions differ in kind: the Agco DT-225 has 18 forward gears and the Fendt 722 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-225 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 722 Vario has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the DT-225: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO DT 225”); the 722 Vario: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 722 Vario”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
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