Agco RT-100 (Traktorenlexikon) or John Deere 5603?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the RT-100 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 5603 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Agco RT-100 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 102% (64.2 L/min / 17.0 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 | RT-100 | 5603 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 73.5 kW (98.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 100” | 72.9 kW (97.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5603” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the RT-100 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 5603 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 RT-100 and the 5603. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the RT-100 and the 5603. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 127.4 L/min (33.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 100” | 63.2 L/min (16.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5603” | AheadThe Agco RT-100 has 102% more hydraulic flow (64.2 L/min / 17.0 gpm) than the John Deere 5603 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 2,120 kg (4,674 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5603” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the RT-100. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 6,905 kg (15,223 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 100” | 3,320 kg (7,319 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5603” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Agco RT-100 is 108% heavier (3,585 kg / 7,904 lb) than the John Deere 5603 (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 RT-100 and the 5603. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | Stepless (CVT)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 100” | 12 forwardTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5603” | DifferTransmissions differ in kind: the Agco RT-100 is stepless (CVT) and the John Deere 5603 has 12 forward gears — not called. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the RT-100 and the 5603. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 100” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5603” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 100” | 540E/540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5603” | AheadThe Agco RT-100 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the John Deere 5603 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5603” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the RT-100. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 100”; OECD test report 2234, 2005 | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5603” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2004–2005 | 2007– | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Agco RT-100 has 102% more hydraulic flow (64.2 L/min / 17.0 gpm) than the John Deere 5603 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Agco RT-100 is 108% heavier (3,585 kg / 7,904 lb) than the John Deere 5603 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Agco RT-100 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the John Deere 5603 does not (as stated by the sources).
- Transmissions differ in kind: the Agco RT-100 is stepless (CVT) and the John Deere 5603 has 12 forward gears — not called.
- 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 drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the RT-100 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 5603 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, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources