Allgaier R18 or MAN 2K1?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the R18 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 2K1 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
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 | R18 | 2K1 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 13.2 kW (17.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Allgaier R18” | 13.2 kW (17.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the R18 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 2K1 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 R18 and the 2K1. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the R18 and the 2K1. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the R18 and the 2K1. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 500 kg (1,102 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the R18. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Allgaier R18” | 1,235 kg (2,723 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Allgaier R18 is 30% heavier (365 kg / 805 lb) than the MAN 2K1 (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 R18 and the 2K1. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 4Traktorenlexikon, “Allgaier R18” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | AheadThe MAN 2K1 has 50% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Allgaier R18 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the R18. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 19 km/h (11.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Allgaier R18” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | 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 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Allgaier R18” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Allgaier R18” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 2K1. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Allgaier R18” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1946–1952 | 1957–1958 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The MAN 2K1 is newer: production began 11 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Allgaier R18 is 30% heavier (365 kg / 805 lb) than the MAN 2K1 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The MAN 2K1 has 50% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Allgaier R18 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The MAN 2K1 is newer: production began 11 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the R18 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 2K1 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, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources