9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneALLIS-CHALMERS D-171957–1967No measured PTO figureTractor twoDavid Brown 880 Selectamatic1965–1971No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the D-17 and the 880 Selectamatic → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

9 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

ALLIS-CHALMERS D-17 and David Brown 880 Selectamatic, field by field
FieldD-17880 SelectamaticGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed46.1 hp46.0 hp—
Engine declaredALLIS-CHALMERS G-226DAVID BROWN AD 3/55 A (B)differs
Displacement declared—2.70 L—
Maximum torque declared—120 lb·ft · 163 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4 mph · 20 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h+25% 880 Selectamatic
Clutch declaredFoot-operated spring-loaded dry single-plate Rockford clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared10.5 gpm · 39.7 L/min7.3 gpm · 27.5 L/min+44% D-17
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,868 lb · 2,208 kg3,990 lb · 1,810 kg+22% D-17
Wheelbase declared93.0–95.7 in · 2,362–2,432 mm79.8 in · 2,026 mmdiffers
Length declared140.0–143.0 in · 3,556–3,632 mm121.5 in · 3,086 mmdiffers
Width declared76.7 in · 1,949 mm68.9–82.3 in · 1,750–2,090 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared22.8 in · 580 mm19.8 in · 502 mm+16% D-17
Turning radius, braked declared—10.3 ft · 3.15 m—
Fuel tank declared75.9 qt · 71.8 L55.3 qt · 52.3 L+37% D-17

Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.

ALLIS-CHALMERS D-17 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers D 17”

David Brown 880 Selectamatic sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 880 Selectamatic”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 885”