ALLIS-CHALMERS FD-5 vs John Deere R

10 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor one

ALLIS-CHALMERS FD-5

1963–1965

No measured PTO figure

Tractor two

John Deere R

1949–1954

No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (37%); they were not built in overlapping years (1963–1965; 1949–1954). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.

Field by field

10 material differences · 1 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

ALLIS-CHALMERS FD-5 and John Deere R, field by field
FieldFD-5RGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed49.3 hp48.7 hp
Engine declaredVENDEUVRE 66John Deere R-1358differs
Displacement declared6.81 L
Maximum torque declared156 lb·ft · 212 N·m
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h11.2 mph · 18 km/h+39% FD-5
Clutch declaredPedal-operated dry two-stage double clutchHand lever operated dry JOHN DEERE double plate clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Three-point lift at ends declared2,205 lb · 1,000 kg
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm536 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,412 lb · 2,455 kg7,401 lb · 3,357 kg+37% R
Wheelbase declared89.8 in · 2,281 mm85.1 in · 2,162 mm+6% FD-5
Length declared129.9 in · 3,300 mm147.0 in · 3,734 mm+13% R
Width declared68.9 in · 1,750 mm79.5 in · 2,019 mm+15% R
Height declared60.2 in · 1,530 mm78.1 in · 1,984 mm+30% R
Ground clearance declared19.3 in · 490 mm
Fuel tank declared74.0 qt · 70.0 L88.0 qt · 83.3 L+19% R

ALLIS-CHALMERS FD-5 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers FD 5”

John Deere R sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell R”