8 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneBrandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“)1949–1952No measured PTO figureTractor twoKramer KB 1801956–1959No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (92%); they were not built in overlapping years (1949–1952; 1956–1959). 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
8 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | RS03 („Aktivist“) | KB 180 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 29.58 hp | 17.7 hp | +67% RS03 („Aktivist“) |
| Engine declared | Brandenburger Traktorenwerk 16 V 2 | Güldner 2 DNS | differs |
| Displacement declared | 3.33 L | 1.31 L | +155% RS03 („Aktivist“) |
| Maximum torque declared | — | 54 lb·ft · 74 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 11.2 mph · 18 km/h | 11.8 mph · 19 km/h | +6% KB 180 |
| Clutch declared | Single-plate dry clutch | Single dry plate clutch by Fichtel & Sachs | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pressure declared | — | 1,707 psi · 118 bar | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 530 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 4,960 lb · 2,250 kg | 2,579 lb · 1,170 kg | +92% RS03 („Aktivist“) |
| Wheelbase declared | 65.0 in · 1,650 mm | 69.5 in · 1,765 mm | +7% KB 180 |
| Length declared | 105.7 in · 2,685 mm | 111.0 in · 2,820 mm | — |
| Width declared | 64.2 in · 1,630 mm | 59.1 in · 1,500 mm | +9% RS03 („Aktivist“) |
| Ground clearance declared | 11.4 in · 290 mm | 11.6 in · 294 mm | — |
| Fuel tank declared | — | 25.4 qt · 24 L | — |
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.
Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS03 („Aktivist“) sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Brandenburger Traktorenwerke RS 03/30”
Kramer KB 180 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 131 W”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180 Schmalspur”