BUKH 554 (Super) or Deutz (KHD) D 5505?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 554 (Super) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the D 5505 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The BUKH 554 (Super) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 19% (5.0 L/min / 1.3 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 | 554 (Super) | D 5505 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 37.5 kW (50.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 554” | 38.1 kW (51.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 5505” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 554 (Super) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the D 5505 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 554 (Super) and the D 5505. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 554 (Super) and the D 5505. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 32.0 L/min (8.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 554” | 27 L/min (7.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 5505” | AheadThe BUKH 554 (Super) has 19% more hydraulic flow (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the Deutz D 5505 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,800 kg (3,968 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 554” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the D 5505. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,490 kg (5,490 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 554” | 2,450 kg (5,401 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 5505” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 3,900 kg (8,598 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 5505” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 554 (Super). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 554” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 5505” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 554” | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 5505” | EvenEven on a creeper range: every machine offers one. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 554” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph) to 28 km/h (17.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 5505” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 554” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 5505” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 554” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 5505” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 554” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 5505” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1963–1967 | 1965–1967 | 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 BUKH 554 (Super) has 19% more hydraulic flow (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the Deutz D 5505 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on a creeper range: every machine offers one.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: all two-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 554 (Super) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the D 5505 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 and maximum permissible mass.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources