BUKH DZ-30 or Kramer 350 Export?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Kramer 350 Export: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears and PTO independence.
- The Kramer 350 Export suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
- The Kramer 350 Export suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 48% (6.5 L/min / 1.7 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 | DZ-30 | 350 Export | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 14.1 kW (18.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh DZ-30” | 14.7 kW (20 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| 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 DZ-30 and the 350 Export. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DZ-30 and the 350 Export. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 13.5 L/min (3.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh DZ-30” | 20.0 L/min (5.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export” | AheadThe Kramer 350 Export has 48% more hydraulic flow (6.5 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the BUKH DZ-30 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 670 kg (1,477 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh DZ-30” | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the DZ-30: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh DZ-30”); the 350 Export: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,620 kg (3,571 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh DZ-30” | 1,780 kg (3,924 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export” | 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? | — | 2,500 kg (5,512 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the DZ-30. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh DZ-30” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export” | AheadThe Kramer 350 Export has 67% more forward gears (4 gears) than the BUKH DZ-30 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the DZ-30 and the 350 Export. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh DZ-30” | 22 km/h (13.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export” | 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, “Bukh DZ-30” | 585 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the 350 Export. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh DZ-30” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export” | AheadThe Kramer 350 Export has an independent PTO; the BUKH DZ-30’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh DZ-30” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1956–1958 | 1963–1968 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Kramer 350 Export is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Kramer 350 Export has 48% more hydraulic flow (6.5 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the BUKH DZ-30 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Kramer 350 Export has 67% more forward gears (4 gears) than the BUKH DZ-30 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Kramer 350 Export has an independent PTO; the BUKH DZ-30’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The Kramer 350 Export is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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 drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the DZ-30: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh DZ-30”); the 350 Export: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer 350 Export”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources