11 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneCase-IH CX 501998–200042.5 hpMeasured at the PTO · OECD Test 1893Tractor twoJohn Deere 51032003–200849.8 hpMeasured at the PTO · OECD Test 2266
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (53%); they were not built in overlapping years (1998–2000; 2003–2008). 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
11 material differences · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | CX 50 | 5103 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measured performance | |||
| PTO power, measured measured | 42.5 hp | 49.8 hp | +17% 5103 |
| Drawbar power, measured measured | 35.4 hp | 40.9 hp | +16% 5103 |
| Engine | |||
| Engine declared | Perkins 1962/2250 | John Deere 3.029 DPY-12 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.70 L | 2.90 L | +7% 5103 |
| Maximum torque declared | 121 lb·ft · 164.0 N·m | 129 lb·ft · 175.2 N·m | +7% 5103 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | — |
| Clutch declared | Pedal-operated dry single-disc clutch | Dry LuK double clutch with 280 mm diameter | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Hydraulic centre declared | — | Open centre | — |
| Pump flow declared | 14.0 gpm · 53.0 L/min | 11.3 gpm · 42.8 L/min | +24% CX 50 |
| Pressure declared | 2,698 psi · 186 bar | 2,828 psi · 195 bar | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/1000 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 7,110 lb · 3,225 kg | 4,652–5,031 lb · 2,110–2,282 kg | differs |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 13,228 lb · 6,000 kg | — | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 84.8 in · 2,154 mm | 81.1 in · 2,060 mm | — |
| Length declared | 150.8 in · 3,830 mm | 137.4 in · 3,490 mm | +10% CX 50 |
| Width declared | 79.5 in · 2,020 mm | 65.7–85.4 in · 1,670–2,170 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 12.4 in · 315 mm | 12.2 in · 310 mm | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 163.8 qt · 155.0 L | 72.0 qt · 68.1 L | +128% CX 50 |
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.
Case-IH CX 50 sources
- Source: OECD test report 1893, 2000
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CX50”
John Deere 5103 sources
- Source: OECD test report 2266, 2005
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5103”