13 material differences
Tractor oneCase-IH CX 701998–200062.1 hpMeasured at the PTO · OECD Test 1895Tractor twoJohn Deere 53032003–200860.2 hpMeasured at the PTO · OECD Test 2268
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (43%); 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
13 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | CX 70 | 5303 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measured performance | |||
| PTO power, measured measured | 62.1 hp | 60.2 hp | — |
| Drawbar power, measured measured | 55.1 hp | 46.9 hp | +17% CX 70 |
| Engine | |||
| Engine declared | Perkins 1004-4 HR | John Deere 3.029 TPY-11 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 4.23 L | 2.90 L | +46% CX 70 |
| Maximum torque declared | 195 lb·ft · 265.0 N·m | 161 lb·ft · 218.6 N·m | +21% CX 70 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/h | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | differs |
| Clutch declared | Pedal operated dry single-disc clutch as drive 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 | 10.8 gpm · 41.0 L/min | +29% CX 70 |
| Pressure declared | 2,698 psi · 186 bar | — | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/1000 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 7,022 lb · 3,185 kg | 4,894–5,110 lb · 2,220–2,318 kg | differs |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 13,228 lb · 6,000 kg | — | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 89.1 in · 2,263 mm | 80.3 in · 2,040 mm | +11% CX 70 |
| Length declared | 156.7 in · 3,980 mm | 138.4 in · 3,515 mm | +13% CX 70 |
| Width declared | 82.7 in · 2,100 mm | 73.4–89.6 in · 1,865–2,275 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 13.0 in · 330 mm | 15.0 in · 380 mm | +15% 5303 |
| Fuel tank declared | 163.8 qt · 155.0 L | 72.0 qt · 68.1 L | +128% CX 70 |
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 70 sources
- Source: OECD test report 1895, 2000
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CX70”
John Deere 5303 sources
- Source: OECD test report 2268, 2005
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5303”