9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneCase-IH MX 1501998–2002142.7 hpMeasured at the PTO · OECD Test 1762Tractor twoDeutz-Fahr Agrotron M 6402007–2012No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their power is not stated as the same quantity on both; they were not built in overlapping years (1998–2002; 2007–2012). 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

9 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Case-IH MX 150 and Deutz-Fahr Agrotron M 640, field by field
FieldMX 150Agrotron M 640Gap
Measured performance
PTO power, measured measured142.7 hp——
Drawbar power, measured measured138.4 hp——
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed147.9 hp——
Engine declaredCDC 6TA-590Deutz AG TCD 2012 L06 4Vdiffers
Displacement declared5.88 L6.06 L—
Maximum torque declared430 lb·ft · 583 N·m586 lb·ft · 795 N·m+36% Agrotron M 640
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/h24.9–31.1 mph · 40–50 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredintegrated wet Case-IH multi-disc driving clutchElectro-hydraulically operated comfort clutch, running in oil bathdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic centre declaredClosed centre——
Pump flow declared—21.9 gpm · 83.0 L/min—
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540/1000/540E/1000E rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared16,248 lb · 7,370 kg13,162 lb · 5,970 kg+23% MX 150
Maximum permissible mass declared27,558 lb · 12,500 kg——
Wheelbase declared112.2 in · 2,850 mm108.9 in · 2,767 mm—
Length declared199.2 in · 5,060 mm187.3 in · 4,757 mm+6% MX 150
Width declared98.4 in · 2,500 mm100.4 in · 2,550 mm—
Ground clearance declared22.0 in · 560 mm22.4 in · 570 mm—
Turning radius, braked declared19.3 ft · 5.87 m16.8 ft · 5.13 m+14% MX 150
Fuel tank declared366.7 qt · 347.0 L322.3 qt · 305 L+14% MX 150

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 MX 150 sources

Source
  • Source: OECD test report 1762, 1998
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX150”

Deutz-Fahr Agrotron M 640 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron M 640”