8 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneCase-IH MX 1701998–2002156.1 hpMeasured at the PTO · OECD Test 1764Tractor twoDeutz-Fahr Agrotron X 7202006–2013No 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; their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (28%); they were not built in overlapping years (1998–2002; 2006–2013). 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

8 material differences · 1 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Case-IH MX 170 and Deutz-Fahr Agrotron X 720, field by field
FieldMX 170Agrotron X 720Gap
Measured performance
PTO power, measured measured156.1 hp——
Drawbar power, measured measured150.1 hp——
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed163.7 hp——
Engine declaredCDC 6TA-590——
Displacement declared5.88 L——
Maximum torque declared471 lb·ft · 638 N·m——
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/h24.9–31.1 mph · 40–50 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredWet Case-IH multi-plate clutch integrated in the gearbox——
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic centre declaredClosed centre——
Hydraulic control declared—Load sensing—
Pressure declared3,408 psi · 235 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540 rpm / 750 rpm / 1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared16,248 lb · 7,370 kg20,790–23,005 lb · 9,430–10,435 kgdiffers
Maximum permissible mass declared27,558 lb · 12,500 kg30,865 lb · 14,000 kg+12% Agrotron X 720
Wheelbase declared112.2 in · 2,850 mm121.9 in · 3,095 mm+9% Agrotron X 720
Length declared199.2 in · 5,060 mm207.4 in · 5,268 mm—
Width declared98.4 in · 2,500 mm108.3 in · 2,750 mm+10% Agrotron X 720
Ground clearance declared22.0 in · 560 mm19.4–21.6 in · 494–548 mmdiffers
Turning radius, braked declared19.3 ft · 5.87 m22.1 ft · 6.75 m+15% Agrotron X 720
Fuel tank declared366.7 qt · 347.0 L——

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 170 sources

Source
  • Source: OECD test report 1764, 1998
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX170”
  • Source: OECD test report 1762, 1998

Deutz-Fahr Agrotron X 720 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron X 720”