CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) or Fendt Farmer 303 LSA?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 485 (DT) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 303 LSA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 12% (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Fendt Farmer 303 LSA suits road haulage better on this data: 33% (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) more top speed.
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 | 485 (DT) | Farmer 303 LSA | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 38.2 kW (51.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 38.1 kW (51.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 303 LSA” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 485 (DT) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 303 LSA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 485 (DT) and the Farmer 303 LSA. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 485 (DT) and the Farmer 303 LSA. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 45.7 L/min (12.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 40.7 L/min (10.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 303 LSA” | AheadThe CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) has 12% more hydraulic flow (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the Fendt Farmer 303 LSA (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,560 kg (3,439 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Farmer 303 LSA. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,358 kg (5,199 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 3,215 kg (7,088 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 303 LSA” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt Farmer 303 LSA is 36% heavier (857 kg / 1,889 lb) than the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 303 LSA” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 485 (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 15Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 303 LSA” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 485 (DT) and the Farmer 303 LSA. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 303 LSA” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 303 LSA has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 540/650/750/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 303 LSA” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 303 LSA offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 303 LSA” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 485” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 303 LSA” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1985–1990 | 1982–1985 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) has 12% more hydraulic flow (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the Fendt Farmer 303 LSA (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 303 LSA is 36% heavier (857 kg / 1,889 lb) than the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 303 LSA has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 303 LSA offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 485 (DT) does not (as stated by the sources).
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 485 (DT) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 303 LSA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources