7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneDavid Brown 4600 Selectmatic1968–1971No measured PTO figureTractor twoFiat 500 (DT)1971–1973No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 4600 Selectmatic and the 500 (DT) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

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

David Brown 4600 Selectmatic and Fiat 500 (DT), field by field
Field4600 Selectmatic500 (DT)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed50.0 hp49.3 hp—
Engine declared—FIAT-IVECO 8035.02.202—
Displacement declared—2.59 L—
Maximum torque declared140 lb·ft · 190 N·m118 lb·ft · 160 N·m+19% 4600 Selectmatic
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredPedal-operated, dry and two-stage BORG & BECK double clutchpedal-operated two-stage dry FERODO double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared—5.8 gpm · 21.8 L/min—
Pressure declared—2,843 psi · 196 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,990 lb · 1,810 kg4,023 lb · 1,825 kg—
Wheelbase declared79.8 in · 2,026 mm75.6 in · 1,920 mm+6% 4600 Selectmatic
Length declared121.5 in · 3,086 mm119.1 in · 3,025 mm—
Width declared64.0 in · 1,626 mm62.4–92.9 in · 1,585–2,360 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared19.8 in · 502 mm15.0 in · 380 mm+32% 4600 Selectmatic
Turning radius, braked declared10.3 ft · 3.15 m9.7 ft · 2.95 m+7% 4600 Selectmatic
Fuel tank declared55.3 qt · 52.3 L57.1 qt · 54.0 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.

David Brown 4600 Selectmatic sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 4600”

Fiat 500 (DT) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500/500 DT”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500”