7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneDavid Brown 850 Implematic1960–1965No measured PTO figureTractor twoDeutz (KHD) F2L 514/541954–1955No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1960–1965; 1954–1955). 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

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

David Brown 850 Implematic and Deutz (KHD) F2L 514/54, field by field
Field850 ImplematicF2L 514/54Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed35.0 hp30 hp+19% 850 Implematic
Engine declaredDAVID BROWN AD 4/36 A-106KHD F2L 514differs
Displacement declared2.52 L2.66 L+5% F2L 514/54
Maximum torque declared110 lb·ft · 149 N·m105 lb·ft · 142 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h12.4 mph · 20 km/h+25% 850 Implematic
Clutch declaredPedal-operated dry BORG & BECK single-plate clutch type 10 inch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared6.0 gpm · 22.7 L/min——
Pressure declared—1,707 psi · 118 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm585 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,704 lb · 1,680 kg4,244–4,354 lb · 1,925–1,975 kgdiffers
Maximum permissible mass declared—5,732 lb · 2,600 kg—
Wheelbase declared75.2 in · 1,911 mm78.9 in · 2,005 mm—
Length declared114.0 in · 2,896 mm124.6 in · 3,165 mm+9% F2L 514/54
Width declared62.8 in · 1,594 mm61.0 in · 1,550 mm—
Ground clearance declared15.5 in · 394 mm15.0 in · 380 mm—
Turning radius, braked declared7.9 ft · 2.41 m10.5 ft · 3.20 m+33% F2L 514/54
Fuel tank declared42.1 qt · 39.8 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 850 Implematic sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 850”

Deutz (KHD) F2L 514/54 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F2L 514/54”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270”