5 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneDavid Brown 990 Selectmatic1965–1979No measured PTO figureTractor twoDeutz (KHD) D 50061968–1974No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 990 Selectmatic and the D 5006 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

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

David Brown 990 Selectmatic and Deutz (KHD) D 5006, field by field
Field990 SelectmaticD 5006Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed—44 hp—
Engine declaredDAVID BROWN AD 4/47 or AD 4/49 A (B)KHD F3L 912differs
Displacement declared—2.83 L—
Maximum torque declared140 lb·ft · 190 N·m132 lb·ft · 179 N·m+6% 990 Selectmatic
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredpedal-operated dry Borg & Beck single-disc clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared7.3 gpm · 27.5 L/min——
Pressure declared—2,538 psi · 175 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm——
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,688 lb · 2,580 kg4,398 lb · 1,995 kg+29% 990 Selectmatic
Maximum permissible mass declared—8,818 lb · 4,000 kg—
Wheelbase declared78.7 in · 2,000 mm78.7 in · 2,000 mm—
Length declared126.0 in · 3,200 mm136.6 in · 3,470 mm+8% D 5006
Width declared67.0 in · 1,702 mm66.3 in · 1,685 mm—
Ground clearance declared21.4 in · 543 mm16.9 in · 430 mm+26% 990 Selectmatic
Turning radius, braked declared10.3 ft · 3.14 m10.5 ft · 3.20 m—
Fuel tank declared64.9 qt · 61.4 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 990 Selectmatic sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 990”

Deutz (KHD) D 5006 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 5006”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 4006 P”