Deutz (KHD) D 4506 or Fendt Farmer 102?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the D 4506 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 102 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fendt Farmer 102 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 12% (3.3 L/min / 0.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Fendt Farmer 102 suits road haulage better on this data: 29% (5.8 km/h / 3.6 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “similar machines”. 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 | D 4506 | Farmer 102 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 29.3 kW (39.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 4506” | 29.3 kW (39.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 102” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D 4506 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 102 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 D 4506 and the Farmer 102. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 4506 and the Farmer 102. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 27.2 L/min (7.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 4506” | 30.5 L/min (8.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 102” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 102 has 12% more hydraulic flow (3.3 L/min / 0.9 gpm) than the Deutz D 4506 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,560 kg (3,439 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 4506” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Farmer 102. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,920 kg (4,233 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 4506” | 2,290 kg (5,049 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 102” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt Farmer 102 is 19% heavier (370 kg / 816 lb) than the Deutz D 4506 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 3,500 kg (7,716 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 4506” | 3,825 kg (8,433 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 102” | EvenEven on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 4506” | 13Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 102” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 102 has 63% more forward gears (5 gears) than the Deutz D 4506 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the D 4506 and the Farmer 102. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 4506” | 25.8 km/h (16.0 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 102” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 102 has 29% more top speed (5.8 km/h / 3.6 mph) than the Deutz D 4506 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 4506” | 559 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 102” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the Farmer 102. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 102” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the D 4506. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 4506” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 102”; Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 102 S/SA” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1972–1980 | 1972–1974 | 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 Fendt Farmer 102 has 12% more hydraulic flow (3.3 L/min / 0.9 gpm) than the Deutz D 4506 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 102 is 19% heavier (370 kg / 816 lb) than the Deutz D 4506 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 102 has 63% more forward gears (5 gears) than the Deutz D 4506 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 102 has 29% more top speed (5.8 km/h / 3.6 mph) than the Deutz D 4506 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- Even on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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 D 4506 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 102 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, a creeper range, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources