Deutz (KHD) D 50 or Ford 5000 Diesel?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 5000 Diesel: maximum permissible mass. It is also ahead on top speed.
- The Ford 5000 Diesel suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (800 kg / 1,764 lb) more maximum permissible mass and 25% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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 | D 50 | 5000 Diesel | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 32.1 kW (43.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 50” | 32.0 kW (42.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5000 Diesel” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| 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 50 and the 5000 Diesel. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 50 and the 5000 Diesel. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 22.4 L/min (5.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5000 Diesel” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D 50. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,350.000 kg (2,976 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 50” | 1,400 kg (3,086 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5000 Diesel” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the D 50: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 50”); the 5000 Diesel: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5000 Diesel”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,135 kg (4,707 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 50” | 2,519 kg (5,553 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5000 Diesel” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 5000 Diesel is 18% heavier (384 kg / 847 lb) than the Deutz D 50 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 3,200 kg (7,055 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 50” | 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5000 Diesel” | AheadThe Ford 5000 Diesel has 25% higher maximum permissible mass (800 kg / 1,764 lb) than the Deutz D 50 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 7Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 50” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5000 Diesel” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 50” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 5000 Diesel. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 50” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5000 Diesel” | AheadThe Ford 5000 Diesel has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Deutz D 50 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 590Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 50” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 5000 Diesel” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the D 50. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the D 50 and the 5000 Diesel. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 50” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 5000 Diesel” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1960–1962 | 1962–1964 | 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 Ford 5000 Diesel is 18% heavier (384 kg / 847 lb) than the Deutz D 50 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 5000 Diesel has 25% higher maximum permissible mass (800 kg / 1,764 lb) than the Deutz D 50 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 5000 Diesel has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Deutz D 50 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on drive: all two-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 three-point lift: the D 50: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 50”); the 5000 Diesel: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5000 Diesel”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, a creeper range, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources