Deutz (KHD) D 2506 or International Harvester D-324 Standard?
Which should you choose?
On performance, no comparable figure differs by more than its threshold: on this data the machines are level.
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 2506 | D-324 Standard | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 16.5 kW (22.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 16.8 kW (22.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-324 Standard” | 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 2506 and the D-324 Standard. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 2506 and the D-324 Standard. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 24.5 L/min (6.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D-324 Standard. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,560 kg (3,439 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 600 kg (1,323 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-324 Standard” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the D 2506: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506”); the D-324 Standard: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-324 Standard”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,710 kg (3,770 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 1,536 kg (3,386 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-324 Standard” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz D 2506 is 11% heavier (174 kg / 384 lb) than the International Harvester D-324 Standard (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the D-324 Standard. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 6 to 8Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-324 Standard” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | YesTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-324 Standard” | EvenEven on a creeper range: every machine offers one. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph) to 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 19 km/h (11.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-324 Standard” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-324 Standard” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-324 Standard” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-324 Standard” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1968–1974 | 1958–1962 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz D 2506 is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Deutz D 2506 is 11% heavier (174 kg / 384 lb) than the International Harvester D-324 Standard (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz D 2506 is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on a creeper range: every machine offers one.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the D 2506: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506”); the D-324 Standard: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-324 Standard”) — 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 and maximum permissible mass.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources