Deutz (KHD) D 2506 or Kramer KB 25 L?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Deutz D 2506: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears.
- The Deutz D 2506 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 53% (8.5 L/min / 2.2 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | KB 25 L | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 16.5 kW (22.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 16.2 kW (22 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | 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 KB 25 L. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 2506 and the KB 25 L. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 24.5 L/min (6.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 16.0 L/min (4.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | AheadThe Deutz D 2506 has 53% more hydraulic flow (8.5 L/min / 2.2 gpm) than the Kramer KB 25 L (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 2506” | 720 kg (1,587 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | EvenNo call on three-point lift: the sources do not state where the lift was measured, so the difference is not a reliable call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,710 kg (3,770 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 1,455 kg (3,208 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz D 2506 is 18% heavier (255 kg / 562 lb) than the Kramer KB 25 L (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 KB 25 L. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | AheadThe Deutz D 2506 has 60% more forward gears (3 gears) than the Kramer KB 25 L (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the KB 25 L. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph) to 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 586 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the KB 25 L. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the KB 25 L. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 2506” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1968–1974 | 1954–1955 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz D 2506 is newer: production began 14 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 has 53% more hydraulic flow (8.5 L/min / 2.2 gpm) than the Kramer KB 25 L (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz D 2506 is 18% heavier (255 kg / 562 lb) than the Kramer KB 25 L (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz D 2506 has 60% more forward gears (3 gears) than the Kramer KB 25 L (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz D 2506 is newer: production began 14 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.
- No call on three-point lift: the sources do not state where the lift was measured, so the difference is not a reliable call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources