Deutz (KHD) F1L 712/1 or Fahr D 12?
Which should you choose?
On performance, no comparable figure differs by more than its threshold: on this data the machines are level. On features, the Fahr D 12 is ahead on PTO independence.
- The Fahr D 12 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
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 | F1L 712/1 | D 12 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 9.1 kW (12.18 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F1L 712” | 8.8 kW (12 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 12” | 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 F1L 712/1 and the D 12. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the F1L 712/1 and the D 12. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 16.0 L/min (4.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F1L 712” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D 12. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 690 kg (1,521 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 12” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the F1L 712/1. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 830 kg (1,830 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F1L 712” | 1,150 kg (2,535 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 12” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fahr D 12 is 39% heavier (320 kg / 705 lb) than the Deutz F1L 712/1 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F1L 712” | 1,650 kg (3,638 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 12” | 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? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F1L 712” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 12” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the F1L 712/1 and the D 12. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 19 km/h (11.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F1L 712” | 18.9 km/h (11.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 12” | 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? | 1350Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F1L 712” | 600Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 12” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the F1L 712/1 and the D 12. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F1L 712” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 12” | AheadThe Fahr D 12 has an independent PTO; the Deutz F1L 712/1’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz F1L 712” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 12” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1958–1959 | 1952–1953 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz F1L 712/1 is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fahr D 12 is 39% heavier (320 kg / 705 lb) than the Deutz F1L 712/1 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 12 has an independent PTO; the Deutz F1L 712/1’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The Deutz F1L 712/1 is newer: production began 6 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 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- 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 drive: all two-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources