Deutz (KHD) F4L 514/5 or Volvo T 650 (Volvo)?
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 Volvo T 650 is ahead on forward gears and PTO independence.
- The Volvo T 650 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 | F4L 514/5 | T 650 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 45.4 kW (60.91 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5” | 46.1 kW (61.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | 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 F4L 514/5 and the T 650. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the F4L 514/5 and the T 650. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 35.5 L/min (9.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the F4L 514/5. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,200.000 kg (4,850 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5” | 2,650 kg (5,842 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the F4L 514/5: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5”); the T 650: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,025 kg (6,669 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5” | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Volvo T 650 is 26% heavier (775 kg / 1,709 lb) than the Deutz F4L 514/5 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,500 kg (9,921 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the T 650. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 7Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5” | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe Volvo T 650 has 129% more forward gears (9 gears) than the Deutz F4L 514/5 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the T 650. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30.0 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | 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? | 588 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the F4L 514/5. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe Volvo T 650 has an independent PTO; the Deutz F4L 514/5’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1956–1966 | 1970–1982 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Volvo T 650 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 Volvo T 650 is 26% heavier (775 kg / 1,709 lb) than the Deutz F4L 514/5 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T 650 has 129% more forward gears (9 gears) than the Deutz F4L 514/5 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T 650 has an independent PTO; the Deutz F4L 514/5’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The Volvo T 650 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.
- 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.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the F4L 514/5: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz F4L 514/5”); the T 650: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650”) — 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, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources