12 material differences

Tractor oneDeutz-Fahr Agrotron 135 MK32000–2003No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere 74202003–2007127.4 hpMeasured at the PTO · OECD Test 2081

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their power is not stated as the same quantity on both; the drive differs (4WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.

Field by field

12 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 135 MK3 and John Deere 7420, field by field
FieldAgrotron 135 MK37420Gap
Measured performance
PTO power, measured measured—127.4 hp—
Drawbar power, measured measured—112.5 hp—
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed133.3 hp——
Engine declaredDeutz BF6M 1013 EJohn Deere 6068HRW01differs
Displacement declared7.15 L6.79 L+5% Agrotron 135 MK3
Maximum torque declared375 lb·ft · 508 N·m414 lb·ft · 561.0 N·m+10% 7420
Transmission
Top speed declared24.9–31.1 mph · 40–50 km/h24.9–31.1 mph · 40–50 km/h—
Clutch declared—Pedal-operated, hydraulic wet multi-disc clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic centre declaredOpen centreClosed centrediffers
Hydraulic control declared—Load sensing—
Pump flow declared19.2 gpm · 72.8 L/min31.7 gpm · 120.0 L/min+65% 7420
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm / 1000 rpm540/1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared11,817 lb · 5,360 kg12,899 lb · 5,851 kg+9% 7420
Maximum permissible mass declared19,842 lb · 9,000 kg22,046 lb · 10,000 kg+11% 7420
Wheelbase declared108.9 in · 2,767 mm104.3–112.8 in · 2,650–2,865 mm—
Length declared187.3 in · 4,757 mm176.0 in · 4,471 mm+6% Agrotron 135 MK3
Width declared97.2 in · 2,470 mm96.0–105.7 in · 2,438–2,686 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared22.4 in · 570 mm16.3–20.5 in · 415–520 mmdiffers
Fuel tank declared285.3 qt · 270 L218.7 qt · 207.0 L+30% Agrotron 135 MK3

Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.

Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 135 MK3 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 135 MK3”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 120 MK3”

John Deere 7420 sources

Source
  • Source: OECD test report 2081, 2003
  • Source: OECD test report 2081, 2003
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 7420”