Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 or Steyr 8180 a?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3: hydraulic flow, three-point lift and maximum permissible mass. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
- The Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 39% (20.4 L/min / 5.4 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 40% (2,620 kg / 5,776 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 suits road haulage better on this data: 12% (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) more maximum permissible mass.
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 | Agrotron 150 MK3 | 8180 a | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 101.3 kW (135.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3” | 102.4 kW (137.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 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 Agrotron 150 MK3 and the 8180 a. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Agrotron 150 MK3 and the 8180 a. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 72.8 L/min (19.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3” | 52.4 L/min (13.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 has 39% more hydraulic flow (20.4 L/min / 5.4 gpm) than the Steyr 8180 a (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 9,240 kg (20,371 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3” | 6,620 kg (14,595 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 has 40% more lift (2,620 kg / 5,776 lb) than the Steyr 8180 a (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,390 kg (11,883 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3” | 6,012 kg (13,254 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 8180 a is 12% heavier (622 kg / 1,371 lb) than the Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 9,500 kg (20,944 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3” | 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 has 12% higher maximum permissible mass (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) than the Steyr 8180 a (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 24Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3” | 12 to 36Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Agrotron 150 MK3 and the 8180 a. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph) to 50 km/h (31.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 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 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3” | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Steyr 8180 a does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2000–2003 | 1986–1993 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 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-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 has 39% more hydraulic flow (20.4 L/min / 5.4 gpm) than the Steyr 8180 a (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 has 40% more lift (2,620 kg / 5,776 lb) than the Steyr 8180 a (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 8180 a is 12% heavier (622 kg / 1,371 lb) than the Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 has 12% higher maximum permissible mass (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) than the Steyr 8180 a (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Steyr 8180 a does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Deutz-Fahr Agrotron 150 MK3 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources