7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneDeutz-Fahr D 6807 (C)1981–1982No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere 2550 (A)1983–1986No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1981–1982; 1983–1986). 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

7 material differences · 6 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Deutz-Fahr D 6807 (C) and John Deere 2550 (A), field by field
FieldD 6807 (C)2550 (A)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed66 hp65.2 hp—
Engine declaredKHD F4L 912——
Displacement declared3.77 L——
Maximum torque declared176 lb·ft · 238 N·m——
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5–18.6 mph · 25–30 km/h18.6 mph · 30 km/hdiffers
Clutch declared—pedal-operated dry single-disc clutch as driving clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic centre declaredOpen centreClosed centrediffers
Pump flow declared11.1 gpm · 42.0 L/min13.0 gpm · 49.2 L/min+17% 2550 (A)
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm / 1000 rpm540 rpm / 1000 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared6,305 lb · 2,860 kg7,628 lb · 3,460 kg+21% 2550 (A)
Maximum permissible mass declared11,023 lb · 5,000 kg10,582 lb · 4,800 kg—
Wheelbase declared85.4 in · 2,170 mm89.2 in · 2,266 mm—
Length declared148.0 in · 3,760 mm133.1 in · 3,380 mm+11% D 6807 (C)
Width declared78.3 in · 1,990 mm79.9 in · 2,029 mm—
Ground clearance declared18.9 in · 480 mm24.4 in · 620 mm+29% 2550 (A)
Turning radius, braked declared11.9 ft · 3.62 m11.2 ft · 3.40 m+6% D 6807 (C)
Fuel tank declared97.2 qt · 92 L95.9 qt · 90.8 L—

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 D 6807 (C) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr D 6807”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 6006”

John Deere 2550 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2550”