Deutz-Fahr DX 160 or Ford 9000?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Deutz-Fahr DX 160: three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears and drive.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 160 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 103% (3,300 kg / 7,275 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 160 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 21% (955 kg / 2,105 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
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 | DX 160 | 9000 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 94.5 kW (126.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 94.0 kW (126.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | 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 DX 160 and the 9000. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DX 160 and the 9000. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 58.4 L/min (15.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 60.6 L/min (16.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | EvenEven on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 6,500 kg (14,330 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 3,200 kg (7,055 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 160 has 103% more lift (3,300 kg / 7,275 lb) than the Ford 9000 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,400 kg (11,905 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 4,445 kg (9,800 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz-Fahr DX 160 is 21% heavier (955 kg / 2,105 lb) than the Ford 9000 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 9000. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 24Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 160 has 50% more forward gears (8 gears) than the Ford 9000 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the DX 160 and the 9000. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | 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? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 160 is available with four-wheel drive; the Ford 9000 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1978–1984 | 1969–1972 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz-Fahr DX 160 is newer: production began 9 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 DX 160 has 103% more lift (3,300 kg / 7,275 lb) than the Ford 9000 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 160 is 21% heavier (955 kg / 2,105 lb) than the Ford 9000 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 160 has 50% more forward gears (8 gears) than the Ford 9000 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 160 is available with four-wheel drive; the Ford 9000 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 160 is newer: production began 9 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 hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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 speeds: the same speeds (1000 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources