Deutz-Fahr DX 160 or Steyr 8170 a?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the DX 160 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8170 a has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 160 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 39% (16.4 L/min / 4.3 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 8170 a | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 110.4 kW (148.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 110.4 kW (148.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the DX 160 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8170 a has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 8170 a. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DX 160 and the 8170 a. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 58.4 L/min (15.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 42.0 L/min (11.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 160 has 39% more hydraulic flow (16.4 L/min / 4.3 gpm) than the Steyr 8170a (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 6,500 kg (14,330 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 6,540 kg (14,418 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the DX 160: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160”); the 8170 a: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,400 kg (11,905 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 6,024 kg (13,281 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 8170a is 12% heavier (624 kg / 1,376 lb) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 160 (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” | 8,000 kg (17,637 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170” | EvenEven on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 24Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 12 to 36Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170” | 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 DX 160 and the 8170 a. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170” | 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” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170” | AheadThe Steyr 8170a offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Deutz-Fahr DX 160 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1978–1984 | 1980–1986 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. 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 39% more hydraulic flow (16.4 L/min / 4.3 gpm) than the Steyr 8170a (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 8170a is 12% heavier (624 kg / 1,376 lb) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 160 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 8170a offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Deutz-Fahr DX 160 does not (as stated by the sources).
- Even on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, 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.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the DX 160 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8170 a has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the DX 160: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 160”); the 8170 a: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8170”) — 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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources