Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 or Fiat 500 Spezial (DT)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10: three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed and PTO speeds.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 17% (280 kg / 617 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
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 3.10 | 500 Spezial (DT) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 32.6 kW (43.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10” | 32.7 kW (43.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | 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 3.10 and the 500 Spezial (DT). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DX 3.10 and the 500 Spezial (DT). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 34.4 L/min (9.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 500 Spezial (DT). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,900 kg (4,189 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10” | 1,620 kg (3,571 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 has 17% more lift (280 kg / 617 lb) than the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,540 kg (5,600 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10” | 1,880 kg (4,145 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 is 35% heavier (660 kg / 1,455 lb) than the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 500 Spezial (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | 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 3.10 and the 500 Spezial (DT). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the DX 3.10 and the 500 Spezial (DT). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1984–1990 | 1971–1980 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 is newer: production began 13 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 3.10 has 17% more lift (280 kg / 617 lb) than the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 is 35% heavier (660 kg / 1,455 lb) than the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.10 is newer: production began 13 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 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, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources