Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 or Leyland 384?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears, PTO speeds and drive.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 27% (8.0 L/min / 2.1 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 58% (880 kg / 1,940 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 28% (590 kg / 1,301 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 3.50 | 384 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 40.7 kW (54.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50” | 40.2 kW (54.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | 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 3.50 and the 384. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DX 3.50 and the 384. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 38.0 L/min (10.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50” | 30.0 L/min (7.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 has 27% more hydraulic flow (8.0 L/min / 2.1 gpm) than the Leyland 384 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50” | 1,520 kg (3,351 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 has 58% more lift (880 kg / 1,940 lb) than the Leyland 384 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,730 kg (6,019 lb) to 3,120 kg (6,878 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50” | 2,140 kg (4,718 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 is 28% heavier (590 kg / 1,301 lb) than the Leyland 384 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,600 kg (10,141 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 384. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 has 60% more forward gears (6 gears) than the Leyland 384 (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 3.50 and the 384. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Leyland 384 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 is available with four-wheel drive; the Leyland 384 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1984–1996 | 1969–1972 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 is newer: production began 15 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 3.50 has 27% more hydraulic flow (8.0 L/min / 2.1 gpm) than the Leyland 384 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 has 58% more lift (880 kg / 1,940 lb) than the Leyland 384 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 is 28% heavier (590 kg / 1,301 lb) than the Leyland 384 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 has 60% more forward gears (6 gears) than the Leyland 384 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Leyland 384 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 is available with four-wheel drive; the Leyland 384 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.50 is newer: production began 15 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 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.
- 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