9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneDeutz-Fahr DX 55 V1984–1987No measured PTO figureTractor twoFendt Farmer 250 V/VAfrom 1988No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1984–1987; 1988–1988); the DX 55 V is an orchard or vineyard tractor, not an alternative to an ordinary tractor; the Farmer 250 V/VA is an orchard or vineyard tractor, not an alternative to an ordinary tractor. 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

9 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Deutz-Fahr DX 55 V and Fendt Farmer 250 V/VA, field by field
FieldDX 55 VFarmer 250 V/VAGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed53.0 hp50 hp+7% DX 55 V
Engine declaredKHD F3L 912——
Displacement declared2.83 L——
Maximum torque declared129 lb·ft · 175 N·m130 lb·ft · 176 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared13.7 mph · 22 km/h18.6–21.7 mph · 30–35 km/hdiffers
Clutch declared—Dual dry clutch from Fichtel & Sachs—
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic control declared—Load sensing—
Pump flow declared7.3 gpm · 27.5 L/min7.1 gpm · 27 L/min—
Pressure declared2,901 psi · 200 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540/750 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,549 lb · 1,610 kg4,167 lb · 1,890 kg+17% Farmer 250 V/VA
Maximum permissible mass declared6,063 lb · 2,750 kg7,716 lb · 3,500 kg+27% Farmer 250 V/VA
Wheelbase declared70.5 in · 1,791 mm77.8 in · 1,975 mm+10% Farmer 250 V/VA
Length declared126.0 in · 3,200 mm133.2 in · 3,384 mm+6% Farmer 250 V/VA
Width declared43.3 in · 1,100 mm40.8 in · 1,037 mm+6% DX 55 V
Ground clearance declared13.8 in · 350 mm11.5 in · 292 mm+20% DX 55 V
Turning radius, braked declared—9.1 ft · 2.76 m—
Fuel tank declared42.3 qt · 40 L63.4 qt · 60 L+50% Farmer 250 V/VA

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 DX 55 V sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 55 V”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz D 4006 P”

Fendt Farmer 250 V/VA sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 250 V/VA”