Ensinger Fahrzeugbau Michelstadt AS 15 or International Harvester D-215?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the AS 15 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the D-215 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The International Harvester D-215 suits road haulage better on this data: 13% (2.2 km/h / 1.4 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 | AS 15 | D-215 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 11 kW (15 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ensinger AS15” | 11 kW (15 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the AS 15 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the D-215 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 AS 15 and the D-215. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the AS 15 and the D-215. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 19.5 L/min (5.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the AS 15. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 300 kg (661 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the AS 15. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,370 kg (3,020 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ensinger AS15” | 1,188 kg (2,619 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ensinger Fahrzeugbau Michelstadt AS 15 is 15% heavier (182 kg / 401 lb) than the International Harvester D-215 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 1,950 kg (4,299 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the AS 15. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 4Traktorenlexikon, “Ensinger AS15” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | AheadThe International Harvester D-215 has 50% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Ensinger Fahrzeugbau Michelstadt AS 15 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the AS 15. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 16.8 km/h (10.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ensinger AS15” | 19 km/h (11.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | AheadThe International Harvester D-215 has 13% more top speed (2.2 km/h / 1.4 mph) than the Ensinger Fahrzeugbau Michelstadt AS 15 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ensinger AS15” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the AS 15. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ensinger AS15” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-215” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1949–1950 | 1962–1964 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester D-215 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 Ensinger Fahrzeugbau Michelstadt AS 15 is 15% heavier (182 kg / 401 lb) than the International Harvester D-215 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester D-215 has 50% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Ensinger Fahrzeugbau Michelstadt AS 15 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester D-215 has 13% more top speed (2.2 km/h / 1.4 mph) than the Ensinger Fahrzeugbau Michelstadt AS 15 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester D-215 is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the AS 15 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the D-215 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources