6 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneEnsinger Fahrzeugbau Michelstadt AS 151949–1950No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere Model-LA1940–1946No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1949–1950; 1940–1946). 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
6 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | AS 15 | Model-LA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 15 hp | 14.3 hp | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 10.4 mph · 16.8 km/h | 9.3 mph · 15 km/h | +12% AS 15 |
| Clutch declared | single-plate dry clutch | Pedal operated dry single plate Thelander clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 546 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 3,020 lb · 1,370 kg | 2,524 lb · 1,145 kg | +20% AS 15 |
| Wheelbase declared | 57.1 in · 1,450 mm | — | — |
| Length declared | 96.5 in · 2,450 mm | 93.0 in · 2,362 mm | — |
| Width declared | 59.1 in · 1,500 mm | 47.0 in · 1,194 mm | +26% AS 15 |
| Ground clearance declared | 10.0 in · 255 mm | 20.2 in · 512 mm | +101% Model-LA |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 6.7 ft · 2.05 m | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | — | 32.0 qt · 30.3 L | — |
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.
Ensinger Fahrzeugbau Michelstadt AS 15 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ensinger AS15”
John Deere Model-LA sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell-LA”