5 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneFahr D 131 L1959–1960No measured PTO figureTractor twoKramer KB 1801956–1959No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their power is identical, with the same weight or the same engine, which usually means one machine sold under two names; any difference below comes from how each source describes it. 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
5 material differences · 7 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | D 131 L | KB 180 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 19.7 hp | 17.7 hp | +11% D 131 L |
| Engine declared | Güldner 2 LD | Güldner 2 DNS | differs |
| Displacement declared | 1.31 L | 1.31 L | — |
| Maximum torque declared | 54 lb·ft · 73 N·m | 54 lb·ft · 74 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 12.3 mph · 19.87 km/h | 11.8 mph · 19 km/h | — |
| Clutch declared | — | Single dry plate clutch by Fichtel & Sachs | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pressure declared | 2,134 psi · 147 bar | 1,707 psi · 118 bar | +25% D 131 L |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 1614 | 530 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 2,601 lb · 1,180 kg | 2,579 lb · 1,170 kg | — |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 3,527 lb · 1,600 kg | — | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 70.9 in · 1,800 mm | 69.5 in · 1,765 mm | — |
| Length declared | 114.6 in · 2,910 mm | 111.0 in · 2,820 mm | — |
| Width declared | 59.8 in · 1,520 mm | 59.1 in · 1,500 mm | — |
| Ground clearance declared | 15.4 in · 390 mm | 11.6 in · 294 mm | +33% D 131 L |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 7.9 ft · 2.42 m | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 37.0 qt · 35 L | 25.4 qt · 24 L | +46% D 131 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.
Fahr D 131 L sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 131 L”
Kramer KB 180 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 131 W”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180 Schmalspur”