Fahr D 132 L or MAN 4K1?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Fahr D 132L: three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears. On features, the MAN 4K1 is ahead on top speed and drive.
- The Fahr D 132L suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 40% (200 kg / 441 lb) more three-point lift.
- The MAN 4K1 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 16% (210 kg / 463 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
- The MAN 4K1 suits road haulage better on this data: 28% (5.4 km/h / 3.4 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 | D 132 L | 4K1 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 13.2 kW (18 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 132 L” | 13.2 kW (18 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4K1” | 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 D 132 L and the 4K1. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 132 L and the 4K1. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D 132 L and the 4K1. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 700 kg (1,543 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 132 L” | 500 kg (1,102 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4K1” | AheadThe Fahr D 132L has 40% more lift (200 kg / 441 lb) than the MAN 4K1 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,340 kg (2,954 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 132 L” | 1,550 kg (3,417 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4K1” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The MAN 4K1 is 16% heavier (210 kg / 463 lb) than the Fahr D 132L (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 132 L” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 4K1. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 132 L” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4K1” | AheadThe Fahr D 132L has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the MAN 4K1 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 132 L” | YesTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 4K1” | EvenEven on a creeper range: every machine offers one. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 19.6 km/h (12.2 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 132 L” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 4K1” | AheadThe MAN 4K1 has 28% more top speed (5.4 km/h / 3.4 mph) than the Fahr D 132L (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 1614Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 132 L” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 4K1” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the D 132 L. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 132 L” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 4K1. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 132 L” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 4K1” | AheadThe MAN 4K1 is available with four-wheel drive; the Fahr D 132L is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1960–1961 | 1959–1961 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fahr D 132L has 40% more lift (200 kg / 441 lb) than the MAN 4K1 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The MAN 4K1 is 16% heavier (210 kg / 463 lb) than the Fahr D 132L (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 132L has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the MAN 4K1 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The MAN 4K1 has 28% more top speed (5.4 km/h / 3.4 mph) than the Fahr D 132L (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The MAN 4K1 is available with four-wheel drive; the Fahr D 132L is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- 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 a creeper range: every machine offers one.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources