Fahr D 135 vs Kramer KB 180

8 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor one

Fahr D 135

1958–1959

No measured PTO figure

Tractor two

Kramer KB 180

1956–1959

No 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

8 material differences · 7 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fahr D 135 and Kramer KB 180, field by field
FieldD 135KB 180Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed17.7 hp17.7 hp
Engine declaredGüldner 2 DNSFGüldner 2 DNSdiffers
Displacement declared1.31 L1.31 L
Maximum torque declared49 lb·ft · 67 N·m54 lb·ft · 74 N·m+10% KB 180
Transmission
Top speed declared11.8 mph · 19 km/h11.8 mph · 19 km/h
Clutch declaredPedal operated dry Fichtel & Sachs single disc clutchSingle dry plate clutch by Fichtel & Sachsdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pressure declared3,129 psi · 216 bar1,707 psi · 118 bar+83% D 135
Three-point lift at ends declared2,425 lb · 1,100 kg
Rear PTO speeds declared525 rpm530 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared2,557 lb · 1,160 kg2,579 lb · 1,170 kg
Maximum permissible mass declared3,660 lb · 1,660 kg
Wheelbase declared66.6 in · 1,692 mm69.5 in · 1,765 mm
Length declared104.7 in · 2,660 mm111.0 in · 2,820 mm+6% KB 180
Width declared57.5 in · 1,460 mm59.1 in · 1,500 mm
Height declared61.4 in · 1,560 mm61.8 in · 1,570 mm
Ground clearance declared14.3 in · 364 mm11.6 in · 294 mm+24% D 135
Turning radius, braked declared7.7 ft · 2.35 m
Fuel tank declared31.7 qt · 30 L25.4 qt · 24 L+25% D 135

Fahr D 135 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 135”

Kramer KB 180 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 180”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 131 W”