Fahr D 17 or Güldner A 2 KS Spessart?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Fahr D 17: maximum permissible mass.
- The Fahr D 17 suits road haulage better on this data: 27% (400 kg / 882 lb) more maximum permissible mass.
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 17 | A 2 KS Spessart | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 11.8 kW (16 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 17” | 11.2 kW (15.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | 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 17 and the A 2 KS Spessart. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 17 and the A 2 KS Spessart. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D 17 and the A 2 KS Spessart. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 690 kg (1,521 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 17” | 435 kg (959 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | EvenNo call on three-point lift: the sources do not state where the lift was measured, so the difference is not a reliable call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,275 kg (2,811 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 17” | 890 kg (1,962 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fahr D 17 is 43% heavier (385 kg / 849 lb) than the Güldner A 2 KS Spessart (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 1,900 kg (4,189 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 17” | 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | AheadThe Fahr D 17 has 27% higher maximum permissible mass (400 kg / 882 lb) than the Güldner A 2 KS Spessart (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 17” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the D 17. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 17” | 19.33 km/h (12.0 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 17” | 568 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the A 2 KS Spessart. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 17” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 17” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1951–1953 | 1958–1965 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Güldner A 2 KS Spessart is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fahr D 17 is 43% heavier (385 kg / 849 lb) than the Güldner A 2 KS Spessart (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 17 has 27% higher maximum permissible mass (400 kg / 882 lb) than the Güldner A 2 KS Spessart (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Güldner A 2 KS Spessart is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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.
- No call on three-point lift: the sources do not state where the lift was measured, so the difference is not a reliable call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources