Fahr D 25 or Kramer KWD 250?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Fahr D 25: maximum permissible mass. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the Kramer KWD 250 is ahead on forward gears.
- The Fahr D 25 suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (450 kg / 992 lb) more maximum permissible mass and 16% (3.1 km/h / 1.9 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 25 | KWD 250 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 17.7 kW (24 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 25” | 17.7 kW (24 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | 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 25 and the KWD 250. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 25 and the KWD 250. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 16.0 L/min (4.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D 25. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 690 kg (1,521 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 25” | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | 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? | 1,786 kg (3,937 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 25” | 1,550 kg (3,417 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fahr D 25 is 15% heavier (236 kg / 520 lb) than the Kramer KWD 250 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 2,250 kg (4,960 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 25” | 1,800 kg (3,968 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | AheadThe Fahr D 25 has 25% higher maximum permissible mass (450 kg / 992 lb) than the Kramer KWD 250 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 25” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | AheadThe Kramer KWD 250 has 100% more forward gears (5 gears) than the Fahr D 25 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the D 25 and the KWD 250. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 22.9 km/h (14.2 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 25” | 19.8 km/h (12.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | AheadThe Fahr D 25 has 16% more top speed (3.1 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the Kramer KWD 250 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 25” | 528 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the KWD 250. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 25” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 25” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1951–1953 | 1958–1959 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Kramer KWD 250 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 25 is 15% heavier (236 kg / 520 lb) than the Kramer KWD 250 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 25 has 25% higher maximum permissible mass (450 kg / 992 lb) than the Kramer KWD 250 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Kramer KWD 250 has 100% more forward gears (5 gears) than the Fahr D 25 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 25 has 16% more top speed (3.1 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the Kramer KWD 250 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Kramer KWD 250 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 PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- 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