9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFahr D 270 B1953–1964No measured PTO figureTractor twoNuffield 10/421964–1967No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the D 270 B and the 10/42 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

9 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fahr D 270 B and Nuffield 10/42, field by field
FieldD 270 B10/42Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed31.6 hp42.6 hp+35% 10/42
Engine declaredKHD F2L 514BMC 28 TAdiffers
Displacement declared2.66 L2.83 L+6% 10/42
Maximum torque declared101 lb·ft · 137 N·m125 lb·ft · 169 N·m+23% 10/42
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4 mph · 20 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h+25% 10/42
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared—9.2 gpm · 35.0 L/min—
Pressure declared3,129 psi · 216 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,145 lb · 1,880 kg5,331 lb · 2,418 kg+29% 10/42
Maximum permissible mass declared4,189 lb · 1,900 kg——
Wheelbase declared78.7 in · 2,000 mm73.0 in · 1,854 mm+8% D 270 B
Length declared114.6 in · 2,910 mm115.0 in · 2,921 mm—
Width declared62.5 in · 1,588 mm67.7 in · 1,720 mm+8% 10/42
Ground clearance declared15.4 in · 390 mm12.6 in · 320 mm+22% D 270 B
Turning radius, braked declared10.0 ft · 3.05 m10.3 ft · 3.15 m—
Fuel tank declared54.9 qt · 52 L67.2 qt · 63.6 L+22% 10/42

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 270 B sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270 B”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270”

Nuffield 10/42 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 10/42 (1964-1967)”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 3/42 (1961-1963)”