8 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFahr D 270 B1953–1964No measured PTO figureTractor twoRenault R 55from 1967No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the D 270 B and the R 55 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

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

Fahr D 270 B and Renault R 55, field by field
FieldD 270 BR 55Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed31.6 hp34.6 hp+9% R 55
Engine declaredKHD F2L 514ALFA-SAVIEM 715/30.01differs
Displacement declared2.66 L2.24 L+19% D 270 B
Maximum torque declared101 lb·ft · 137 N·m——
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4 mph · 20 km/h12.4 mph · 20 km/h—
Clutch declared—Two-stage pedal-operated dry FERODO double clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pressure declared3,129 psi · 216 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,145 lb · 1,880 kg3,990–4,475 lb · 1,810–2,030 kgdiffers
Maximum permissible mass declared4,189 lb · 1,900 kg——
Wheelbase declared78.7 in · 2,000 mm76.0 in · 1,930 mm—
Length declared114.6 in · 2,910 mm122.8–140.6 in · 3,120–3,570 mmdiffers
Width declared62.5 in · 1,588 mm59.1–82.7 in · 1,500–2,100 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared15.4 in · 390 mm17.1 in · 435 mm+12% R 55
Turning radius, braked declared10.0 ft · 3.05 m11.3 ft · 3.45 m+13% R 55
Fuel tank declared54.9 qt · 52 L58.1 qt · 55.0 L+6% R 55

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”

Renault R 55 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 55 R7231”