Fahr D 270 or Fahr D 30 L?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Fahr D 30L: maximum permissible mass. It is also ahead on PTO independence.
- The Fahr D 30L suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
- The Fahr D 30L suits road haulage better on this data: 12% (370 kg / 816 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 270 | D 30 L | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 22.5 kW (30.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270” | 22.1 kW (30 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 L” | 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 270 and the D 30 L. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 270 and the D 30 L. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D 270 and the D 30 L. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 690 kg (1,521 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270” | 690 kg (1,521 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 L” | 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? | 1,940 kg (4,277 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270” | 1,975 kg (4,354 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 L” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 3,110 kg (6,856 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270” | 3,480 kg (7,672 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 L” | AheadThe Fahr D 30L has 12% higher maximum permissible mass (370 kg / 816 lb) than the Fahr D 270 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5 to 6Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 L” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the D 270 and the D 30 L. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 19.4 km/h (12.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270” | 19.9 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 L” | 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? | 572 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 L” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the D 270. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 L” | AheadThe Fahr D 30L has an independent PTO; the Fahr D 270’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 270” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 30 L” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1954–1958 | 1951–1953 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fahr D 30L has 12% higher maximum permissible mass (370 kg / 816 lb) than the Fahr D 270 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 30L has an independent PTO; the Fahr D 270’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- 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 weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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 drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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