Fahr D 45 L or Steyr Plus 50?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Steyr Plus 50: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears, PTO independence and drive.
- The Steyr Plus 50 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: a live PTO.
- The Steyr Plus 50 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 77% (14.3 L/min / 3.8 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 45 L | Plus 50 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 32.0 kW (42.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 45 L” | 32.4 kW (43 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | 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 45 L and the Plus 50. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 45 L and the Plus 50. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 18.5 L/min (4.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 45 L” | 32.8 L/min (8.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | AheadThe Steyr Plus 50 has 77% more hydraulic flow (14.3 L/min / 3.8 gpm) than the Fahr D 45 L (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,950 kg (4,299 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the D 45 L. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,420 kg (5,335 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 45 L” | 2,165 kg (4,773 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fahr D 45 L is 12% heavier (255 kg / 562 lb) than the Steyr Plus 50 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,400 kg (9,700 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 45 L” | 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | EvenEven on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5 to 6Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 45 L” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | AheadThe Steyr Plus 50 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Fahr D 45 L (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 45 L and the Plus 50. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 21 km/h (13.0 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 45 L” | 27 km/h (16.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 587 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 45 L” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the D 45 L. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 45 L” | liveTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | AheadThe Steyr Plus 50 has a live PTO; the Fahr D 45 L’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 45 L” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | AheadThe Steyr Plus 50 is available with four-wheel drive; the Fahr D 45 L is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1952–1954 | 1967–1977 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr Plus 50 is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Steyr Plus 50 has 77% more hydraulic flow (14.3 L/min / 3.8 gpm) than the Fahr D 45 L (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 45 L is 12% heavier (255 kg / 562 lb) than the Steyr Plus 50 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr Plus 50 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Fahr D 45 L (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr Plus 50 has a live PTO; the Fahr D 45 L’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The Steyr Plus 50 is available with four-wheel drive; the Fahr D 45 L is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Steyr Plus 50 is newer: production began 15 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.
- Even on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources