Fahr D 88 or Güldner A 2 KS Spessart?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Güldner A 2 KS Spessart: maximum permissible mass. On features, the Fahr D 88 is ahead on top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “similar machines”. 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 88 | A 2 KS Spessart | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 11.2 kW (15.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 88” | 11.2 kW (15.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | 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 88 and the A 2 KS Spessart. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 88 and the A 2 KS Spessart. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D 88 and the A 2 KS Spessart. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 340 kg (750 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 88 E” | 435 kg (959 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | 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? | 865 kg (1,907 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 88” | 890 kg (1,962 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | 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? | 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 88 E” | 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | AheadThe Güldner A 2 KS Spessart has 11% higher maximum permissible mass (150 kg / 331 lb) than the Fahr D 88 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 88” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 88” | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | EvenEven on a creeper range: every machine offers one. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 88” | 19.33 km/h (12.0 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | AheadThe Fahr D 88 has 29% more top speed (5.7 km/h / 3.5 mph) than the Güldner A 2 KS Spessart (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | — | 568 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the D 88 and the A 2 KS Spessart. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 88” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 88”; Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 88 E” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 2 KS Spessart” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1956–1960 | 1958–1965 | 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 Güldner A 2 KS Spessart has 11% higher maximum permissible mass (150 kg / 331 lb) than the Fahr D 88 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 88 has 29% more top speed (5.7 km/h / 3.5 mph) than the Güldner A 2 KS Spessart (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on a creeper range: every machine offers one.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent.
- 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 and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources