9 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneFendt Vario 1042from 2015No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere 9420 T2002–2007No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (26%); the drive differs (4WD; Tracks); they were not built in overlapping years (2015–2015; 2002–2007); the 9420 T is on tracks, not an alternative to an ordinary tractor. The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.
Field by field
9 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | Vario 1042 | 9420 T | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 429 hp | 419.5 hp | — |
| Engine declared | MAN D 2676 LE 13 | John Deere-PowerTech 6.125 HRW-17 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 12.42 L | 12.54 L | — |
| Maximum torque declared | 1,549 lb·ft · 2,100 N·m | 1,444 lb·ft · 1,958 N·m | +7% Vario 1042 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 37.3 mph · 60 km/h | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | +100% Vario 1042 |
| Clutch declared | — | Pedal operated hydraulic wet John Deere multi-disc clutch | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Hydraulic control declared | Load sensing | Load sensing | — |
| Pressure declared | — | 3,379 psi · 233 bar | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | — | 1000 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 30,865 lb · 14,000 kg | 39,000 lb · 17,690 kg | +26% 9420 T |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 39,683 lb · 18,000 kg | 50,045 lb · 22,700 kg | +26% 9420 T |
| Wheelbase declared | 129.9 in · 3,300 mm | 110.6 in · 2,810 mm | +17% Vario 1042 |
| Length declared | 242.4 in · 6,157 mm | 237.0 in · 6,020 mm | — |
| Width declared | 108.3 in · 2,750 mm | 140.9 in · 3,580 mm | +30% 9420 T |
| Ground clearance declared | 23.6 in · 600 mm | 14.8 in · 375 mm | +60% Vario 1042 |
| Fuel tank declared | 845.4 qt · 800 L | 1,092.6 qt · 1,034.0 L | +29% 9420 T |
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.
Fendt Vario 1042 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 1042 Vario”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 1038 Vario”
John Deere 9420 T sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 9420T”