10 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneFendt 512 Variofrom 2012No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere 72101997–2002No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the 512 Vario and the 7210 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
10 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 512 Vario | 7210 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 109 hp | 109 hp | — |
| Engine declared | Deutz TCD 4.1 L4-4V | John Deere 6.068 TRW-50 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 4.04 L | 6.79 L | +68% 7210 |
| Maximum torque declared | 406 lb·ft · 550 N·m | 324 lb·ft · 439 N·m | +25% 512 Vario |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 31.1 mph · 50 km/h | 18.6–31.1 mph · 30–50 km/h | differs |
| Clutch declared | — | Pedal-operated, hydraulic-wet John Deere multi-disc clutch | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Hydraulic centre declared | — | Closed centre | — |
| Hydraulic control declared | Load sensing | Load sensing | — |
| Pump flow declared | — | 27.3 gpm · 103.3 L/min | — |
| Pressure declared | — | 2,944–3,031 psi · 203–209 bar | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/540E/1000 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 13,338 lb · 6,050 kg | 11,490 lb · 5,212 kg | +16% 512 Vario |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 23,149 lb · 10,500 kg | — | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 100.8 in · 2,560 mm | 111.8 in · 2,840 mm | +11% 7210 |
| Length declared | 175.3 in · 4,453 mm | 174.6 in · 4,435 mm | — |
| Width declared | 96.5 in · 2,451 mm | 96.0–105.7 in · 2,438–2,686 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 20.9 in · 530 mm | 15.7 in · 400 mm | +33% 512 Vario |
| Fuel tank declared | 314.9 qt · 298 L | 199.7 qt · 189.0 L | +58% 512 Vario |
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 512 Vario sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 512 Vario”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 516 Vario”
John Deere 7210 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 7210”
- Source: OECD test report 1749, 1998