9 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneFendt 512 Variofrom 2012No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere 72202003–2007No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because the drive differs (4WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive); they were not built in overlapping years (2012–2012; 2003–2007). 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 · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 512 Vario | 7220 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 109 hp | 109 hp | — |
| Engine declared | Deutz TCD 4.1 L4-4V | John Deere PowrTech 6.068 HRW-249 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 4.04 L | 6.79 L | +68% 7220 |
| Maximum torque declared | 406 lb·ft · 550 N·m | 330 lb·ft · 448 N·m | +23% 512 Vario |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 31.1 mph · 50 km/h | 18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/h | differs |
| Clutch declared | — | Pedal-operated hydraulic wet multi-disc clutch | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Hydraulic centre declared | — | Closed centre | — |
| Hydraulic control declared | Load sensing | Load sensing | — |
| Pump flow declared | — | 30.1 gpm · 113.9 L/min | — |
| Pressure declared | — | 3,553 psi · 245 bar | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/540E/1000 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 13,338 lb · 6,050 kg | 11,830 lb · 5,366 kg | +13% 512 Vario |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 23,149 lb · 10,500 kg | 22,046 lb · 10,000 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 100.8 in · 2,560 mm | 112.8 in · 2,865 mm | +12% 7220 |
| Length declared | 175.3 in · 4,453 mm | 176.0 in · 4,471 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 | 20.5 in · 520 mm | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 314.9 qt · 298 L | 218.7 qt · 207.0 L | +44% 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 7220 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 7220”
- Source: OECD test report 2080, 2003