10 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFendt 916 Vario2002–2006No measured PTO figureTractor twoMercedes-Benz MB-trac 1800 intercooler1990–1991No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 916 Vario and the MB-trac 1800 intercooler → 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 · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fendt 916 Vario and Mercedes-Benz MB-trac 1800 intercooler, field by field
Field916 VarioMB-trac 1800 intercoolerGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed177 hp177 hp—
Engine declaredMAN D 0836 LE 501Daimler-Benz OM 366 LAdiffers
Displacement declared6.87 L5.96 L+15% 916 Vario
Maximum torque declared608 lb·ft · 825 N·m476 lb·ft · 645 N·m+28% 916 Vario
Transmission
Top speed declared31.1 mph · 50 km/h24.9 mph · 40 km/h+25% 916 Vario
Clutch declaredwet multi-plate clutch as PTO clutchDry double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic control declaredLoad sensing——
Pump flow declared29.6 gpm · 112 L/min15.1 gpm · 57.0 L/min+96% 916 Vario
Pressure declared2,901 psi · 200 bar2,901 psi · 200 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared1000 rpm540/1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared19,290 lb · 8,750 kg13,999 lb · 6,350 kg+38% 916 Vario
Maximum permissible mass declared30,865 lb · 14,000 kg——
Wheelbase declared111.8 in · 2,840 mm104.3 in · 2,650 mm+7% 916 Vario
Length declared194.5 in · 4,940 mm184.3 in · 4,680 mm+6% 916 Vario
Width declared100.4 in · 2,550 mm98.4 in · 2,500 mm—
Ground clearance declared23.8 in · 605 mm22.8 in · 580 mm—
Turning radius, braked declared17.7 ft · 5.40 m——
Fuel tank declared560.0 qt · 530 L——

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 916 Vario sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 916 Vario”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 920 Vario”

Mercedes-Benz MB-trac 1800 intercooler sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Mercedes-Benz MB trac 1800 intercooler”