7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFendt Favorit 920 Vario1997–2002No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere 81202002–2005No 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). 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

7 material differences · 6 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fendt Favorit 920 Vario and John Deere 8120, field by field
FieldFavorit 920 Vario8120Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed197 hp197.4 hp—
Engine declaredMAN D 826 LE 530John Deere-PowerTech 6.081 HRW-217differs
Displacement declared6.87 L8.13 L+18% 8120
Maximum torque declared652 lb·ft · 884 N·m632 lb·ft · 857 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared31.1 mph · 50 km/h24.9 mph · 40 km/h+25% Favorit 920 Vario
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic centre declared—Closed centre—
Hydraulic control declaredLoad sensingLoad sensing—
Pressure declared—2,683 psi · 185 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm / 750 rpm / 1000 rpm1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared17,835 lb · 8,090 kg18,109 lb · 8,214 kg—
Maximum permissible mass declared30,865 lb · 14,000 kg30,865 lb · 14,000 kg—
Wheelbase declared111.8 in · 2,840 mm123.2 in · 3,130 mm+10% 8120
Length declared194.5 in · 4,940 mm230.3 in · 5,850 mm+18% 8120
Width declared100.4 in · 2,550 mm100.0 in · 2,540 mm—
Ground clearance declared23.8 in · 605 mm15.0 in · 380 mm+59% Favorit 920 Vario
Turning radius, braked declared17.7 ft · 5.40 m——
Fuel tank declared—540.0 qt · 511.0 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 Favorit 920 Vario sources

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

John Deere 8120 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 8120”
  • Source: OECD test report 2083, 2003