Fiat 300 (DT) or Kramer KWD 250?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Kramer KWD 250: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears and PTO independence. On features, the Fiat 300 (DT) is ahead on top speed and drive.
- The Kramer KWD 250 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
- The Kramer KWD 250 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 72% (6.7 L/min / 1.8 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Fiat 300 (DT) suits road haulage better on this data: 26% (5.2 km/h / 3.2 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | 300 (DT) | KWD 250 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 17.7 kW (23.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 17.7 kW (24 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the 300 (DT) and the KWD 250. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 300 (DT) and the KWD 250. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 9.3 L/min (2.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 16.0 L/min (4.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | AheadThe Kramer KWD 250 has 72% more hydraulic flow (6.7 L/min / 1.8 gpm) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 650 kg (1,433 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 300 (DT): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT”); the KWD 250: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,220 kg (2,690 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 1,550 kg (3,417 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Kramer KWD 250 is 27% heavier (330 kg / 728 lb) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 1,800 kg (3,968 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 300 (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | AheadThe Kramer KWD 250 has 67% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 300 (DT) and the KWD 250. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 19.8 km/h (12.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | AheadThe Fiat 300 (DT) has 26% more top speed (5.2 km/h / 3.2 mph) than the Kramer KWD 250 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 528 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the KWD 250. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | AheadThe Kramer KWD 250 has an independent PTO; the Fiat 300 (DT)’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250” | AheadThe Fiat 300 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Kramer KWD 250 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1971–1978 | 1958–1959 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fiat 300 (DT) is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Kramer KWD 250 has 72% more hydraulic flow (6.7 L/min / 1.8 gpm) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Kramer KWD 250 is 27% heavier (330 kg / 728 lb) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Kramer KWD 250 has 67% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Fiat 300 (DT) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Fiat 300 (DT) has 26% more top speed (5.2 km/h / 3.2 mph) than the Kramer KWD 250 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Kramer KWD 250 has an independent PTO; the Fiat 300 (DT)’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The Fiat 300 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Kramer KWD 250 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Fiat 300 (DT) is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 300 (DT): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 300/300 DT”); the KWD 250: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KWD 250”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources