Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) or Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, no comparable figure differs by more than its threshold: on this data the machines are level. On features, the Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) is ahead on top speed and PTO speeds; the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) is ahead on drive.
- The Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
- The Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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 | 500 Spezial (DT) | TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 32.7 kW (43.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | 32.4 kW (43.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Landini TL 33 NA” | 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 500 Spezial (DT) and the TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 500 Spezial (DT) and the TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 37.1 L/min (9.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Landini TL 33 NA” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 500 Spezial (DT). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,620 kg (3,571 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | 1,633 kg (3,600 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Landini TL 33 NA” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,880 kg (4,145 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | 1,905 kg (4,200 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Landini TL 33 NA” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 500 Spezial (DT) and the TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | 12 to 20Traktorenlexikon, “Landini TL 33 NA” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 500 Spezial (DT) and the TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Landini TL 33 NA” | AheadThe Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Landini TL 33 NA” | AheadThe Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 500 Spezial (DT) and the TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F). |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 500 Special/500 Special DT” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Landini TL 33 NA” | AheadThe Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1971–1980 | 1983–1987 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) is newer: production began 12 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Fiat 500 Spezial (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Landini TL 33 N/A (R 5530 F) is newer: production began 12 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.
- Even on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources