9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFiat 850 Special (DT)1972–1974No measured PTO figureTractor twoFiat 90-90 (DT)1984–1991No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1972–1974; 1984–1991). 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 · 7 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fiat 850 Special (DT) and Fiat 90-90 (DT), field by field
Field850 Special (DT)90-90 (DT)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed88.8 hp88.8 hp—
Engine declaredO.M.-FIAT CO 3/80 Var.6FIAT-IVECO 8055.05.200differs
Displacement declared4.94 L4.88 L—
Maximum torque declared236 lb·ft · 320 N·m217 lb·ft · 294 N·m+9% 850 Special (DT)
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredDry FERODO double clutchDry VALEO or LuK double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared10.0 gpm · 38.0 L/min11.6 gpm · 44.0 L/min+16% 90-90 (DT)
Pressure declared2,901 psi · 200 bar3,046–3,118 psi · 210–215 bardiffers
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540 rpm / 1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared7,496 lb · 3,400 kg7,848 lb · 3,560 kg—
Maximum permissible mass declared—13,448 lb · 6,100 kg—
Wheelbase declared93.0 in · 2,362 mm97.2 in · 2,469 mm—
Length declared159.5 in · 4,052 mm151.6 in · 3,850 mm—
Width declared75.8–99.4 in · 1,925–2,525 mm82.7 in · 2,100 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared21.5 in · 545 mm20.9 in · 530 mm—
Turning radius, braked declared11.9 ft · 3.64 m12.0 ft · 3.65 m—
Fuel tank declared89.8 qt · 85.0 L98.3 qt · 93.0 L+9% 90-90 (DT)

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.

Fiat 850 Special (DT) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 850 Spezial (DT)”

Fiat 90-90 (DT) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiatagri 90-90/90-90 DT”