9 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneFord 5411958–1962No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere 9201967–1975No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (35%); they were not built in overlapping years (1958–1962; 1967–1975). 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 · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 541 | 920 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 36.5 hp | 36.5 hp | — |
| Engine declared | — | John Deere M 4 FL 9 or 3.152 DL-02 | — |
| Displacement declared | — | 2.49 L | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 12.4 mph · 20 km/h | 12.4–15.5 mph · 20–25 km/h | differs |
| Clutch declared | — | Pedal operated dry Fichtel & Sachs single disc clutch | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 4.0 gpm · 15.0 L/min | 6.9 gpm · 26 L/min | +73% 920 |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 3,512 lb · 1,593 kg | 4,740 lb · 2,150 kg | +35% 920 |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | — | 7,055 lb · 3,200 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 89.0 in · 2,261 mm | 74.4 in · 1,890 mm | +20% 541 |
| Length declared | 140.5 in · 3,569 mm | 134.8 in · 3,425 mm | — |
| Width declared | 55.6 in · 1,412 mm | 59.1–85.0 in · 1,500–2,160 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 19.4 in · 494 mm | 15.7 in · 400 mm | +24% 541 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 10.0 ft · 3.05 m | 9.2 ft · 2.80 m | +9% 541 |
| Fuel tank declared | 44.0 qt · 41.6 L | 66.0 qt · 62.5 L | +50% 920 |
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.
Ford 541 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 501”
John Deere 920 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 920”