6 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneHermann Lanz Samson 21936–1937No measured PTO figureTractor twoHermann Zanker KG M 11949–1951No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the Samson 2 and the M 1 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
6 material differences · 1 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | Samson 2 | M 1 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 10.9 hp | 11.8 hp | +9% M 1 |
| Engine declared | Güldner F 1 | Zanker M1 | differs |
| Displacement declared | — | 1.02 L | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 7.5 mph · 12 km/h | 10.6 mph · 17 km/h | +42% M 1 |
| Clutch declared | Lanz single dry clutch | — | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 1500 | 540 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 2,976 lb · 1,350 kg | 2,612–3,064 lb · 1,185–1,390 kg | differs |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | — | 3,748 lb · 1,700 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 66.9 in · 1,700 mm | 57.8 in · 1,468 mm | +16% Samson 2 |
| Length declared | 98.4 in · 2,500 mm | 97.0 in · 2,465 mm | — |
| Width declared | 51.2 in · 1,300 mm | 57.9 in · 1,470 mm | +13% M 1 |
| Ground clearance declared | — | 11.8 in · 300 mm | — |
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.
Hermann Lanz Samson 2 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “HELA Samson 2”
Hermann Zanker KG M 1 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Zanker M1”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bautz B 14 AS/AS 14”