International Harvester D-214 or Kramer Pionier S?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the D-214 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Pionier S has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The International Harvester D-214 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 19% (3.0 L/min / 0.8 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | D-214 | Pionier S | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 10.3 kW (13.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard” | 10.2 kW (13.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D-214 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Pionier S has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 D-214 and the Pionier S. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D-214 and the Pionier S. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 19.0 L/min (5.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard” | 16.0 L/min (4.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S” | AheadThe International Harvester D-214 has 19% more hydraulic flow (3.0 L/min / 0.8 gpm) than the Kramer Pionier S (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 300 kg (661 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard” | 520 kg (1,146 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the D-214: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard”); the Pionier S: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,151 kg (2,538 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard” | 1,090 kg (2,403 lb) to 1,140 kg (2,513 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S” | 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? | 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard” | 1,560 kg (3,439 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S” | EvenEven on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard” | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S” | EvenEven on a creeper range: every machine offers one. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 19 km/h (11.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard” | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S” | DifferPTO speeds differ: the International Harvester D-214 540 rpm and the Kramer Pionier S 1000 rpm — each offers a speed the other does not; which matters depends on the implement. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the Pionier S. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1958–1962 | 1959–1962 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The International Harvester D-214 has 19% more hydraulic flow (3.0 L/min / 0.8 gpm) than the Kramer Pionier S (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on a creeper range: every machine offers one.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- PTO speeds differ: the International Harvester D-214 540 rpm and the Kramer Pionier S 1000 rpm — each offers a speed the other does not; which matters depends on the implement.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D-214 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Pionier S has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the D-214: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-214 Standard”); the Pionier S: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer Pionier S”) — 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 and PTO independence.
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