6 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJ.I. Case 6401960–1969No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere 2020 OU1967–1972No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 640 and the 2020 OU → 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 · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

J.I. Case 640 and John Deere 2020 OU, field by field
Field6402020 OUGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed52.0 hp59.3 hp+14% 2020 OU
Engine declared—John Deere M 5 BL 4 or 4202 DL-01—
Displacement declared—3.32 L—
Maximum torque declared—141 lb·ft · 191 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4–21.7 mph · 20–35 km/h12.4–15.5 mph · 20–25 km/hdiffers
Clutch declared—Pedal operated two stage and dry Fichtel & Sachs double clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic centre declared—Closed centre—
Pump flow declared9.3 gpm · 35.2 L/min6.6 gpm · 24.8 L/min+42% 640
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,495 lb · 2,039 kg5,159 lb · 2,340 kg+15% 2020 OU
Maximum permissible mass declared—8,818 lb · 4,000 kg—
Wheelbase declared79.3 in · 2,013 mm80.1 in · 2,035 mm—
Length declared134.5 in · 3,416 mm140.6 in · 3,570 mm—
Width declared80.7 in · 2,051 mm61.4–70.9 in · 1,560–1,800 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared20.9 in · 530 mm13.2 in · 336 mm+58% 640
Turning radius, braked declared9.8 ft · 3.00 m10.1 ft · 3.08 m—
Fuel tank declared69.2 qt · 65.5 L78.0 qt · 73.8 L+13% 2020 OU

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.

J.I. Case 640 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case 640”

John Deere 2020 OU sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2020 OU”