10 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneJohn Deere 1846 FA1996–2003No measured PTO figureTractor twoSAME Dorado 55 (DT)2000–2004No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (27%); the drive differs (4WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive). 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
10 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 1846 FA | Dorado 55 (DT) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 55.3 hp | 55.3 hp | — |
| Engine declared | John Deere 3029 DFG-22 | SAME-DEUTZ-FAHR 1000.3 A 5 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.94 L | 3.00 L | — |
| Maximum torque declared | 133 lb·ft · 181 N·m | 145 lb·ft · 197 N·m | +9% Dorado 55 (DT) |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 24.9 mph · 40 km/h | 24.9 mph · 40 km/h | — |
| Clutch declared | Pedal-operated dry LuK double clutch | — | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Hydraulic control declared | Load sensing | — | — |
| Pump flow declared | 6.9 gpm · 26.0 L/min | — | — |
| Pressure declared | 2,176 psi · 150 bar | 3,118 psi · 215 bar | +43% Dorado 55 (DT) |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm / 750 rpm / 1000 rpm | 540/540E/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 4,519 lb · 2,050 kg | 5,732 lb · 2,600 kg | +27% Dorado 55 (DT) |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | — | 11,023 lb · 5,000 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 75.3 in · 1,912 mm | 82.9 in · 2,105 mm | +10% Dorado 55 (DT) |
| Length declared | 128.6 in · 3,267 mm | 145.7 in · 3,700 mm | +13% Dorado 55 (DT) |
| Width declared | 57.5 in · 1,460 mm | 70.5–87.8 in · 1,790–2,230 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 14.4 in · 365 mm | 17.5 in · 445 mm | +22% Dorado 55 (DT) |
| Turning radius, braked declared | — | 10.0 ft · 3.06 m | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 42.3 qt · 40.0 L | 95.1 qt · 90.0 L | +125% Dorado 55 (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.
John Deere 1846 FA sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 1846 F/A”
SAME Dorado 55 (DT) sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Dorado 55”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Dorado 60”