11 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJohn Deere 1846 FA1996–2003No measured PTO figureTractor twoSteyr 8065 (a)1986–1992No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because the drive differs (4WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive); they were not built in overlapping years (1996–2003; 1986–1992). 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

11 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

John Deere 1846 FA and Steyr 8065 (a), field by field
Field1846 FA8065 (a)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed55.3 hp55.3 hp—
Engine declaredJohn Deere 3029 DFG-22Steyr WD-311.87 or WD-311.85differs
Displacement declared2.94 L2.59 L+13% 1846 FA
Maximum torque declared133 lb·ft · 181 N·m147 lb·ft · 199 N·m+10% 8065 (a)
Transmission
Top speed declared24.9 mph · 40 km/h15.5–24.9 mph · 25–40 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredPedal-operated dry LuK double clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic control declaredLoad sensing——
Pump flow declared6.9 gpm · 26.0 L/min——
Pressure declared2,176 psi · 150 bar3,553 psi · 245 bar+63% 8065 (a)
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm / 750 rpm / 1000 rpm540 rpm / 1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,519 lb · 2,050 kg5,368 lb · 2,435 kg+19% 8065 (a)
Wheelbase declared75.3 in · 1,912 mm78.7 in · 1,998 mm—
Length declared128.6 in · 3,267 mm137.6 in · 3,495 mm+7% 8065 (a)
Width declared57.5 in · 1,460 mm67.8 in · 1,722 mm+18% 8065 (a)
Ground clearance declared14.4 in · 365 mm16.9 in · 430 mm+18% 8065 (a)
Turning radius, braked declared—10.3 ft · 3.14 m—
Fuel tank declared42.3 qt · 40.0 L63.4 qt · 60.0 L+50% 8065 (a)

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
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 1846 F/A”

Steyr 8065 (a) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8065”