John Deere 2120 (A) or SAME Centauro 70 (DT)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the SAME Centauro 70 (DT): hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The SAME Centauro 70 (DT) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The SAME Centauro 70 (DT) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 49% (13.9 L/min / 3.7 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 81% (1,660 kg / 3,660 lb) more three-point lift.
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 | 2120 (A) | Centauro 70 (DT) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 42.5 kW (57.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2120” | 42.7 kW (57.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 70 (DT)” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| 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 2120 (A) and the Centauro 70 (DT). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 2120 (A) and the Centauro 70 (DT). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 28.6 L/min (7.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2120” | 42.5 L/min (11.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 70 (DT)” | AheadThe SAME Centauro 70 (DT) has 49% more hydraulic flow (13.9 L/min / 3.7 gpm) than the John Deere 2120 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,040 kg (4,497 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2120” | 3,700 kg (8,157 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 70 (DT)” | AheadThe SAME Centauro 70 (DT) has 81% more lift (1,660 kg / 3,660 lb) than the John Deere 2120 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,887 kg (6,365 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2120” | 2,730 kg (6,019 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 70 (DT)” | 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? | 4,500 kg (9,921 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2120” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Centauro 70 (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2120” | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 70 (DT)” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 2120 (A) and the Centauro 70 (DT). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph) to 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2120” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 70 (DT)” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2120” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 70 (DT)” | AheadThe SAME Centauro 70 (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the John Deere 2120 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2120” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 70 (DT)” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 2120” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 70 (DT)” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1968–1972 | 1981–1987 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SAME Centauro 70 (DT) is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The SAME Centauro 70 (DT) has 49% more hydraulic flow (13.9 L/min / 3.7 gpm) than the John Deere 2120 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Centauro 70 (DT) has 81% more lift (1,660 kg / 3,660 lb) than the John Deere 2120 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Centauro 70 (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the John Deere 2120 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The SAME Centauro 70 (DT) is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, 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 figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources