John Deere 5500 (A) or SAME Silver 80 (DT)?
Which should you choose?
The figures split: the John Deere 5500 (A) is ahead on hydraulic flow; the SAME Silver 80 (DT) is ahead on three-point lift, top speed and PTO speeds.
- The SAME Silver 80 (DT) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The SAME Silver 80 (DT) suits road haulage better on this data: 33% (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) more top speed.
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 | 5500 (A) | Silver 80 (DT) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 55.2 kW (74.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5500 (USA)” | 54.8 kW (73.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Silver 80” | 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 5500 (A) and the Silver 80 (DT). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 5500 (A) and the Silver 80 (DT). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 62.5 L/min (16.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5500 (USA)” | 39.8 L/min (10.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Silver 80” | AheadThe John Deere 5500 (A) has 57% more hydraulic flow (22.7 L/min / 6.0 gpm) than the SAME Silver 80 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,725 kg (3,803 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5500 (USA)” | 3,600 kg (7,937 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Silver 80” | AheadThe SAME Silver 80 (DT) has 109% more lift (1,875 kg / 4,134 lb) than the John Deere 5500 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,573 kg (5,672 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5500 (USA)” | 3,600 kg (7,937 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Silver 80” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SAME Silver 80 (DT) is 40% heavier (1,027 kg / 2,264 lb) than the John Deere 5500 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 6,000 kg (13,228 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Silver 80” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 5500 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 9 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5500 (USA)” | 15 to 60Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Silver 80” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 5500 (A) and the Silver 80 (DT). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5500 (USA)” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Silver 80” | AheadThe SAME Silver 80 (DT) has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the John Deere 5500 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5500 (USA)” | 540/540E/1000E/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Silver 80” | AheadThe SAME Silver 80 (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the John Deere 5500 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5500 (USA)” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Silver 80” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5500 (USA)” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Silver 80” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1995–1997 | 1995–2004 | 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 John Deere 5500 (A) has 57% more hydraulic flow (22.7 L/min / 6.0 gpm) than the SAME Silver 80 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Silver 80 (DT) has 109% more lift (1,875 kg / 4,134 lb) than the John Deere 5500 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Silver 80 (DT) is 40% heavier (1,027 kg / 2,264 lb) than the John Deere 5500 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Silver 80 (DT) has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the John Deere 5500 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Silver 80 (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the John Deere 5500 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-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.
- 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