6 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJohn Deere 8295 Rfrom 2009No measured PTO figureTractor twoJohn Deere 8520 T2002–2005No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (2009–2009; 2002–2005); the 8295 R is on tracks, not an alternative to an ordinary tractor; the 8520 T is on tracks, not an alternative to an ordinary tractor. 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

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

John Deere 8295 R and John Deere 8520 T, field by field
Field8295 R8520 TGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed291 hp291.1 hp—
Engine declared—John Deere-PowerTech 6.081 HRW-28—
Displacement declared—8.13 L—
Maximum torque declared966 lb·ft · 1,310 N·m912 lb·ft · 1,236 N·m+6% 8295 R
Transmission
Top speed declared31.1 mph · 50 km/h18.6 mph · 30 km/h+67% 8295 R
Clutch declared—Pedal-operated hydraulic wet John Deere multi-plate clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic centre declaredClosed centreClosed centre—
Hydraulic control declaredLoad sensingLoad sensing—
Pump flow declared—34.6 gpm · 131.0 L/min—
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared27,448 lb · 12,450 kg27,280 lb · 12,374 kg—
Maximum permissible mass declared—31,526 lb · 14,300 kg—
Wheelbase declared118.9 in · 3,020 mm89.0 in · 2,260 mm+34% 8295 R
Length declared220.1 in · 5,590 mm217.7 in · 5,530 mm—
Width declared97.6 in · 2,480 mm103.7–144.0 in · 2,634–3,657 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared—13.8 in · 350 mm—
Fuel tank declared719.6 qt · 681 L519.9 qt · 492.0 L+38% 8295 R

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 8295 R sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 8295 R”
  • Source: OECD test report 2616

John Deere 8520 T sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 8520T”
  • Source: OECD test report 2054, 2003