John Deere Model H or John Deere Model-LA?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the Model H has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Model-LA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The John Deere Model-LA suits road haulage better on this data: 50% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “similar machines”. 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 | Model H | Model-LA | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 11 kW (15 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell H” | 10.7 kW (14.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell-LA” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Model H has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Model-LA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 Model H and the Model-LA. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Model H and the Model-LA. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the Model H and the Model-LA. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Model H and the Model-LA. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,377 kg (3,036 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell H” | 1,145 kg (2,524 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell-LA” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The John Deere Model H is 20% heavier (232 kg / 511 lb) than the John Deere Model-LA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Model H and the Model-LA. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 3Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell H” | 3Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell-LA” | 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 Model H and the Model-LA. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 10 km/h (6.2 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell H” | 15 km/h (9.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell-LA” | AheadThe John Deere Model-LA has 50% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the John Deere Model H (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 546 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell H” | 546 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell-LA” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the Model H and the Model-LA. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell H” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell-LA” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell H” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell-LA” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1939–1947 | 1940–1946 | 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 Model H is 20% heavier (232 kg / 511 lb) than the John Deere Model-LA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The John Deere Model-LA has 50% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the John Deere Model H (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- 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 dependent.
- Even on drive: all two-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.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Model H has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Model-LA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources