7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJohn Deere Model-LA1940–1946No measured PTO figureTractor twoLanz D 65001929–1935No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (131%); they were not built in overlapping years (1940–1946; 1929–1935). 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

7 material differences · 1 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

John Deere Model-LA and Lanz D 6500, field by field
FieldModel-LAD 6500Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed14.3 hp15 hp—
Transmission
Top speed declared9.3 mph · 15 km/h3.5–4.7 mph · 5.6–7.5 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredPedal operated dry single plate Thelander clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Rear PTO speeds declared546 rpm540 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared2,524 lb · 1,145 kg5,842 lb · 2,650 kg+131% D 6500
Wheelbase declared—73.4 in · 1,865 mm—
Length declared93.0 in · 2,362 mm119.3–126.0 in · 3,030–3,200 mmdiffers
Width declared47.0 in · 1,194 mm76.6 in · 1,945 mm+63% D 6500
Ground clearance declared20.2 in · 512 mm12.0–12.6 in · 305–320 mmdiffers
Fuel tank declared32.0 qt · 30.3 L63.4 qt · 60 L+98% D 6500

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 Model-LA sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell-LA”

Lanz D 6500 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Lanz D 6500”