7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJohn Deere R1949–1954No measured PTO figureTractor twoPorsche-Diesel Master 4191960–1963No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (60%); they were not built in overlapping years (1949–1954; 1960–1963). 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 · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

John Deere R and Porsche-Diesel Master 419, field by field
FieldRMaster 419Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed48.7 hp49.1 hp—
Engine declaredJohn Deere R-1358Porsche-Diesel F 419differs
Displacement declared6.81 L3.50 L+95% R
Transmission
Top speed declared11.2 mph · 18 km/h12.1 mph · 19.4 km/h+8% Master 419
Clutch declaredHand lever operated dry JOHN DEERE double plate clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared—5.9 gpm · 22.2 L/min—
Rear PTO speeds declared536 rpm579/1135 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared7,401 lb · 3,357 kg4,630 lb · 2,100 kg+60% R
Maximum permissible mass declared—7,771 lb · 3,525 kg—
Wheelbase declared85.1 in · 2,162 mm85.3 in · 2,166 mm—
Length declared147.0 in · 3,734 mm137.0 in · 3,480 mm+7% R
Width declared79.5 in · 2,019 mm74.3 in · 1,886 mm+7% R
Ground clearance declared—15.7 in · 400 mm—
Turning radius, braked declared—11.8 ft · 3.61 m—
Fuel tank declared88.0 qt · 83.3 L——

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 R sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere Modell R”

Porsche-Diesel Master 419 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Master N419”