Lanz 12/20 HN-Verkehr or MASSEY-HARRIS Modell-GG?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 12/20 HN-Verkehr has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Modell-GG has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Lanz 12/20 HN-Verkehr suits road haulage better on this data: 120% (12.0 km/h / 7.5 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 | 12/20 HN-Verkehr | Modell-GG | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 8.8 kW (11.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Lanz D 7511” | 9.3 kW (12.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Modell GG (The General)” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 12/20 HN-Verkehr has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Modell-GG 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 12/20 HN-Verkehr and the Modell-GG. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 12/20 HN-Verkehr and the Modell-GG. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 12/20 HN-Verkehr and the Modell-GG. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 12/20 HN-Verkehr and the Modell-GG. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,650 kg (5,842 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Lanz D 7511” | 955 kg (2,105 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Modell GG (The General)” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Lanz 12/20 HN-Verkehr is 177% heavier (1,695 kg / 3,737 lb) than the MASSEY-HARRIS Modell-GG (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 12/20 HN-Verkehr and the Modell-GG. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Lanz D 7511” | 3Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Modell GG (The General)” | AheadThe Lanz 12/20 HN-Verkehr has 100% more forward gears (3 gears) than the MASSEY-HARRIS Modell-GG (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 12/20 HN-Verkehr and the Modell-GG. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 22.0 km/h (13.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Lanz D 7511” | 10 km/h (6.2 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Modell GG (The General)” | AheadThe Lanz 12/20 HN-Verkehr has 120% more top speed (12.0 km/h / 7.5 mph) than the MASSEY-HARRIS Modell-GG (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 800Traktorenlexikon, “Lanz D 7511” | 560Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Modell GG (The General)” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the 12/20 HN-Verkehr and the Modell-GG. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 12/20 HN-Verkehr and the Modell-GG. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Lanz D 7511” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Modell GG (The General)” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1932–1933 | 1940–1941 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The MASSEY-HARRIS Modell-GG is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Lanz 12/20 HN-Verkehr is 177% heavier (1,695 kg / 3,737 lb) than the MASSEY-HARRIS Modell-GG (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Lanz 12/20 HN-Verkehr has 100% more forward gears (3 gears) than the MASSEY-HARRIS Modell-GG (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Lanz 12/20 HN-Verkehr has 120% more top speed (12.0 km/h / 7.5 mph) than the MASSEY-HARRIS Modell-GG (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The MASSEY-HARRIS Modell-GG is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 12/20 HN-Verkehr has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Modell-GG 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, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources