MAN 2K1 or MASSEY-HARRIS Pony 820?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 2K1 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Pony 820 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The MAN 2K1 suits road haulage better on this data: 33% (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 “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 | 2K1 | Pony 820 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 13.2 kW (17.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | 13.4 kW (18.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Pony 820” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 2K1 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Pony 820 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 2K1 and the Pony 820. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 2K1 and the Pony 820. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 9.5 L/min (2.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Pony 820” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 2K1. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 500 kg (1,102 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Pony 820. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,235 kg (2,723 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | 1,050 kg (2,315 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Pony 820” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The MAN 2K1 is 18% heavier (185 kg / 408 lb) than the MASSEY-HARRIS Pony 820 (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 2K1 and the Pony 820. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Pony 820” | 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? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Pony 820. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | 15 km/h (9.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Pony 820” | AheadThe MAN 2K1 has 33% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the MASSEY-HARRIS Pony 820 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | 534 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Pony 820” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the Pony 820. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 2K1 and the Pony 820. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “MAN 2K1” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris Pony 820” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1957–1958 | 1957–1961 | 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 MAN 2K1 is 18% heavier (185 kg / 408 lb) than the MASSEY-HARRIS Pony 820 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The MAN 2K1 has 33% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the MASSEY-HARRIS Pony 820 (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 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 2K1 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Pony 820 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