New Holland TD 60 D (A) or SAME Argon 50 (DT)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the New Holland TD 60 D (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The New Holland TD 60 D (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The New Holland TD 60 D (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 30% (10.0 L/min / 2.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | TD 60 D (A) | Argon 50 (DT) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 33.7 kW (45.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland TD 60 D” | 34.1 kW (45.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Argon 50” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| 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 TD 60 D (A) and the Argon 50 (DT). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the TD 60 D (A) and the Argon 50 (DT). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 43.0 L/min (11.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland TD 60 D” | 33.0 L/min (8.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Argon 50” | AheadThe New Holland TD 60 D (A) has 30% more hydraulic flow (10.0 L/min / 2.6 gpm) than the SAME Argon 50 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,938 kg (6,477 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland TD 60 D” | 2,900 kg (6,393 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Argon 50” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,566 kg (5,657 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland TD 60 D” | 2,090 kg (4,608 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Argon 50” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The New Holland TD 60 D (A) is 23% heavier (476 kg / 1,049 lb) than the SAME Argon 50 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 3,900 kg (8,598 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Argon 50” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the TD 60 D (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 20Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland TD 60 D” | 16 to 24Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Argon 50” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Argon 50” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the TD 60 D (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “New Holland TD 60 D” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Argon 50” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/540E/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “New Holland TD 60 D” | 540/540E rpmTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Argon 50” | AheadThe New Holland TD 60 D (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SAME Argon 50 (DT) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “New Holland TD 60 D” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Argon 50” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “New Holland TD 60 D” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Argon 50” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2002–2008 | 1993–2004 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The New Holland TD 60 D (A) is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The New Holland TD 60 D (A) has 30% more hydraulic flow (10.0 L/min / 2.6 gpm) than the SAME Argon 50 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The New Holland TD 60 D (A) is 23% heavier (476 kg / 1,049 lb) than the SAME Argon 50 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The New Holland TD 60 D (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SAME Argon 50 (DT) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The New Holland TD 60 D (A) is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources