8 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor onePorsche-Diesel L 3081958–1960No measured PTO figureTractor twoSAME DA 38 (DT)1952–1957No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the L 308 and the DA 38 (DT) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
8 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | L 308 | DA 38 (DT) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 38 hp | 37.4 hp | — |
| Engine declared | Porsche-Diesel F 308 | SAME DA 1103 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.47 L | 3.42 L | +39% DA 38 (DT) |
| Maximum torque declared | 100 lb·ft · 136 N·m | — | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 12.4 mph · 20 km/h | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | +25% DA 38 (DT) |
| Clutch declared | — | Pedal-operated dry single-disc clutch | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | — | 3.0 gpm · 11.5 L/min | — |
| Pressure declared | — | 711 psi · 49.0 bar | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 585 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 3,660 lb · 1,660 kg | 4,806 lb · 2,180 kg | +31% DA 38 (DT) |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 5,952 lb · 2,700 kg | — | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 78.7 in · 1,998 mm | 74.8 in · 1,900 mm | — |
| Length declared | 126.8 in · 3,220 mm | 117.7 in · 2,990 mm | +8% L 308 |
| Width declared | 62.8 in · 1,595 mm | 68.1 in · 1,730 mm | +8% DA 38 (DT) |
| Ground clearance declared | 15.2 in · 385 mm | 14.8 in · 375 mm | — |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 10.0 ft · 3.05 m | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 48.6 qt · 46 L | 38.0 qt · 36.0 L | +28% L 308 |
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.
Porsche-Diesel L 308 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L308”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super B308”
SAME DA 38 (DT) sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “SAME DA 38 (DT)”