8 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneSAME Panter (DT)1973–1977No measured PTO figureTractor twoSteyr 9801974–1977No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the Panter (DT) and the 980 → 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 · 6 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | Panter (DT) | 980 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 82 hp | 79.0 hp | — |
| Engine declared | SAME DA 985 P | Steyr WD-412.40 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 4.52 L | 4.40 L | — |
| Maximum torque declared | 203 lb·ft · 275 N·m | 212 lb·ft · 287 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | +20% 980 |
| Clutch declared | — | Dry Fichtel & Sachs single-disc driving clutch | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 8.4 gpm · 31.7 L/min | 9.5 gpm · 36.0 L/min | +14% 980 |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/1000 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 7,033 lb · 3,190 kg | 6,900 lb · 3,130 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 98.4 in · 2,499 mm | 89.8 in · 2,280 mm | +10% Panter (DT) |
| Length declared | 161.4 in · 4,100 mm | 153.1 in · 3,890 mm | +5% Panter (DT) |
| Width declared | 76.0–79.9 in · 1,930–2,030 mm | 76.0 in · 1,930 mm | — |
| Ground clearance declared | 23.6 in · 600 mm | 19.3 in · 490 mm | +22% Panter (DT) |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 10.8 ft · 3.30 m | 12.1 ft · 3.70 m | +12% 980 |
| Fuel tank declared | 95.1 qt · 90.0 L | 114.1 qt · 108.0 L | +20% 980 |
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.
SAME Panter (DT) sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Panther”
Steyr 980 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980”