8 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneSAME Panther 90 (DT)1978–1980No measured PTO figureTractor twoSteyr 9801974–1977No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the Panther 90 (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 · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | Panther 90 (DT) | 980 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 88.8 hp | 79.0 hp | +12% Panther 90 (DT) |
| Engine declared | SAME DA 985 P | Steyr WD-412.40 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 4.52 L | 4.40 L | — |
| Maximum torque declared | 207 lb·ft · 280 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 | Pedal-operated dry Borg & Beck single-disc clutch | Dry Fichtel & Sachs single-disc driving clutch | differs |
| 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 | 8,157 lb · 3,700 kg | 6,900 lb · 3,130 kg | +18% Panther 90 (DT) |
| Wheelbase declared | 98.4 in · 2,499 mm | 89.8 in · 2,280 mm | +10% Panther 90 (DT) |
| Length declared | — | 153.1 in · 3,890 mm | — |
| Width declared | 83.1–102.8 in · 2,112–2,612 mm | 76.0 in · 1,930 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 19.7 in · 500 mm | 19.3 in · 490 mm | — |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 12.5 ft · 3.80 m | 12.1 ft · 3.70 m | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 101.4 qt · 96.0 L | 114.1 qt · 108.0 L | +13% 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 Panther 90 (DT) sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Panther 90”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Panther”
Steyr 980 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980”