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AGCO DT250B

Last Updated: July 2024

Overview

The AGCO DT250B is a high-powered, 4-wheel drive row-crop tractor designed for a range of agricultural tasks. This large-frame model, manufactured by AGCO in Beauvais, France from 2009 to 2010, features a 513 cubic inch, turbocharged, intercooled diesel engine rated at 290 horsepower with electronic management and a high-pressure common rail fuel system. Additionally, it has advanced features such as a PowerMaxx CVT transmission for infinite variable speed, power steering, and hydraulic wet disc brakes. The tractor is designed to offer a comfortable operator experience with a standard cab complete with heating and air-conditioning. The operating weight with ballast is 32,285 lb, and it has specific tire sizes and pressures for front and rear wheels. The hydraulic system performance and torque data have been updated based on independent test results.

Key Specifications

Category: Row Crop

Power Output: 290

Transmission: Continuously variable transmission

Drive Type: 4WD

Operating Weight: 32285 (with Ballast)

Fuel Type: Diesel

AGCO DT250B vs. Similar Tractors

Power Output

Above Average

Greater than 87% of similar tractors.

Hitch Capacity

Below Average

Greater than 28% of similar tractors.

Operating Weight

Above Average

Greater than 78% of similar tractors.

Technical Specifications

Engine

Manufacturer: AGCO SISU POWER
Model: 84CTA
Cooling Type: Liquid-cooled
Cylinder Orientation: Inline
Valve Configuration: -
Fuel Type: Diesel
Induction Type: Turbocharged intercooled
Cylinders: 6
Displacement (ci): 513.0
Bore (in): 4.37
Stroke (in): 5.71
Rated RPM: 2200
Power Output (hp): 290

Transmission

Type: Continuously variable transmission
Forward Gears: Infinite (Variable)
Reverse Gears: Infinite (Variable)
Total Gears: -

Dimensions

Length (in): 215.7
Width (in): -
Height (in): 141 (cab)
Operating Weight (lb): 32285 (with Ballast)

Power Take-Off (PTO)

PTO Type: Optional Front and Independent Rear with electro-hydraulic clutch
PTO Speed 1 (rpm): 1000
PTO Speed 2 (rpm): 1000E (Economy)
PTO Speed 3 (rpm): -

Miscellaneous

Chassis: 4x4 MFWD 4WD (Type front wheel assist with duals)
Drive Type: 4WD
Steering Type: Power
Coolant Capacity (qts): -
Front Tire Diameter (in): -
Front Tire Width (in): -
Rear Tire Diameter (in): -
Rear Tire Width (in): -
Front/Rear Rim Diameter (in): -
Tire Type: Ag
Manufacture - End Year: 2010
Hitch Type: Three-Point Hitch
Hitch Category: Category III
Hitch Position: Rear
Hitch Capacity (lb): 26,460 (at ends)
Operator Station Type: Cab with heat and air-conditioning
Starter Type: Electric
Brake Type: Hydraulic wet disc
Hydraulic System Type: Closed center pressure flow compensated (PFC)

Test Results

Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory - Test Date: October 2008 to January, 2009

Maximum Power and Fuel Consumption

Maximum Power (1 hour): 290.3 HP (216.5 kW) at 1850 rpm
Fuel Consumption at Maximum Power: 14.40 Gal/hr (54.50 l/h) with a fuel efficiency of 0.346 lb/hp.hr (0.210 kg/kW.h) and fuel efficiency of 20.16 Hp.hr/gal (3.97 kW.h/l)
Maximum Torque: 961 lb.-ft. (1303 Nm) at 1500 rpm
Torque Rise: 56.6% with a power increase at 1850 rpm of 12.9%

Drawbar Performance

Maximum Power (Turtle 7.5): 218.5 HP (162.9 kW) at 2201 rpm with a drawbar pull of 17490 lbs (77.80 kN) and a fuel consumption of 0.437 lb/hp.hr (0.266 kg/kW.h)
Fuel Consumption at Maximum Power: 15.94 Hp.hr/gal (3.14 kW.h/l)

Hydraulic Performance

Maximum Force Exerted: 24590 lbs (109.4 kN) at hitch points
Pump Delivery Rate (minimum pressure and rated engine speed): 51.0 GPM (193.2 l/min)
Hydraulic Power: 75.6 HP (56.4 kW) at delivery pressure of 2770 psi (191 bar)

Overall Efficiency

Fuel Efficiency at Standard PTO Speed (1000 rpm): 19.46 Hp.hr/gal (3.83 kW.h/l)
Fuel Consumption: 14.44 Gal/hr (54.65 l/h) at 2035 rpm

NTTL.(2008).Nebraska Summary: S654 AGCO DT250B Diesel. Lincoln, NE:Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tractormuseumlit/3154