"You don't really hear a great deal about Deutz and when I was researching tractors I hardly found anything on the internet about them, so I thought I would add a little to the knowledge base. When I was looking for my first and only tractor for a 170 acre farm, I ruled out Chinese tractors pretty quickly as I wanted something with a local dealer network and above all reliability. That left New Holland, Kubota, and Deutz (I had also ruled out John Deere as I think they are overpriced and under featured for what they are). The Kubota was the most expensive and the New Holland the cheapest with the spread about $15,000 between them. The Deutz was bang in the middle. What the Deutz had going for it above the others was a really excellent local dealer (William Adams Ag in Shepparton). Deutz are a minor player worldwide but there are quite a few of them here in northeastern Victoria Australia and its probably all down to the strength of the dealer. Anyway, I bought it as a somewhat unknown quantity but with a strong dealer. Here are my thoughts in order of importance: - The fuel economy is unreal! I can go 3-4 full days on the 140 liter tank. I precisely measured its usage over 10.5 hours of loading olive crates - 40 liters! I have no other tractor to compare to but this fuel usage leaves my trucks for dead - they would use 2-3 times as much over 10 hours. Really excellent and I couldn't be happier with this! The 4 wheel diff lock is great and has gotten me out of a few muddy hell holes. Neither the New Holland nor the Kubota had this feature. The 40 speed forward/reverse power shuttle is easy and idiot proof. It makes bucket and fork work a breeze. The bucket itself is 1 ton and I wish it were a bit more. I think this is Deutz's weakest point - it should be a bit more I think for a 100 horsepower tractor. The New Holland was 1.3 and I think the Kubota also 1.3. The 3PL is rated at some insane weight like 4 tonnes and has never cracked a sweat. The heaviest implement I have is a half ton flail mower and the tractor wouldn't know its even there. Build quality is decent but some of the controls feel just a bit plasticy. The only issues I've had is the gas cylinder on one door working itself loose and the nuts on the power take-off shaft working loose. Fixed both myself. The gear selector and range selector can both be very difficult to get in gear/range. It literally feels like you're moving gears and shafts around in there (which I guess you are) and sometimes they really don't want to go. Contrast this with the wet clutch power shuttle which moves like a dream and all I can say is I am so glad I paid the extra bucks for the power shuttle model (100GS, the 100G doesn't have it). The engine feels a little breathless at times (it has a turbo but no intercooler) but is tough as nails. Deutz have a world class reputation as makers of engines and it does show. Decent air conditioning and good Bluetooth stereo. What can I say, I like to be comfortable if I can! Nothing has broken, degraded or fallen off. Exactly what I want in a tractor! Would I buy one again? In a heartbeat! I will trade the sub par front-end loader capacity and plasticky interior for everything else being much better than I expected! Hope this helps any prospective tractor buyers - if you have a Deutz dealer nearby I would definitely strongly consider one. I would also note that our dealer sells Kioti too but they sell a lot more Deutz even though they are bigger and cost more. That says something..."

"My 100 is plenty powerful to do more than I really need. Have always believed in getting a bit more than less when purchasing machinery. Quality is less than excellent: location and size of toolbox, stand-out mirrors always betting in the way, cab floor air deflectors in subjective areas (prone to being knocked off), PTO manual height adjuster cumbersome to work with. All of that is minor compared to the operational aspect: The PTO speed sensor is prone to going out for no explainable reason. That has left me without the rig on three occasions, mostly when the tractor was still new. I noticed it was replaced at least once before I bought it. It was new with only a handful of hours on it, demono I believe. Even with those points, I would buy another, if needed."