Agco RT-140 A or Fendt 817 Vario-TMS?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the RT-140 A has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 817 Vario-TMS has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fendt 817 Vario-TMS suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | RT-140 A | 817 Vario-TMS | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 122.8 kW (164.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 140 A” | 121 kW (162 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 817 Vario” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the RT-140 A has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 817 Vario-TMS has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the RT-140 A and the 817 Vario-TMS. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the RT-140 A and the 817 Vario-TMS. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 115.6 L/min (30.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 140 A” | 110.0 L/min (29.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 817 Vario” | EvenEven on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 6,312 kg (13,916 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 140 A” | 9,255 kg (20,404 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 817 Vario” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the RT-140 A: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 140 A”); the 817 Vario-TMS: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 817 Vario”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 7,395 kg (16,303 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 140 A” | 6,650 kg (14,661 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 817 Vario” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Agco RT-140A is 11% heavier (745 kg / 1,642 lb) than the Fendt 817 Vario-TMS (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 12,500 kg (27,558 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 817 Vario” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the RT-140 A. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | Stepless (CVT)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 140 A” | Stepless (CVT)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 817 Vario” | EvenEven on gears: every machine is stepless. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the RT-140 A and the 817 Vario-TMS. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 140 A” | 50 km/h (31.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 817 Vario” | AheadThe Fendt 817 Vario-TMS has 25% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Agco RT-140A (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 140 A” | 540 rpm / 750 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt 817 Vario” | AheadThe Fendt 817 Vario-TMS offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the Agco RT-140A does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 140 A” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 817 Vario-TMS. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 140 A” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt 817 Vario” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2006–2011 | 2003–2009 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Agco RT-140A is 11% heavier (745 kg / 1,642 lb) than the Fendt 817 Vario-TMS (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 817 Vario-TMS has 25% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Agco RT-140A (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 817 Vario-TMS offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the Agco RT-140A does not (as stated by the sources).
- Even on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on gears: every machine is stepless.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the RT-140 A has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 817 Vario-TMS has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the RT-140 A: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO RT 140 A”); the 817 Vario-TMS: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 817 Vario”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources