Bührer Komfort 685 (A) or Ford 7000 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Bührer Komfort 685 (A): hydraulic flow. On features, the Ford 7000 (A) is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Ford 7000 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Bührer Komfort 685 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 73% (16.5 L/min / 4.4 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “similar machines”. 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 | Komfort 685 (A) | 7000 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 58.5 kW (78.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A” | 58.8 kW (78.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 7000” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| 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 Komfort 685 (A) and the 7000 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Komfort 685 (A) and the 7000 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 39.0 L/min (10.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A” | 22.5 L/min (5.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 7000” | AheadThe Bührer Komfort 685 (A) has 73% more hydraulic flow (16.5 L/min / 4.4 gpm) than the Ford 7000 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A” | 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 7000” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the Komfort 685 (A): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A”); the 7000 (A): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 7000”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,410 kg (7,518 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A” | 2,819 kg (6,215 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 7000” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Bührer Komfort 685 (A) is 21% heavier (591 kg / 1,303 lb) than the Ford 7000 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 5,200 kg (11,464 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 7000 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 15Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 7000” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 7000 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 7000” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/800 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A” | 540 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 7000” | AheadThe Ford 7000 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Bührer Komfort 685 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 7000” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 7000” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1974–1978 | 1971–1975 | 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 Bührer Komfort 685 (A) has 73% more hydraulic flow (16.5 L/min / 4.4 gpm) than the Ford 7000 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Bührer Komfort 685 (A) is 21% heavier (591 kg / 1,303 lb) than the Ford 7000 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 7000 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Bührer Komfort 685 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- 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 three-point lift: the Komfort 685 (A): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A”); the 7000 (A): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 7000”) — 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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources