Bührer PF-21 Super (A) or Fendt Favorit 3s?
Which should you choose?
On performance, no comparable figure differs by more than its threshold: on this data the machines are level. On features, the Fendt Favorit 3s is ahead on top speed and PTO speeds.
- The Fendt Favorit 3s suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Fendt Favorit 3s suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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 | PF-21 Super (A) | Favorit 3s | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 43.9 kW (58.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer PF 21 Super(A)” | 43.8 kW (58.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 3 S/SA” | 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 PF-21 Super (A) and the Favorit 3s. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the PF-21 Super (A) and the Favorit 3s. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 19.5 L/min (5.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer PF 21 Super(A)” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the Favorit 3s. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,350 kg (5,181 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer PF 21 Super(A)” | 2,150 kg (4,740 lb) to 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 3 S/SA” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,430 kg (5,357 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer PF 21 Super(A)” | 2,715 kg (5,986 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 3 S/SA” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt Favorit 3s is 12% heavier (285 kg / 628 lb) than the Bührer PF-21 Super (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 4,500 kg (9,921 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 3 S/SA” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the PF-21 Super (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 15Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer PF 21 Super(A)” | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 3 S/SA” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 3 S/SA” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the PF-21 Super (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer PF 21 Super(A)” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 3 S/SA” | AheadThe Fendt Favorit 3s has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Bührer PF-21 Super (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/770 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer PF 21 Super(A)” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 3 S/SA” | AheadThe Fendt Favorit 3s offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Bührer PF-21 Super (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer PF 21 Super(A)” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 3 S/SA” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Bührer PF 21 Super(A)” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 3 S/SA” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1968–1974 | 1967–1970 | 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 Fendt Favorit 3s is 12% heavier (285 kg / 628 lb) than the Bührer PF-21 Super (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Favorit 3s has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Bührer PF-21 Super (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Favorit 3s offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Bührer PF-21 Super (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 three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% 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.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources