David Brown 4600 Selectmatic or Fendt Farmer 201 S?
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 Farmer 201S is ahead on top speed and drive; the David Brown 4600 Selectmatic is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The David Brown 4600 Selectmatic suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
- The Fendt Farmer 201S suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 11% (205 kg / 452 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
- The Fendt Farmer 201S 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 | 4600 Selectmatic | Farmer 201 S | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.3 kW (40.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 4600” | 31 kW (42 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 201 S” | 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 4600 Selectmatic and the Farmer 201 S. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 4600 Selectmatic and the Farmer 201 S. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 4600 Selectmatic and the Farmer 201 S. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 816 kg (1,799 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 4600” | 1,581 kg (3,485 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 201 S” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 4600 Selectmatic: lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 4600”); the Farmer 201 S: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 201 S”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,810 kg (3,990 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 4600” | 2,015 kg (4,442 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 201 S” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt Farmer 201S is 11% heavier (205 kg / 452 lb) than the David Brown 4600 Selectmatic (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 4600 Selectmatic and the Farmer 201 S. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 4600” | 13 to 14Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 201 S” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 4600 Selectmatic and the Farmer 201 S. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 4600” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 201 S” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 201S has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the David Brown 4600 Selectmatic (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 4600” | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 201 S” | AheadThe David Brown 4600 Selectmatic offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Fendt Farmer 201S does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 4600 Selectmatic and the Farmer 201 S. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 4600” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 201 S” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 201S is available with four-wheel drive; the David Brown 4600 Selectmatic is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1968–1971 | 1975–1987 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt Farmer 201S is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fendt Farmer 201S is 11% heavier (205 kg / 452 lb) than the David Brown 4600 Selectmatic (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 201S has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the David Brown 4600 Selectmatic (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The David Brown 4600 Selectmatic offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Fendt Farmer 201S does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Fendt Farmer 201S is available with four-wheel drive; the David Brown 4600 Selectmatic is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Fendt Farmer 201S is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 4600 Selectmatic: lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 4600”); the Farmer 201 S: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 201 S”) — 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, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources