Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60 or Hürlimann H-656 XA?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Hürlimann H-656 XA: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears.
- The Hürlimann H-656 XA suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 14% (5.8 L/min / 1.5 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | DX 3.60 | H-656 XA | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 43.8 kW (58.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60” | 43.6 kW (58.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656” | 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 DX 3.60 and the H-656 XA. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DX 3.60 and the H-656 XA. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 41.0 L/min (10.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60” | 46.8 L/min (12.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-656 XA has 14% more hydraulic flow (5.8 L/min / 1.5 gpm) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60” | 1,897 kg (4,181 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the DX 3.60: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60”); the H-656 XA: lift through the full range at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,875 kg (6,338 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60” | 2,600 kg (5,732 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60 is 11% heavier (275 kg / 606 lb) than the Hürlimann H-656 XA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,700 kg (10,362 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60” | 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656” | EvenEven on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60” | 45Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-656 XA has 181% more forward gears (29 gears) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the DX 3.60 and the H-656 XA. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60” | 540/540E/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the DX 3.60 and the H-656 XA. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1986–1996 | 1999–2004 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann H-656 XA is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Hürlimann H-656 XA has 14% more hydraulic flow (5.8 L/min / 1.5 gpm) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60 is 11% heavier (275 kg / 606 lb) than the Hürlimann H-656 XA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-656 XA has 181% more forward gears (29 gears) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-656 XA is newer: production began 13 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 maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the DX 3.60: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.60”); the H-656 XA: lift through the full range at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann XA 656”) — 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, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources