Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS or VALMET 800?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VALMET 800: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. On features, the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The VALMET 800 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 39% (15.7 L/min / 4.1 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 40% (965 kg / 2,127 lb) more three-point lift.
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 3.80 AS | 800 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 49.4 kW (66.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS” | 49.5 kW (66.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 800” | 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 3.80 AS and the 800. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DX 3.80 AS and the 800. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 40.0 L/min (10.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS” | 55.7 L/min (14.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 800” | AheadThe VALMET 800 has 39% more hydraulic flow (15.7 L/min / 4.1 gpm) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS (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 3.80 AS” | 3,365 kg (7,419 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 800” | AheadThe VALMET 800 has 40% more lift (965 kg / 2,127 lb) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,300 kg (7,275 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS” | 3,330 kg (7,341 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 800” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 800. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 800” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the DX 3.80 AS and the 800. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 800” | 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 3.80 AS” | 540E/540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 800” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 800 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 800” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 800” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1985–1990 | 1997–2002 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 800 is newer: production began 12 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The VALMET 800 has 39% more hydraulic flow (15.7 L/min / 4.1 gpm) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 800 has 40% more lift (965 kg / 2,127 lb) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.80 AS offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 800 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The VALMET 800 is newer: production began 12 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 weight (both unladen weight, 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 figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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 independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- 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