Eicher 3133 or Ford 9000?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 9000: hydraulic flow. On features, the Eicher 3133 is ahead on PTO speeds and drive.
- The Eicher 3133 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
- The Ford 9000 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 44% (18.6 L/min / 4.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Eicher 3133 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 25% (1,105 kg / 2,436 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
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 | 3133 | 9000 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 94 kW (126 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3133” | 94.0 kW (126.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | 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 3133 and the 9000. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 3133 and the 9000. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 42.0 L/min (11.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3133” | 60.6 L/min (16.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | AheadThe Ford 9000 has 44% more hydraulic flow (18.6 L/min / 4.9 gpm) than the Eicher 3133 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 4,181 kg (9,217 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3133” | 3,200 kg (7,055 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 3133: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3133”); the 9000: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,550 kg (12,236 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3133” | 4,445 kg (9,800 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Eicher 3133 is 25% heavier (1,105 kg / 2,436 lb) than the Ford 9000 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3133” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 9000. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3133” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | 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, “Eicher 3133” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 9000. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 31.5 km/h (19.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3133” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3133” | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | AheadThe Eicher 3133 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 9000 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 3133. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3133” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000” | AheadThe Eicher 3133 is available with four-wheel drive; the Ford 9000 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1977–1982 | 1969–1972 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Eicher 3133 is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Ford 9000 has 44% more hydraulic flow (18.6 L/min / 4.9 gpm) than the Eicher 3133 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Eicher 3133 is 25% heavier (1,105 kg / 2,436 lb) than the Ford 9000 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Eicher 3133 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 9000 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Eicher 3133 is available with four-wheel drive; the Ford 9000 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Eicher 3133 is newer: production began 8 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 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.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 3133: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3133”); the 9000: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 9000”) — 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, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources