Eicher 4038 or IMT 540?
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 Eicher 4038 is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Eicher 4038 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
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 | 4038 | 540 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 24.8 kW (33.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 24.7 kW (33.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 540” | 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 4038 and the 540. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 4038 and the 540. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 14.3 L/min (3.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 540” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 4038. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,693 kg (3,732 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 1,405 kg (3,097 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 540” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 4038: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038”); the 540: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 540”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,170 kg (4,784 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 1,790 kg (3,946 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 540” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Eicher 4038 is 21% heavier (380 kg / 838 lb) than the IMT 540 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 3,000 kg (6,614 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 540. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 6 to 10Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 540” | 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 4038 and the 540. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 24 km/h (14.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 540” | 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 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IMT 540” | AheadThe Eicher 4038 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the IMT 540 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “IMT 540” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 4038. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IMT 540” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1978–1982 | 1975–1986 | 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 Eicher 4038 is 21% heavier (380 kg / 838 lb) than the IMT 540 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Eicher 4038 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the IMT 540 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 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.
- Even on drive: all two-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.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 4038: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038”); the 540: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IMT 540”) — 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