Fahr D 540 or Güldner G 60 A?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the D 540 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the G 60 A has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fahr D 540 suits road haulage better on this data: 22% (5.8 km/h / 3.6 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 | D 540 | G 60 A | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 43.9 kW (58.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 540” | 43.9 kW (58.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 60A” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D 540 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the G 60 A has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 D 540 and the G 60 A. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 540 and the G 60 A. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 18.5 L/min (4.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 540” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the G 60 A. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 2,200 kg (4,850 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 60A” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the D 540. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,330 kg (7,341 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 540” | 2,990 kg (6,592 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 60A” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fahr D 540 is 11% heavier (340 kg / 750 lb) than the Güldner G 60 A (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,100 kg (9,039 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 540” | 4,400 kg (9,700 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 60A” | 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? | 5 to 7Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 540” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 60A” | 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? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 60A” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the D 540. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 32 km/h (19.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 540” | 26.22 km/h (16.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 60A” | AheadThe Fahr D 540 has 22% more top speed (5.8 km/h / 3.6 mph) than the Güldner G 60 A (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 540” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 60A” | AheadThe Güldner G 60 A offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fahr D 540 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 540” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the G 60 A. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 540” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 60A” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1955–1958 | 1968–1969 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Güldner G 60 A 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 Fahr D 540 is 11% heavier (340 kg / 750 lb) than the Güldner G 60 A (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 540 has 22% more top speed (5.8 km/h / 3.6 mph) than the Güldner G 60 A (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Güldner G 60 A offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fahr D 540 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Güldner G 60 A is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D 540 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the G 60 A has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources