Fahr D 60 L or Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears, PTO speeds and drive. On features, the Fahr D 60L is ahead on top speed.
- The Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 73% (13.5 L/min / 3.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
- The Fahr D 60L suits road haulage better on this data: 29% (7.3 km/h / 4.5 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 60 L | D-200 SA Synchromatic | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 42.7 kW (57 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 42.1 kW (56.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 200 SA” | 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 D 60 L and the D-200 SA Synchromatic. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 60 L and the D-200 SA Synchromatic. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 18.5 L/min (4.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 32.0 L/min (8.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 200 SA” | AheadThe Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic has 73% more hydraulic flow (13.5 L/min / 3.6 gpm) than the Fahr D 60L (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the D 60 L and the D-200 SA Synchromatic. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,460 kg (7,628 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 3,300 kg (7,275 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 200 SA” | 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, “Fahr D 60 L” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the D-200 SA Synchromatic. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5 to 7Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 200 SA” | AheadThe Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic has 71% more forward gears (5 gears) than the Fahr D 60L (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the D 60 L and the D-200 SA Synchromatic. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 32.3 km/h (20.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 200 SA” | AheadThe Fahr D 60L has 29% more top speed (7.3 km/h / 4.5 mph) than the Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 540 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 200 SA” | AheadThe Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fahr D 60L does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the D-200 SA Synchromatic. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 200 SA” | AheadThe Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic is available with four-wheel drive; the Fahr D 60L is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1952–1955 | 1967–1971 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic has 73% more hydraulic flow (13.5 L/min / 3.6 gpm) than the Fahr D 60L (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic has 71% more forward gears (5 gears) than the Fahr D 60L (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 60L has 29% more top speed (7.3 km/h / 4.5 mph) than the Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fahr D 60L does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic is available with four-wheel drive; the Fahr D 60L is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Hürlimann D-200 SA Synchromatic is newer: production began 15 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.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources