Fahr D 60 L or Hürlimann D-600?
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 Fahr D 60L is ahead on top speed.
- The Fahr D 60L suits road haulage better on this data: 61% (12.3 km/h / 7.6 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “similar machines”. 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-600 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 42.7 kW (57 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 43.0 kW (57.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 600” | 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-600. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 60 L and the D-600. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 18.5 L/min (4.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D-600. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,500 kg (3,307 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 600” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the D 60 L. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,460 kg (7,628 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 3,850 kg (8,488 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 600” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann D-600 is 11% heavier (390 kg / 860 lb) than the Fahr D 60L (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| 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-600. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5 to 7Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 600” | 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 D 60 L and the D-600. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 32.3 km/h (20.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 600” | AheadThe Fahr D 60L has 61% more top speed (12.3 km/h / 7.6 mph) than the Hürlimann D-600 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 600” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 600” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fahr D 60 L” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 600” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1952–1955 | 1951–1954 | 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 Hürlimann D-600 is 11% heavier (390 kg / 860 lb) than the Fahr D 60L (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fahr D 60L has 61% more top speed (12.3 km/h / 7.6 mph) than the Hürlimann D-600 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent.
- 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.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources