6 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneFendt Vario 209 V/F/Pfrom 2009No measured PTO figureTractor twoFendt 208 FA2002–2009No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their power is identical, with the same weight or the same engine, which usually means one machine sold under two names; any difference below comes from how each source describes it. The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.
Field by field
6 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | Vario 209 V/F/P | 208 FA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 79 hp | 79 hp | — |
| Maximum torque declared | 275 lb·ft · 373 N·m | 234 lb·ft · 317 N·m | +18% Vario 209 V/F/P |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 24.9 mph · 40 km/h | 24.9 mph · 40 km/h | — |
| Clutch declared | — | dry multi-plate clutch | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Hydraulic control declared | — | Load sensing | — |
| Pump flow declared | 28.0 gpm · 106.0 L/min | 19.5 gpm · 74.0 L/min | +43% Vario 209 V/F/P |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/540E/1000 rpm | 540/750/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 6,129–6,790 lb · 2,780–3,080 kg | 6,085 lb · 2,760 kg | differs |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | — | 8,818 lb · 4,000 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 85.0 in · 2,160 mm | 86.1 in · 2,187 mm | — |
| Length declared | 140.9–145.7 in · 3,578–3,701 mm | 139.5 in · 3,544 mm | — |
| Width declared | 45.3–66.1 in · 1,151–1,679 mm | 54.0 in · 1,372 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | — | 8.7 in · 220 mm | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 80.3 qt · 76 L | 74.0 qt · 70 L | +9% Vario 209 V/F/P |
Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.
Fendt Vario 209 V/F/P sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 209 V/F/P”
Fendt 208 FA sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA”