Fendt 206 F/FA or Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 206 F/FA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 260 V/VA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fendt 206 F/FA suits road haulage better on this data: 14% (500 kg / 1,102 lb) more maximum permissible mass.
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 | 206 F/FA | Farmer 260 V/VA | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 44 kW (59 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 F/FA” | 44 kW (59 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 206 F/FA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 260 V/VA 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 206 F/FA and the Farmer 260 V/VA. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 206 F/FA and the Farmer 260 V/VA. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 74.0 L/min (19.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 F/FA” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the Farmer 260 V/VA. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,714 kg (5,983 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 F/FA” | 1,760 kg (3,880 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA” | EvenNo call on three-point lift: the sources do not state where the lift was measured, so the difference is not a reliable call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,445 kg (5,390 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 F/FA” | 2,060 kg (4,542 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt 206 F/FA is 19% heavier (385 kg / 849 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 F/FA” | 3,500 kg (7,716 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA” | AheadThe Fendt 206 F/FA has 14% higher maximum permissible mass (500 kg / 1,102 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 20Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 F/FA” | 20Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 206 F/FA and the Farmer 260 V/VA. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 35 km/h (21.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 F/FA” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 35 km/h (21.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 F/FA” | 540/750 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA” | DifferPTO speeds differ: the Fendt 206 F/FA 1000 rpm and the Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA 540/750 rpm — each offers a speed the other does not; which matters depends on the implement. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 F/FA” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 F/FA” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2002–2009 | 1987–2002 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt 206 F/FA 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 Fendt 206 F/FA is 19% heavier (385 kg / 849 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 206 F/FA has 14% higher maximum permissible mass (500 kg / 1,102 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 206 F/FA is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- No call on three-point lift: the sources do not state where the lift was measured, so the difference is not a reliable 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- PTO speeds differ: the Fendt 206 F/FA 1000 rpm and the Fendt Farmer 260 V/VA 540/750 rpm — each offers a speed the other does not; which matters depends on the implement.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 206 F/FA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 260 V/VA 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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources