Fendt 206 S or Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 206 S has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 260 P/PA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fendt 206 S suits road haulage better on this data: 33% (1,300 kg / 2,866 lb) more maximum permissible mass.
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 | 206 S | Farmer 260 P/PA | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 43.9 kW (58.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 S” | 43.9 kW (58.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 206 S has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 260 P/PA 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 S and the Farmer 260 P/PA. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 206 S and the Farmer 260 P/PA. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 41.0 L/min (10.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 206 S. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 3,080 kg (6,790 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 S” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Farmer 260 P/PA. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,130 kg (6,900 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 S” | 2,340 kg (5,159 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt 206 S is 34% heavier (790 kg / 1,742 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 5,300 kg (11,684 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 S” | 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | AheadThe Fendt 206 S has 33% higher maximum permissible mass (1,300 kg / 2,866 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 21Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 S” | 21Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | 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 S and the Farmer 260 P/PA. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 S” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/750/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 S” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | AheadThe Fendt 206 S offers 750 and 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 S” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 206 S” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2003– | 1988–1992 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt 206 S 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 S is 34% heavier (790 kg / 1,742 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 206 S has 33% higher maximum permissible mass (1,300 kg / 2,866 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 206 S offers 750 and 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Fendt 206 S is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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 S has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 260 P/PA 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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources