Fendt 208 FA or Fendt 208 S?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 208 FA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 208 S has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fendt 208S 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 “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 | 208 FA | 208 S | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 59 kW (79 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 59 kW (79 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 S” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 208 FA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 208 S 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 208 FA and the 208 S. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 208 FA and the 208 S. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 74.0 L/min (19.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 208 S. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,694 kg (5,939 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 3,141 kg (6,924 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 S” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 208 FA: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA”); the 208 S: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 S”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,760 kg (6,085 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 3,220 kg (7,099 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 S” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt 208S is 17% heavier (460 kg / 1,014 lb) than the Fendt 208 FA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 5,300 kg (11,684 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 S” | AheadThe Fendt 208S has 33% higher maximum permissible mass (1,300 kg / 2,866 lb) than the Fendt 208 FA (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 21Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 21Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 S” | 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 208 FA and the 208 S. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 S” | 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 208 FA” | 540 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 S” | AheadThe Fendt 208 FA offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the Fendt 208S does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 208 S. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 S” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2002–2009 | 2003–2009 | 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 Fendt 208S is 17% heavier (460 kg / 1,014 lb) than the Fendt 208 FA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 208S has 33% higher maximum permissible mass (1,300 kg / 2,866 lb) than the Fendt 208 FA (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 208 FA offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the Fendt 208S does not (as stated by the sources).
- 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 drive: every machine is available with four-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.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 208 FA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 208 S has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 208 FA: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA”); the 208 S: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 S”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources