Fendt 208 FA or Fendt Farmer 280 VA?
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 Farmer 280 VA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fendt 208 FA suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 51% (25.0 L/min / 6.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Fendt 208 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 | 208 FA | Farmer 280 VA | 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 280 VA” | 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 Farmer 280 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 208 FA and the Farmer 280 VA. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 208 FA and the Farmer 280 VA. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 74.0 L/min (19.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 49.0 L/min (12.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 VA” | AheadThe Fendt 208 FA has 51% more hydraulic flow (25.0 L/min / 6.6 gpm) than the Fendt Farmer 280 VA (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,694 kg (5,939 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 2,470 kg (5,445 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 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? | 2,760 kg (6,085 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 2,270 kg (5,004 lb) to 2,340 kg (5,159 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 VA” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt 208 FA is 18% heavier (420 kg / 926 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 280 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 208 FA” | 3,500 kg (7,716 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 VA” | AheadThe Fendt 208 FA has 14% higher maximum permissible mass (500 kg / 1,102 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 280 VA (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 21Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 21Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 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 208 FA and the Farmer 280 VA. |
| 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 280 VA” | 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” | 540/750 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 VA” | AheadThe Fendt 208 FA offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fendt Farmer 280 VA does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 VA” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 FA” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 VA” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2002–2009 | 1996–2002 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt 208 FA is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fendt 208 FA has 51% more hydraulic flow (25.0 L/min / 6.6 gpm) than the Fendt Farmer 280 VA (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 208 FA is 18% heavier (420 kg / 926 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 280 VA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 208 FA has 14% higher maximum permissible mass (500 kg / 1,102 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 280 VA (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 208 FA offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fendt Farmer 280 VA does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Fendt 208 FA is newer: production began 6 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 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 208 FA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Farmer 280 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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources