9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFendt 208 PA2002–2009No measured PTO figureTractor twoFendt Farmer 280 P/PA1988–2002No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because the drive differs (4WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive). 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

9 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fendt 208 PA and Fendt Farmer 280 P/PA, field by field
Field208 PAFarmer 280 P/PAGap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed79 hp79 hp—
Engine declared—KHD F4L 913—
Displacement declared—4.09 L—
Maximum torque declared234 lb·ft · 317 N·m201 lb·ft · 272 N·m+17% 208 PA
Transmission
Top speed declared24.9 mph · 40 km/h18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredDry multi-disc clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic control declaredLoad sensing——
Pump flow declared19.5 gpm · 74.0 L/min18.2 gpm · 69.0 L/min+7% 208 PA
Pressure declared2,901 psi · 200 bar2,611 psi · 180 bar+11% 208 PA
Rear PTO speeds declared540/750/1000 rpm540/750 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared6,404 lb · 2,905 kg5,556 lb · 2,520 kg+15% 208 PA
Maximum permissible mass declared11,023 lb · 5,000 kg8,818 lb · 4,000 kg+25% 208 PA
Wheelbase declared87.4 in · 2,221 mm85.8 in · 2,180 mm—
Length declared144.3 in · 3,665 mm143.5 in · 3,646 mm—
Width declared65.6 in · 1,666 mm65.6 in · 1,666 mm—
Ground clearance declared15.6 in · 395 mm10.1 in · 257 mm+54% 208 PA
Turning radius, braked declared—10.8 ft · 3.30 m—
Fuel tank declared74.0 qt · 70 L63.4 qt · 60 L+17% 208 PA

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 208 PA sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 PA”

Fendt Farmer 280 P/PA sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 P/PA”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.90”