8 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFendt 208 VA/VA-breit2002–2009No measured PTO figureTractor twoFendt Farmer 280 VA1996–2002No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 208 VA/VA-breit and the Farmer 280 VA → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

8 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fendt 208 VA/VA-breit and Fendt Farmer 280 VA, field by field
Field208 VA/VA-breitFarmer 280 VAGap
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 VA/VA-breit
Transmission
Top speed declared21.7 mph · 35 km/h24.9 mph · 40 km/h+14% Farmer 280 VA
Clutch declaredDry multi-disc clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic control declaredLoad sensing——
Pump flow declared19.5 gpm · 74.0 L/min12.9 gpm · 49.0 L/min+51% 208 VA/VA-breit
Pressure declared—2,611 psi · 180 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540/750/1000 rpm540/750 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,611 lb · 2,545 kg5,004–5,159 lb · 2,270–2,340 kgdiffers
Maximum permissible mass declared8,818 lb · 4,000 kg7,716 lb · 3,500 kg+14% 208 VA/VA-breit
Wheelbase declared83.8 in · 2,128 mm82.6–85.6 in · 2,099–2,175 mm—
Length declared139.8 in · 3,550 mm138.6 in · 3,520 mm—
Width declared45.5–47.0 in · 1,155–1,193 mm46.1–51.3 in · 1,172–1,302 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared8.7 in · 220 mm8.7–11.3 in · 222–287 mmdiffers
Fuel tank declared74.0 qt · 70 L——

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 VA/VA-breit sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 208 V/VA”

Fendt Farmer 280 VA sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 VA”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.90”