Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA or International Harvester 585?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the Farmer 260 P/PA has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 585 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA suits road haulage better on this data: 60% (15.0 km/h / 9.3 mph) more top speed.
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 | Farmer 260 P/PA | 585 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 43.9 kW (58.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | 43.4 kW (58.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 585 (XL)” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO 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 585 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 Farmer 260 P/PA and the 585. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Farmer 260 P/PA and the 585. |
| 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 585. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,995 kg (4,398 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 585 (XL)” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Farmer 260 P/PA. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,340 kg (5,159 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | 2,900 kg (6,393 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 585 (XL)” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 585 is 24% heavier (560 kg / 1,235 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 585. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 21Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 585 (XL)” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA has 31% more forward gears (5 gears) than the International Harvester 585 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Farmer 260 P/PA and the 585. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 585 (XL)” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA has 60% more top speed (15.0 km/h / 9.3 mph) than the International Harvester 585 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 585 (XL)” | AheadThe International Harvester 585 offers 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 260 P” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 585. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 P” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 585 (XL)” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1988–1992 | 1981–1990 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The International Harvester 585 is 24% heavier (560 kg / 1,235 lb) than the Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA has 31% more forward gears (5 gears) than the International Harvester 585 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA has 60% more top speed (15.0 km/h / 9.3 mph) than the International Harvester 585 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 585 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Fendt Farmer 260 P/PA is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO 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 585 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, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources