Fendt Farmer 280 S or VALMET 4600?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the Farmer 280 S has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 4600 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fendt Farmer 280S suits road haulage better on this data: 33% (10.0 km/h / 6.2 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 280 S | 4600 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 58.6 kW (78.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 S” | 58.8 kW (78.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Farmer 280 S has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 4600 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 280 S and the 4600. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Farmer 280 S and the 4600. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 36.6 L/min (9.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 S” | 39.0 L/min (10.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | EvenEven on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 2,855 kg (6,294 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Farmer 280 S. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,970 kg (6,548 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 S” | 3,150 kg (6,945 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 S” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 4600. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 21Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 S” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 280S has 75% more forward gears (9 gears) than the VALMET 4600 (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 280 S and the 4600. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 S” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 280S has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the VALMET 4600 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/750/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 S” | 540E/540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 280S offers 750 and 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 4600 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 S” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 280 S” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1996–2003 | 1993–1996 | 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 Farmer 280S has 75% more forward gears (9 gears) than the VALMET 4600 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 280S has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the VALMET 4600 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 280S offers 750 and 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 4600 does not (as stated by the sources).
- Even on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, 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.
- 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 Farmer 280 S has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 4600 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, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources