Fendt Favorit 711 Vario or John Deere 6520?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the Favorit 711 Vario has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 6520 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Fendt Favorit 711 Vario suits road haulage better on this data: 12% (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) more maximum permissible mass.
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 | Favorit 711 Vario | 6520 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 84.8 kW (113.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 711 Vario” | 84.6 kW (113.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 6520” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Favorit 711 Vario has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 6520 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 Favorit 711 Vario and the 6520. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Favorit 711 Vario and the 6520. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 110.0 L/min (29.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 711 Vario” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 6520. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 6,750 kg (14,881 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 6520” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Favorit 711 Vario. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,650 kg (12,456 lb) to 6,170 kg (13,603 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 711 Vario” | 5,080 kg (11,199 lb) to 5,340 kg (11,773 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 6520” | 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? | 9,500 kg (20,944 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 711 Vario” | 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 6520” | AheadThe Fendt Favorit 711 Vario has 12% higher maximum permissible mass (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) than the John Deere 6520 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | Stepless (CVT)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 711 Vario” | 24 to 36 forwardTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 6520” | DifferTransmissions differ in kind: the Fendt Favorit 711 Vario is stepless (CVT) and the John Deere 6520 has 24 to 36 forward gears — not called. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Favorit 711 Vario and the 6520. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 50 km/h (31.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 711 Vario” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph) to 50 km/h (31.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 6520” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpm / 750 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 711 Vario” | 540E/540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 6520” | AheadThe Fendt Favorit 711 Vario offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the John Deere 6520 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the Favorit 711 Vario and the 6520. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Favorit 711 Vario” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 6520” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1999– | 2002–2007 | 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 Favorit 711 Vario has 12% higher maximum permissible mass (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) than the John Deere 6520 (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Favorit 711 Vario offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the John Deere 6520 does not (as stated by the sources).
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Transmissions differ in kind: the Fendt Favorit 711 Vario is stepless (CVT) and the John Deere 6520 has 24 to 36 forward gears — not called.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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 Favorit 711 Vario has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 6520 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, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources