Fiat 480-8 (DT) or Hürlimann D-95 L/S?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Hürlimann D-95 L/S: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds. On features, the Fiat 480-8 (DT) is ahead on drive.
- The Hürlimann D-95 L/S suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Hürlimann D-95 L/S suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 16% (4.2 L/min / 1.1 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 480-8 (DT) | D-95 L/S | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.1 kW (40.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 480-8/480-8 DT” | 29.6 kW (39.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 95 L/S” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| 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 480-8 (DT) and the D-95 L/S. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 480-8 (DT) and the D-95 L/S. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 26.8 L/min (7.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 480-8/480-8 DT” | 31.0 L/min (8.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 95 L/S” | AheadThe Hürlimann D-95 L/S has 16% more hydraulic flow (4.2 L/min / 1.1 gpm) than the Fiat 480-8 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,750 kg (3,858 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 480-8/480-8 DT” | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 95 L/S” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,810 kg (3,990 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 480-8/480-8 DT” | 2,030 kg (4,475 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 95 L/S” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann D-95 L/S is 12% heavier (220 kg / 485 lb) than the Fiat 480-8 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 480-8 (DT) and the D-95 L/S. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 480-8/480-8 DT” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 95 L/S” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 480-8 (DT) and the D-95 L/S. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 480-8/480-8 DT” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 95 L/S” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 480-8/480-8 DT” | 540 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 95 L/S” | AheadThe Hürlimann D-95 L/S offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fiat 480-8 (DT) 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 480-8 (DT) and the D-95 L/S. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 480-8/480-8 DT” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 95 L/S” | AheadThe Fiat 480-8 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Hürlimann D-95 L/S is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1981–1982 | 1975–1977 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fiat 480-8 (DT) is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Hürlimann D-95 L/S has 16% more hydraulic flow (4.2 L/min / 1.1 gpm) than the Fiat 480-8 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann D-95 L/S is 12% heavier (220 kg / 485 lb) than the Fiat 480-8 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann D-95 L/S offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fiat 480-8 (DT) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Fiat 480-8 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Hürlimann D-95 L/S is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Fiat 480-8 (DT) is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources