Fiat 540 (DT) or Hürlimann H-356 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Hürlimann H-356 (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed and PTO speeds.
- The Hürlimann H-356 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Hürlimann H-356 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 45% (9.8 L/min / 2.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Hürlimann H-356 (A) suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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 | 540 (DT) | H-356 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 33.3 kW (44.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540/540 DT” | 33.4 kW (44.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 356” | 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 540 (DT) and the H-356 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 540 (DT) and the H-356 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 21.8 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540/540 DT” | 31.6 L/min (8.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 356” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-356 (A) has 45% more hydraulic flow (9.8 L/min / 2.6 gpm) than the Fiat 540 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,620 kg (3,571 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540/540 DT” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the H-356 (A). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,865 kg (4,112 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540/540 DT” | 2,460 kg (5,423 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 356” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann H-356 (A) is 32% heavier (595 kg / 1,312 lb) than the Fiat 540 (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 540 (DT) and the H-356 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540/540 DT” | 15 to 24Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 356” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 540 (DT) and the H-356 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540/540 DT” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 356” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-356 (A) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fiat 540 (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540/540 DT” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 356” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-356 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fiat 540 (DT) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540/540 DT” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the H-356 (A). |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540/540 DT” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 356” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1973–1982 | 1983–1986 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann H-356 (A) is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Hürlimann H-356 (A) has 45% more hydraulic flow (9.8 L/min / 2.6 gpm) than the Fiat 540 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-356 (A) is 32% heavier (595 kg / 1,312 lb) than the Fiat 540 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-356 (A) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fiat 540 (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-356 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Fiat 540 (DT) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Hürlimann H-356 (A) is newer: production began 10 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources