Ford 1600 (A) or Güldner AW?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Güldner AW: maximum permissible mass. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the Ford 1600 (A) is ahead on drive.
- The Güldner AW suits road haulage better on this data: 15% (255 kg / 562 lb) more maximum permissible mass and 33% (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 | 1600 (A) | AW | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 14.75 kW (19.78 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1600” | 14.0 kW (19 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A W” | 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 1600 (A) and the AW. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1600 (A) and the AW. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 15.9 L/min (4.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1600” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the AW. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 772 kg (1,702 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1600” | 850 kg (1,874 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A W” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 1600 (A): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1600”); the AW: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A W”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,040 kg (2,293 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1600” | 1,340 kg (2,954 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A W” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Güldner AW is 29% heavier (300 kg / 661 lb) than the Ford 1600 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 1,745 kg (3,847 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1600” | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A W” | AheadThe Güldner AW has 15% higher maximum permissible mass (255 kg / 562 lb) than the Ford 1600 (A) (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 9Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1600” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A W” | 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 1600 (A) and the AW. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 15 km/h (9.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1600” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A W” | AheadThe Güldner AW has 33% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Ford 1600 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1600” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A W” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A W” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 1600 (A). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1600” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A W” | AheadThe Ford 1600 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Güldner AW is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1976–1979 | 1962 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 1600 (A) is newer: production began 14 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Güldner AW is 29% heavier (300 kg / 661 lb) than the Ford 1600 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Güldner AW has 15% higher maximum permissible mass (255 kg / 562 lb) than the Ford 1600 (A) (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Güldner AW has 33% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Ford 1600 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 1600 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Güldner AW is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Ford 1600 (A) is newer: production began 14 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 1600 (A): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1600”); the AW: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A W”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources