Ford 2610 or Hürlimann H-345 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Hürlimann H-345 (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears and drive.
- The Hürlimann H-345 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 56% (12.2 L/min / 3.2 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Hürlimann H-345 (A) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 12% (216 kg / 476 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
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 | 2610 | H-345 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 26.9 kW (36.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 2610” | 27.0 kW (36.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | 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 2610 and the H-345 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 2610 and the H-345 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 21.8 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 2610” | 34.0 L/min (9.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-345 (A) has 56% more hydraulic flow (12.2 L/min / 3.2 gpm) than the Ford 2610 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,413 kg (3,115 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 2610” | 1,764 kg (3,889 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 2610: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 2610”); the H-345 (A): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,804 kg (3,977 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 2610” | 2,020 kg (4,453 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann H-345 (A) is 12% heavier (216 kg / 476 lb) than the Ford 2610 (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 2610 and the H-345 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 2610” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-345 (A) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Ford 2610 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 2610 and the H-345 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 29 km/h (18.0 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 2610” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | 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 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 2610” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 2610 and the H-345 (A). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 2610” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-345 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Ford 2610 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1981–1983 | 1982–1986 | 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 Hürlimann H-345 (A) has 56% more hydraulic flow (12.2 L/min / 3.2 gpm) than the Ford 2610 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-345 (A) is 12% heavier (216 kg / 476 lb) than the Ford 2610 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-345 (A) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Ford 2610 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-345 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Ford 2610 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- 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 three-point lift: the 2610: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 2610”); the H-345 (A): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)”) — 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, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources