Ford 3600 (A) or ZETOR 4911?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 3600 (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed and drive. On features, the ZETOR 4911 is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The ZETOR 4911 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Ford 3600 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 27% (6.6 L/min / 1.7 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Ford 3600 (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 | 3600 (A) | 4911 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 29.0 kW (38.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3600” | 29.1 kW (39.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 4911” | 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 3600 (A) and the 4911. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 3600 (A) and the 4911. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 31.4 L/min (8.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3600” | 24.8 L/min (6.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 4911” | AheadThe Ford 3600 (A) has 27% more hydraulic flow (6.6 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the ZETOR 4911 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,270 kg (2,800 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3600” | 1,195 kg (2,635 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 4911” | 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, “Ford 3600” | 2,170 kg (4,784 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 4911” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ZETOR 4911 is 20% heavier (360 kg / 794 lb) than the Ford 3600 (A) (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 3600 (A) and the 4911. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3600” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 4911” | 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 3600 (A) and the 4911. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3600” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 4911” | AheadThe Ford 3600 (A) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the ZETOR 4911 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 3600” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 4911” | AheadThe ZETOR 4911 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 3600 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 3600” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 4911. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 3600” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 4911” | AheadThe Ford 3600 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the ZETOR 4911 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1981–1993 | 1977–1980 | 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 Ford 3600 (A) has 27% more hydraulic flow (6.6 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the ZETOR 4911 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 4911 is 20% heavier (360 kg / 794 lb) than the Ford 3600 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 3600 (A) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the ZETOR 4911 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 4911 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 3600 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Ford 3600 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the ZETOR 4911 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 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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