Ford 3610 or ZETOR 3320/3340?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the ZETOR 3320/3340: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The ZETOR 3320/3340 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The ZETOR 3320/3340 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 17% (4.6 L/min / 1.2 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 | 3610 | 3320/3340 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 31.5 kW (42.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3610” | 31.2 kW (41.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 3320/3340” | 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 3610 and the 3320/3340. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 3610 and the 3320/3340. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 27.4 L/min (7.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3610” | 32.0 L/min (8.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 3320/3340” | AheadThe ZETOR 3320/3340 has 17% more hydraulic flow (4.6 L/min / 1.2 gpm) than the Ford 3610 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,413 kg (3,115 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3610” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 3320/3340. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,420 kg (5,335 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3610” | 2,895 kg (6,382 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 3320/3340” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ZETOR 3320/3340 is 20% heavier (475 kg / 1,047 lb) than the Ford 3610 (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 3610 and the 3320/3340. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3610” | 10 to 20Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 3320/3340” | 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 3610 and the 3320/3340. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3610” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 3320/3340” | 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 3610” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 3320/3340” | AheadThe ZETOR 3320/3340 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 3610 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 3610” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 3320/3340. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 3610” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 3320/3340” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1981–1983 | 1993–1997 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ZETOR 3320/3340 is newer: production began 12 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The ZETOR 3320/3340 has 17% more hydraulic flow (4.6 L/min / 1.2 gpm) than the Ford 3610 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 3320/3340 is 20% heavier (475 kg / 1,047 lb) than the Ford 3610 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 3320/3340 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 3610 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The ZETOR 3320/3340 is newer: production began 12 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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