Ford 4600 (A) or Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B): hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears and PTO speeds.
- The Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 12% (3.8 L/min / 1.0 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 39% (559 kg / 1,232 lb) more three-point lift.
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 | 4600 (A) | 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 34.8 kW (46.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4600” | 34.9 kW (46.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Landini 6030 (DT)” | 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 4600 (A) and the 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 4600 (A) and the 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 32.7 L/min (8.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4600” | 36.5 L/min (9.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Landini 6030 (DT)” | AheadThe Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) has 12% more hydraulic flow (3.8 L/min / 1.0 gpm) than the Ford 4600 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,450 kg (3,197 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4600” | 2,009 kg (4,429 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Landini 6030 (DT)” | AheadThe Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) has 39% more lift (559 kg / 1,232 lb) than the Ford 4600 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,700 kg (5,952 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4600” | 2,255 kg (4,971 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Landini 6030 (DT)” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 4600 (A) is 20% heavier (445 kg / 981 lb) than the Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) (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 4600 (A) and the 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4600” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Landini 6030 (DT)” | AheadThe Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Ford 4600 (A) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 4600 (A) and the 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 4600” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Landini 6030 (DT)” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 4600” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Landini 6030 (DT)” | AheadThe Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 4600 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 4600 (A) and the 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 4600” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Landini 6030 (DT)” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1975–1981 | 1983–1987 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) has 12% more hydraulic flow (3.8 L/min / 1.0 gpm) than the Ford 4600 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) has 39% more lift (559 kg / 1,232 lb) than the Ford 4600 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 4600 (A) is 20% heavier (445 kg / 981 lb) than the Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Ford 4600 (A) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Ford 4600 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Landini 6030 (DT) TL-39 N/B (TL-39 DT/B) is newer: production began 8 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% 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, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources