Ford 5640 (A) or VALMET 4600?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VALMET 4600: hydraulic flow. On features, the Ford 5640 (A) is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Ford 5640 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The VALMET 4600 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 15% (5.0 L/min / 1.3 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 | 5640 (A) | 4600 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 50.1 kW (67.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5640” | 50.0 kW (67.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 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 5640 (A) and the 4600. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 5640 (A) and the 4600. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 34.0 L/min (9.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5640” | 39.0 L/min (10.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | AheadThe VALMET 4600 has 15% more hydraulic flow (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the Ford 5640 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,880 kg (6,349 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5640” | 2,855 kg (6,294 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 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? | 3,687 kg (8,128 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5640” | 3,150 kg (6,945 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 5640 (A) is 17% heavier (537 kg / 1,184 lb) than the VALMET 4600 (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 5640 (A) and the 4600. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5640” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 5640 (A) and the 4600. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 5640” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 5640” | 540E/540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | AheadThe Ford 5640 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 4600 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 5640” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 5640” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1991–1997 | 1993–1996 | 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 VALMET 4600 has 15% more hydraulic flow (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the Ford 5640 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 5640 (A) is 17% heavier (537 kg / 1,184 lb) than the VALMET 4600 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 5640 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 4600 does not (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 figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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 independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- 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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources