Ford 6710 or VALMET 802/802-4?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 6710: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears and PTO speeds.
- The Ford 6710 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Ford 6710 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 60% (25.9 L/min / 6.8 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 47% (1,355 kg / 2,987 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 | 6710 | 802/802-4 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 50.9 kW (68.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 6710” | 50.9 kW (68.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | 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 6710 and the 802/802-4. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 6710 and the 802/802-4. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 68.9 L/min (18.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 6710” | 43.0 L/min (11.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | AheadThe Ford 6710 has 60% more hydraulic flow (25.9 L/min / 6.8 gpm) than the VALMET 802/802-4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 4,255 kg (9,381 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 6710” | 2,900 kg (6,393 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | AheadThe Ford 6710 has 47% more lift (1,355 kg / 2,987 lb) than the VALMET 802/802-4 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,164 kg (6,975 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 6710” | 3,539 kg (7,802 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 802/802-4 is 12% heavier (375 kg / 827 lb) than the Ford 6710 (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 6710 and the 802/802-4. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 6710” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | AheadThe Ford 6710 has 100% more forward gears (8 gears) than the VALMET 802/802-4 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 6710 and the 802/802-4. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 6710” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 6710” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | AheadThe Ford 6710 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 802/802-4 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 6710” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 6710” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 802” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1981–1989 | 1980–1983 | 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 6710 has 60% more hydraulic flow (25.9 L/min / 6.8 gpm) than the VALMET 802/802-4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 6710 has 47% more lift (1,355 kg / 2,987 lb) than the VALMET 802/802-4 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 802/802-4 is 12% heavier (375 kg / 827 lb) than the Ford 6710 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 6710 has 100% more forward gears (8 gears) than the VALMET 802/802-4 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 6710 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 802/802-4 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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