Ford 8 N or Kramer KB 25 L?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Kramer KB 25L: hydraulic flow.
- The Kramer KB 25L suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 24% (3.1 L/min / 0.8 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 | 8 N | KB 25 L | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 15.7 kW (21.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8N” | 16.2 kW (22 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | 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 8 N and the KB 25 L. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 8 N and the KB 25 L. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 13.0 L/min (3.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8N” | 16.0 L/min (4.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | AheadThe Kramer KB 25L has 24% more hydraulic flow (3.1 L/min / 0.8 gpm) than the Ford 8N (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 750 kg (1,653 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8N” | 720 kg (1,587 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 8 N: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8N”); the KB 25 L: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,231 kg (2,714 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8N” | 1,455 kg (3,208 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Kramer KB 25L is 18% heavier (224 kg / 494 lb) than the Ford 8N (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 8 N and the KB 25 L. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 4Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8N” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | 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 8 N and the KB 25 L. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 21 km/h (13.0 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8N” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | 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 8N” | 586 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the KB 25 L. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 8 N and the KB 25 L. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 8N” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1947–1952 | 1954–1955 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Kramer KB 25L is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Kramer KB 25L has 24% more hydraulic flow (3.1 L/min / 0.8 gpm) than the Ford 8N (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Kramer KB 25L is 18% heavier (224 kg / 494 lb) than the Ford 8N (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Kramer KB 25L is newer: production began 7 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 difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 8 N: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8N”); the KB 25 L: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Kramer KB 25 L”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources