Hürlimann D-470 (A) or SAME Explorer 65 (DT)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the SAME Explorer 65 (DT): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the Hürlimann D-470 (A) is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Hürlimann D-470 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The SAME Explorer 65 (DT) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 16% (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The SAME Explorer 65 (DT) suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “similar machines”. 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 | D-470 (A) | Explorer 65 (DT) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 41.6 kW (55.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 470” | 41.5 kW (55.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Explorer 65” | 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 D-470 (A) and the Explorer 65 (DT). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D-470 (A) and the Explorer 65 (DT). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 31.5 L/min (8.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 470” | 36.5 L/min (9.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Explorer 65” | AheadThe SAME Explorer 65 (DT) has 16% more hydraulic flow (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the Hürlimann D-470 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,834 kg (4,043 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 470” | 3,430 kg (7,562 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Explorer 65” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the D-470 (A): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 470”); the Explorer 65 (DT): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Explorer 65”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,750 kg (6,063 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 470” | 2,440 kg (5,379 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Explorer 65” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann D-470 (A) is 13% heavier (310 kg / 683 lb) than the SAME Explorer 65 (DT) (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 D-470 (A) and the Explorer 65 (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 470” | 12 to 20Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Explorer 65” | 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 D-470 (A) and the Explorer 65 (DT). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 470” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Explorer 65” | AheadThe SAME Explorer 65 (DT) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Hürlimann D-470 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 470” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Explorer 65” | AheadThe Hürlimann D-470 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SAME Explorer 65 (DT) 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 D-470 (A) and the Explorer 65 (DT). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 470” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Explorer 65” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1979–1983 | 1983–1986 | 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 SAME Explorer 65 (DT) has 16% more hydraulic flow (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the Hürlimann D-470 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann D-470 (A) is 13% heavier (310 kg / 683 lb) than the SAME Explorer 65 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Explorer 65 (DT) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Hürlimann D-470 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann D-470 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SAME Explorer 65 (DT) 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 forward gears (both forward gears, 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.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the D-470 (A): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 470”); the Explorer 65 (DT): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Explorer 65”) — 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 and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources