Hürlimann D 800 or VALMET 903/903-4?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VALMET 903/903-4: three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears, top speed, PTO independence and drive.
- The VALMET 903/903-4 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
- The VALMET 903/903-4 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 16% (400 kg / 882 lb) more three-point lift.
- The VALMET 903/903-4 suits road haulage better on this data: 50% (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) more top speed.
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 | D 800 | 903/903-4 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 66.2 kW (89 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 800” | 67.0 kW (89.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | 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 800 and the 903/903-4. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D 800 and the 903/903-4. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 43.0 L/min (11.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the D 800. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,500 kg (5,512 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 800” | 2,900 kg (6,393 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | AheadThe VALMET 903/903-4 has 16% more lift (400 kg / 882 lb) than the Hürlimann D 800 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,250 kg (11,574 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 800” | 3,650 kg (8,047 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann D 800 is 44% heavier (1,600 kg / 3,527 lb) than the VALMET 903/903-4 (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 800 and the 903/903-4. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 800” | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | AheadThe VALMET 903/903-4 has 60% more forward gears (6 gears) than the Hürlimann D 800 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the D 800 and the 903/903-4. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 800” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | AheadThe VALMET 903/903-4 has 50% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Hürlimann D 800 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 800” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | liveTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 800” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | AheadThe VALMET 903/903-4 has an independent PTO; the Hürlimann D 800’s is live. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann D 800” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 903” | AheadThe VALMET 903/903-4 is available with four-wheel drive; the Hürlimann D 800 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1964–1970 | 1979–1983 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 903/903-4 is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The VALMET 903/903-4 has 16% more lift (400 kg / 882 lb) than the Hürlimann D 800 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann D 800 is 44% heavier (1,600 kg / 3,527 lb) than the VALMET 903/903-4 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 903/903-4 has 60% more forward gears (6 gears) than the Hürlimann D 800 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 903/903-4 has 50% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Hürlimann D 800 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 903/903-4 has an independent PTO; the Hürlimann D 800’s is live.
- The VALMET 903/903-4 is available with four-wheel drive; the Hürlimann D 800 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The VALMET 903/903-4 is newer: production began 15 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources