SAME Buffalo 130 (DT) or VALMET 8100?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VALMET 8100: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed.
- The VALMET 8100 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 93% (32.4 L/min / 8.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The VALMET 8100 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 “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 | Buffalo 130 (DT) | 8100 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 80.2 kW (107.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Buffalo 130” | 81.0 kW (108.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8100” | 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 Buffalo 130 (DT) and the 8100. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Buffalo 130 (DT) and the 8100. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 35.0 L/min (9.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Buffalo 130” | 67.4 L/min (17.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8100” | AheadThe VALMET 8100 has 93% more hydraulic flow (32.4 L/min / 8.6 gpm) than the SAME Buffalo 130 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 4,568 kg (10,071 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Buffalo 130” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 8100. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 4,300 kg (9,480 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Buffalo 130” | 4,600 kg (10,141 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8100” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8100” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Buffalo 130 (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 24Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Buffalo 130” | 12 to 36Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8100” | 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 Buffalo 130 (DT) and the 8100. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Buffalo 130” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8100” | AheadThe VALMET 8100 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SAME Buffalo 130 (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Buffalo 130” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8100” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Buffalo 130” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8100” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Buffalo 130” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8100” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1978–1982 | 1990–1996 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 8100 is newer: production began 12 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The VALMET 8100 has 93% more hydraulic flow (32.4 L/min / 8.6 gpm) than the SAME Buffalo 130 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 8100 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the SAME Buffalo 130 (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 8100 is newer: production began 12 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 weight (both unladen weight, 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources