SAME Rubin 160 or VALMET 8550?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the Rubin 160 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8550 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The SAME Rubin 160 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 45% (3,100 kg / 6,834 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 | Rubin 160 | 8550 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 117.7 kW (157.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Rubin 160” | 117.7 kW (157.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Rubin 160 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8550 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 Rubin 160 and the 8550. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Rubin 160 and the 8550. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 73.6 L/min (19.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the Rubin 160. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 10,000 kg (22,046 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Rubin 160” | 6,900 kg (15,212 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | AheadThe SAME Rubin 160 has 45% more lift (3,100 kg / 6,834 lb) than the VALMET 8550 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 6,800 kg (14,991 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Rubin 160” | 5,100 kg (11,244 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SAME Rubin 160 is 33% heavier (1,700 kg / 3,748 lb) than the VALMET 8550 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Rubin 160. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 18 to 27Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Rubin 160” | 36Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | AheadThe VALMET 8550 has 33% more forward gears (9 gears) than the SAME Rubin 160 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Rubin 160 and the 8550. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Rubin 160” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph) to 50 km/h (31.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Rubin 160” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Rubin 160” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Rubin 160” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8550” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2000–2004 | 1995–2001 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SAME Rubin 160 is newer: production began 5 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The SAME Rubin 160 has 45% more lift (3,100 kg / 6,834 lb) than the VALMET 8550 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Rubin 160 is 33% heavier (1,700 kg / 3,748 lb) than the VALMET 8550 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 8550 has 33% more forward gears (9 gears) than the SAME Rubin 160 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The SAME Rubin 160 is newer: production began 5 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, 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.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Rubin 160 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8550 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- 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