Steyr 8180 a or VALMET 8400?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VALMET 8400: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The VALMET 8400 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
- The VALMET 8400 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 40% (20.8 L/min / 5.5 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 | 8180 a | 8400 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 102.4 kW (137.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 102.4 kW (137.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8400” | 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 8180 a and the 8400. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 8180 a and the 8400. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 52.4 L/min (13.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 73.2 L/min (19.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8400” | AheadThe VALMET 8400 has 40% more hydraulic flow (20.8 L/min / 5.5 gpm) than the Steyr 8180 a (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 6,620 kg (14,595 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 7,065 kg (15,576 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8400” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 6,012 kg (13,254 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 5,040 kg (11,111 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8400” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 8180 a is 19% heavier (972 kg / 2,143 lb) than the VALMET 8400 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 9,000 kg (19,842 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8400” | EvenEven on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 36Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 12 to 36Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8400” | 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 8180 a and the 8400. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8400” | 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? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8400” | AheadThe VALMET 8400 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Steyr 8180 a does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 8400. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 8180” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 8400” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1986–1993 | 1993–2004 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 8400 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 VALMET 8400 has 40% more hydraulic flow (20.8 L/min / 5.5 gpm) than the Steyr 8180 a (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 8180 a is 19% heavier (972 kg / 2,143 lb) than the VALMET 8400 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 8400 offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the Steyr 8180 a does not (as stated by the sources).
- The VALMET 8400 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 three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, 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 top speed (both top speed forward, 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.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources