VALMET 4400 or VALMET 455/445-4?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 4400 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 455/445-4 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The VALMET 4400 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 23% (7.4 L/min / 2.0 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 | 4400 | 455/445-4 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 49.3 kW (66.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | 49.3 kW (66.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 455” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 4400 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 455/445-4 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 4400 and the 455/445-4. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 4400 and the 455/445-4. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 39.0 L/min (10.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | 31.6 L/min (8.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 455” | AheadThe VALMET 4400 has 23% more hydraulic flow (7.4 L/min / 2.0 gpm) than the VALMET 455/445-4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,855 kg (6,294 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | 2,640 kg (5,820 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 455” | 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? | 2,790 kg (6,151 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | 2,720 kg (5,997 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 455” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 4400 and the 455/445-4. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 455” | 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 4400 and the 455/445-4. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 455” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540E/540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 455” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 455/445-4. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 455” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1993–1996 | 1989–1994 | 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 VALMET 4400 has 23% more hydraulic flow (7.4 L/min / 2.0 gpm) than the VALMET 455/445-4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- 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 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- 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 power at the PTO shaft: the 4400 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 455/445-4 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, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources