VALMET 4600 or ZETOR Proxima 7421/7441?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the ZETOR Proxima 7421/7441: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The ZETOR Proxima 7421/7441 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The ZETOR Proxima 7421/7441 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 18% (7.0 L/min / 1.8 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 | 4600 | Proxima 7421/7441 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 50.0 kW (67.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 50.4 kW (67.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 7421/7441” | 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 4600 and the Proxima 7421/7441. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 4600 and the Proxima 7421/7441. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 39.0 L/min (10.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 46.0 L/min (12.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 7421/7441” | AheadThe ZETOR Proxima 7421/7441 has 18% more hydraulic flow (7.0 L/min / 1.8 gpm) than the VALMET 4600 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,855 kg (6,294 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 2,692 kg (5,935 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 7421/7441” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 4600: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600”); the Proxima 7421/7441: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 7421/7441”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,150 kg (6,945 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 3,130 kg (6,900 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 7421/7441” | 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? | — | 6,570 kg (14,484 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 7421/7441” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 4600. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 10 to 20Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 7421/7441” | 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 4600 and the Proxima 7421/7441. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 7421/7441” | 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? | 540E/540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 7421/7441” | AheadThe ZETOR Proxima 7421/7441 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 4600 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the Proxima 7421/7441. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 7421/7441” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1993–1996 | 2004–2007 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ZETOR Proxima 7421/7441 is newer: production began 11 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The ZETOR Proxima 7421/7441 has 18% more hydraulic flow (7.0 L/min / 1.8 gpm) than the VALMET 4600 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR Proxima 7421/7441 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 4600 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The ZETOR Proxima 7421/7441 is newer: production began 11 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 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.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 4600: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600”); the Proxima 7421/7441: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor Proxima 7421/7441”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- 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