VALMET 6650 HiTech or VALMET 8050?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 6650 HiTech has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8050 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The VALMET 8050 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 14% (800 kg / 1,764 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 | 6650 HiTech | 8050 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 80.9 kW (108.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 6650 HiTech” | 80.9 kW (108.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8050” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 6650 HiTech has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8050 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 6650 HiTech and the 8050. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 6650 HiTech and the 8050. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 70.8 L/min (18.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 6650 HiTech” | 71.0 L/min (18.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8050” | EvenEven on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 5,600 kg (12,346 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 6650 HiTech” | 6,400 kg (14,110 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8050” | AheadThe VALMET 8050 has 14% more lift (800 kg / 1,764 lb) than the VALMET 6650 HiTech (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 4,500 kg (9,921 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 6650 HiTech” | 4,740 kg (10,450 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8050” | 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 6650 HiTech” | 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8050” | 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? | 36Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 6650 HiTech” | 12 to 36Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8050” | 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 6650 HiTech and the 8050. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 6650 HiTech” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 50 km/h (31.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8050” | 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, “Valmet 6650 HiTech” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8050” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 6650 HiTech” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8050” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 6650 HiTech” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8050” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1998–2003 | 1995–2004 | 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 8050 has 14% more lift (800 kg / 1,764 lb) than the VALMET 6650 HiTech (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- Even on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, 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 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 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.
- 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 6650 HiTech has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8050 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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources