ZETOR 5511/5545 or ZETOR 6011/6045?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the ZETOR 6011/6045: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds. On features, the ZETOR 5511/5545 is ahead on top speed.
- The ZETOR 6011/6045 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The ZETOR 6011/6045 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 17% (3.4 L/min / 0.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The ZETOR 5511/5545 suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
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 | 5511/5545 | 6011/6045 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 37.4 kW (50.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5511” | 37.3 kW (50.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 6011” | 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 5511/5545 and the 6011/6045. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 5511/5545 and the 6011/6045. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 20.0 L/min (5.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5511” | 23.4 L/min (6.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 6011” | AheadThe ZETOR 6011/6045 has 17% more hydraulic flow (3.4 L/min / 0.9 gpm) than the ZETOR 5511/5545 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,630 kg (3,594 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5511” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 6011/6045. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,444 kg (5,388 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5511” | 2,900 kg (6,393 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 6011” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ZETOR 6011/6045 is 19% heavier (456 kg / 1,005 lb) than the ZETOR 5511/5545 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 5511/5545 and the 6011/6045. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5511” | 10 to 20Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 6011” | 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 5511/5545 and the 6011/6045. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5511” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Zetor 6011” | AheadThe ZETOR 5511/5545 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the ZETOR 6011/6045 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5511” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 6011” | AheadThe ZETOR 6011/6045 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the ZETOR 5511/5545 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 5511/5545 and the 6011/6045. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 5511” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Zetor 6011” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1966–1972 | 1980–1984 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The ZETOR 6011/6045 is newer: production began 14 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The ZETOR 6011/6045 has 17% more hydraulic flow (3.4 L/min / 0.9 gpm) than the ZETOR 5511/5545 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 6011/6045 is 19% heavier (456 kg / 1,005 lb) than the ZETOR 5511/5545 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 5511/5545 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the ZETOR 6011/6045 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The ZETOR 6011/6045 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the ZETOR 5511/5545 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The ZETOR 6011/6045 is newer: production began 14 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 forward gears (both forward gears, 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, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources