BUKH 452 (Super) or Renault R-56?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 452 (Super) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the R-56 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Renault R-56 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 18% (300 kg / 661 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 | 452 (Super) | R-56 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.9 kW (41.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 30.9 kW (41.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 56 R7251” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 452 (Super) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the R-56 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 452 (Super) and the R-56. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 452 (Super) and the R-56. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 32.0 L/min (8.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the R-56. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 56 R7251” | AheadThe Renault R-56 has 18% more lift (300 kg / 661 lb) than the BUKH 452 (Super) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,350 kg (5,181 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 1,900 kg (4,189 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 56 R7251” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The BUKH 452 (Super) is 24% heavier (450 kg / 992 lb) than the Renault R-56 (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 452 (Super) and the R-56. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 6 to 10Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 56 R7251” | 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? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the R-56. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 23 km/h (14.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 56 R7251” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 56 R7251” | AheadThe BUKH 452 (Super) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Renault R-56 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 56 R7251” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 56 R7251” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1960–1967 | 1967–1973 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault R-56 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 Renault R-56 has 18% more lift (300 kg / 661 lb) than the BUKH 452 (Super) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The BUKH 452 (Super) is 24% heavier (450 kg / 992 lb) than the Renault R-56 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The BUKH 452 (Super) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Renault R-56 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Renault R-56 is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 452 (Super) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the R-56 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, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources