Case-IH CX 70 or Renault Ceres 325?
Which should you choose?
The figures split: the Case-IH CX 70 is ahead on drawbar power; the Renault Ceres 325 is ahead on three-point lift.
- The Renault Ceres 325 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 44% (882 kg / 1,944 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 | CX 70 | Ceres 325 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 46.3 kW (62.1 hp)OECD Test 1895 | 45.3 kW (60.7 hp)OECD Test 1968 | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, measured by a laboratory at maximum power): the difference is under the 5% threshold, 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 CX 70 and the Ceres 325. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | 41.1 kW (55.1 hp)OECD Test 1895 | 37.1 kW (49.8 hp)OECD Test 1968 | AheadThe Case-IH CX 70 has 11% more drawbar power (4.0 kW / 5.4 hp) than the Renault Ceres 325 (both drawbar power, measured by a laboratory at maximum power). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 53.0 L/min (14.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CX70” | 50.1 L/min (13.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ceres 325” | 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? | 1,988 kg (4,383 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CX70” | 2,870 kg (6,327 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ceres 325” | AheadThe Renault Ceres 325 has 44% more lift (882 kg / 1,944 lb) than the Case-IH CX 70 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,185 kg (7,022 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CX70” | 3,520 kg (7,760 lb) to 3,655 kg (8,058 lb), varies by configurationTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Ceres 325” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault Ceres 325 is 11% heavier (335 kg / 739 lb) than the Case-IH CX 70 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 6,000 kg (13,228 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CX70” | 5,560 kg (12,258 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ceres 325” | 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? | 16OECD test report 1895, 2000 | 20OECD test report 1968, 2001 | Sources disagreeNo call on forward gears: sources disagree on the figure for the Ceres 325. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the CX 70 and the Ceres 325. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CX70” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ceres 325” | 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 rpmOECD test report 1895, 2000 | 540/1000 rpmOECD test report 1979, 2002 | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the CX 70 and the Ceres 325. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDOECD test report 1895, 2000; Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CX70” | 4WDOECD test report 1968, 2001; OECD test report 1979, 2002; Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ceres 325” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1998–2000 | 2000–2004 | 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 Case-IH CX 70 has 11% more drawbar power (4.0 kW / 5.4 hp) than the Renault Ceres 325 (both drawbar power, measured by a laboratory at maximum power).
- The Renault Ceres 325 has 44% more lift (882 kg / 1,944 lb) than the Case-IH CX 70 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Ceres 325 is 11% heavier (335 kg / 739 lb) than the Case-IH CX 70 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, measured by a laboratory at maximum power): the difference is under the 5% threshold, too small to call.
- 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 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 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 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.
- No call on forward gears: sources disagree on the figure for the Ceres 325.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources