CASE-INTERNATIONAL 685 (DT) or Renault 70-14 V?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Renault 70-14 V: three-point lift. On features, the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 685 (DT) is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The CASE-INTERNATIONAL 685 (DT) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Renault 70-14 V suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 50% (1,200 kg / 2,646 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 | 685 (DT) | 70-14 V | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 43.9 kW (58.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 685” | 43.9 kW (58.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 V R3257” | 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 685 (DT) and the 70-14 V. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 685 (DT) and the 70-14 V. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 43.3 L/min (11.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 V R3257” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 685 (DT). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,380 kg (5,247 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 685” | 3,580 kg (7,893 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 V R3257” | AheadThe Renault 70-14 V has 50% more lift (1,200 kg / 2,646 lb) than the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 685 (DT) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,647 kg (5,836 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 685” | 2,080 kg (4,586 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 V R3257” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The CASE-INTERNATIONAL 685 (DT) is 27% heavier (567 kg / 1,250 lb) than the Renault 70-14 V (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 685 (DT) and the 70-14 V. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 685” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 V R3257” | 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 685 (DT) and the 70-14 V. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 685” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 V R3257” | 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, “Case-IH 685” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 V R3257” | AheadThe CASE-INTERNATIONAL 685 (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Renault 70-14 V does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 685” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 70-14 V. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 685” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 V R3257” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1985–1990 | 1986–1999 | 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 Renault 70-14 V has 50% more lift (1,200 kg / 2,646 lb) than the CASE-INTERNATIONAL 685 (DT) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The CASE-INTERNATIONAL 685 (DT) is 27% heavier (567 kg / 1,250 lb) than the Renault 70-14 V (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The CASE-INTERNATIONAL 685 (DT) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Renault 70-14 V does not (as stated by the sources).
- 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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 figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources