Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70 or Renault 68-12 RS?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Renault 68-12 RS: three-point lift. On features, the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70 is ahead on drive.
- The Renault 68-12 RS suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 15% (400 kg / 882 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
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 | DX 3.70 | 68-12 RS | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 44.5 kW (59.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70” | 44.6 kW (59.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 68-12 RA/RS R7721” | 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 DX 3.70 and the 68-12 RS. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the DX 3.70 and the 68-12 RS. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 41.2 L/min (10.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 68-12 RA/RS R7721” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the DX 3.70. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,600 kg (5,732 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70” | 3,000 kg (6,614 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 68-12 RA/RS R7721” | AheadThe Renault 68-12 RS has 15% more lift (400 kg / 882 lb) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,140 kg (6,923 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70” | 3,040 kg (6,702 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 68-12 RA/RS R7721” | 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? | 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 68-12 RS. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70” | 12 to 24Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 68-12 RA/RS R7721” | 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 DX 3.70 and the 68-12 RS. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 68-12 RA/RS R7721” | 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, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 68-12 RA/RS R7721” | 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 DX 3.70 and the 68-12 RS. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 68-12 RA/RS R7721” | AheadThe Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70 is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 68-12 RS is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1984–1989 | 1983–1987 | 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 68-12 RS has 15% more lift (400 kg / 882 lb) than the Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Deutz-Fahr DX 3.70 is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 68-12 RS is two-wheel drive (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 weight (both unladen weight, 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 difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- 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