Ford 3430 or IMR-RAKOVICA R-47?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 3430: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears, top speed and drive.
- The Ford 3430 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 19% (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 23% (313 kg / 690 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Ford 3430 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 32% (657 kg / 1,448 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
- The Ford 3430 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 | 3430 | R-47 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 28.1 kW (37.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3430” | 27.6 kW (37.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 47” | 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 3430 and the R-47. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 3430 and the R-47. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 31.0 L/min (8.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3430” | 26.0 L/min (6.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 47” | AheadThe Ford 3430 has 19% more hydraulic flow (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3430” | 1,387 kg (3,058 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 47” | AheadThe Ford 3430 has 23% more lift (313 kg / 690 lb) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,742 kg (6,045 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3430” | 2,085 kg (4,597 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 47” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 3430 is 32% heavier (657 kg / 1,448 lb) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 (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 3430 and the R-47. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3430” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 47” | AheadThe Ford 3430 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 3430 and the R-47. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 3430” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 47” | AheadThe Ford 3430 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 3430” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 47” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 3430” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 47” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 3430” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Rakovica R 47” | AheadThe Ford 3430 is available with four-wheel drive; the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1990–1997 | 1984–1994 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 3430 is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Ford 3430 has 19% more hydraulic flow (5.0 L/min / 1.3 gpm) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 3430 has 23% more lift (313 kg / 690 lb) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 3430 is 32% heavier (657 kg / 1,448 lb) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 3430 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 3430 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 3430 is available with four-wheel drive; the IMR-RAKOVICA R-47 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Ford 3430 is newer: production began 6 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources