Fordson Dexta-Special or Renault Super 4?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the Dexta-Special has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super 4 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Renault Super 4 suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (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 | Dexta-Special | Super 4 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 22.8 kW (30.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fordson Dexta-Spezial” | 22.1 kW (29.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 4 R7056” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Dexta-Special has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super 4 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 Dexta-Special and the Super 4. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Dexta-Special and the Super 4. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 16.7 L/min (4.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fordson Dexta-Spezial” | 14.0 L/min (3.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 4 R7056” | AheadThe Fordson Dexta-Special has 19% more hydraulic flow (2.7 L/min / 0.7 gpm) than the Renault Super 4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 800 kg (1,764 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fordson Dexta-Spezial” | 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 4 R7056” | AheadThe Renault Super 4 has 69% more lift (550 kg / 1,213 lb) than the Fordson Dexta-Special (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,470 kg (3,241 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fordson Dexta-Spezial” | 1,780 kg (3,924 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 4 R7056” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault Super 4 is 21% heavier (310 kg / 683 lb) than the Fordson Dexta-Special (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fordson Dexta-Spezial” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Super 4. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Fordson Dexta-Spezial” | 6 to 10Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 4 R7056” | 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 Dexta-Special and the Super 4. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fordson Dexta-Spezial” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 4 R7056” | AheadThe Renault Super 4 has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fordson Dexta-Special (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fordson Dexta-Spezial” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 4 R7056” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fordson Dexta-Spezial” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the Super 4. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fordson Dexta-Spezial” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 4 R7056” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1963–1964 | 1963–1965 | 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 Fordson Dexta-Special has 19% more hydraulic flow (2.7 L/min / 0.7 gpm) than the Renault Super 4 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Super 4 has 69% more lift (550 kg / 1,213 lb) than the Fordson Dexta-Special (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Super 4 is 21% heavier (310 kg / 683 lb) than the Fordson Dexta-Special (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Super 4 has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fordson Dexta-Special (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on drive: all two-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.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Dexta-Special has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super 4 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, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources