Güldner A 15 or Renault D 16?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the A 15 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the D 16 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Renault D 16 suits road haulage better on this data: 55% (8.9 km/h / 5.5 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 | A 15 | D 16 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 11.7 kW (15.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 15” | 11.8 kW (15.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault D16 R7053” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the A 15 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the D 16 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 A 15 and the D 16. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the A 15 and the D 16. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 6.0 L/min (1.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault D16 R7053” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the A 15. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 800 kg (1,764 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault D16 R7053” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the A 15. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,225 kg (2,701 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 15” | 1,420 kg (3,131 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault D16 R7053” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault D 16 is 16% heavier (195 kg / 430 lb) than the Güldner A 15 (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 A 15 and the D 16. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 4Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 15” | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Renault D16 R7053” | AheadThe Renault D 16 has 50% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Güldner A 15 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the A 15 and the D 16. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 16.1 km/h (10.0 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 15” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault D16 R7053” | AheadThe Renault D 16 has 55% more top speed (8.9 km/h / 5.5 mph) than the Güldner A 15 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 15” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault D16 R7053” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 15” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault D16 R7053” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner A 15” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault D16 R7053” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1949–1950 | 1958–1960 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault D 16 is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Renault D 16 is 16% heavier (195 kg / 430 lb) than the Güldner A 15 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault D 16 has 50% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Güldner A 15 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Renault D 16 has 55% more top speed (8.9 km/h / 5.5 mph) than the Güldner A 15 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Renault D 16 is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is dependent.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the A 15 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the D 16 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, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources