Güldner G 35 A (S) or Renault 421 M?
Which should you choose?
On performance, no comparable figure differs by more than its threshold: on this data the machines are level. On features, the Renault 421 M is ahead on top speed; the Güldner G 35 A (S) is ahead on PTO speeds and drive.
- The Güldner G 35 A (S) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Güldner G 35 A (S) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
- The Renault 421 M 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 | G 35 A (S) | 421 M | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 24.3 kW (33 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 35A” | 24.2 kW (32.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 421 M / R 7421” | 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 G 35 A (S) and the 421 M. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the G 35 A (S) and the 421 M. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 25.9 L/min (6.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 421 M / R 7421” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the G 35 A (S). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,550 kg (3,417 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 35A” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 421 M. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,165 kg (4,773 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 35A” | 1,995 kg (4,398 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 421 M / R 7421” | 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? | 3,200 kg (7,055 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 35A” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 421 M. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 35A” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 421 M / R 7421” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 421 M / R 7421” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the G 35 A (S). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 35A” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 421 M / R 7421” | AheadThe Renault 421 M has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Güldner G 35 A (S) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 35A” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 421 M / R 7421” | AheadThe Güldner G 35 A (S) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Renault 421 M does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 35A” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 421 M / R 7421” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Güldner G 35A” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 421 M / R 7421” | AheadThe Güldner G 35 A (S) is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 421 M is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1967–1969 | 1977–1985 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault 421 M is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Renault 421 M has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Güldner G 35 A (S) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Güldner G 35 A (S) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Renault 421 M does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Güldner G 35 A (S) is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 421 M is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Renault 421 M is newer: production began 10 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 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- 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, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources