Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" or Steyr 980?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige": hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears.
- The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 13% (4.5 L/min / 1.2 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | H-478 "Prestige" | 980 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 54.3 kW (72.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 54.9 kW (73.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | 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 H-478 "Prestige" and the 980. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the H-478 "Prestige" and the 980. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 40.5 L/min (10.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 36.0 L/min (9.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" has 13% more hydraulic flow (4.5 L/min / 1.2 gpm) than the Steyr 980 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,705 kg (5,964 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the H-478 "Prestige": lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige”); the 980: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,395 kg (7,485 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 3,130 kg (6,900 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the H-478 "Prestige" and the 980. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 20Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" has 67% more forward gears (8 gears) than the Steyr 980 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the H-478 "Prestige" and the 980. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | liveTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the H-478 "Prestige". |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1989–1998 | 1974–1977 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" has 13% more hydraulic flow (4.5 L/min / 1.2 gpm) than the Steyr 980 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" has 67% more forward gears (8 gears) than the Steyr 980 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-478 "Prestige" is newer: production began 15 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the H-478 "Prestige": lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 478 Prestige”); the 980: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 980”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- 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