International Harvester D-440 or Renault Super 6?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the D-440 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super 6 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The International Harvester D-440 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 41% (7.0 L/min / 1.8 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 14% (240 kg / 529 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Renault Super 6 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 | D-440 | Super 6 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 29.4 kW (39.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-440 Standard” | 29.4 kW (39.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D-440 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super 6 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 D-440 and the Super 6. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the D-440 and the Super 6. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 24.0 L/min (6.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-440 Standard” | 17.0 L/min (4.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | AheadThe International Harvester D-440 has 41% more hydraulic flow (7.0 L/min / 1.8 gpm) than the Renault Super 6 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-440 Standard” | 1,760 kg (3,880 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | AheadThe International Harvester D-440 has 14% more lift (240 kg / 529 lb) than the Renault Super 6 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,940 kg (4,277 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-440 Standard” | 1,623 kg (3,578 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester D-440 is 20% heavier (317 kg / 699 lb) than the Renault Super 6 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 3,190 kg (7,033 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-440 Standard” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Super 6. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-440 Standard” | 6 to 10Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | 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? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the D-440. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-440 Standard” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | AheadThe Renault Super 6 has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester D-440 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-440 Standard” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-440 Standard” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the Super 6. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick D-440 Standard” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 6/R 7050” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1958–1959 | 1964–1965 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault Super 6 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 International Harvester D-440 has 41% more hydraulic flow (7.0 L/min / 1.8 gpm) than the Renault Super 6 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester D-440 has 14% more lift (240 kg / 529 lb) than the Renault Super 6 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester D-440 is 20% heavier (317 kg / 699 lb) than the Renault Super 6 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Super 6 has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester D-440 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Super 6 is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the D-440 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Super 6 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