International Harvester 484 or Renault 50-12 LB?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Renault 50-12 LB: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the International Harvester 484 is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The International Harvester 484 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Renault 50-12 LB suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 26% (8.8 L/min / 2.3 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Renault 50-12 LB suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (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 | 484 | 50-12 LB | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.2 kW (40.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 29.9 kW (40.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201” | 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 484 and the 50-12 LB. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 484 and the 50-12 LB. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 33.3 L/min (8.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 42.1 L/min (11.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201” | AheadThe Renault 50-12 LB has 26% more hydraulic flow (8.8 L/min / 2.3 gpm) than the International Harvester 484 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,610 kg (3,549 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 2,140 kg (4,718 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 484: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484”); the 50-12 LB: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,330 kg (5,137 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 2,005 kg (4,420 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 484 is 16% heavier (325 kg / 717 lb) than the Renault 50-12 LB (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 4,260 kg (9,392 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 484. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201” | 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 484 and the 50-12 LB. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201” | AheadThe Renault 50-12 LB has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 484 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201” | AheadThe International Harvester 484 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Renault 50-12 LB does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 484” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1977–1981 | 1987–1993 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault 50-12 LB 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 50-12 LB has 26% more hydraulic flow (8.8 L/min / 2.3 gpm) than the International Harvester 484 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 484 is 16% heavier (325 kg / 717 lb) than the Renault 50-12 LB (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 50-12 LB has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 484 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 484 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Renault 50-12 LB does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Renault 50-12 LB 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 484: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 484”); the 50-12 LB: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 50-12 LB R3201”) — 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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources