10 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJ.I. Case 5401960–1969No measured PTO figureTractor twoRenault N 311957–1962No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 540 and the N 31 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

10 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

J.I. Case 540 and Renault N 31, field by field
Field	540	N 31	Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed	39.8 hp	39.4 hp	—
Engine declared	—	RENAULT 671/9	—
Displacement declared	—	2.14 L	—
Transmission
Top speed declared	12.4–21.7 mph · 20–35 km/h	15.5 mph · 25 km/h	differs
Clutch declared	Pedal operated dry CASE single plate clutch type 10 inch	Pedal-operated dry FERODO single-plate clutch	differs
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared	9.3 gpm · 35.2 L/min	3.7 gpm · 14.0 L/min	+151% 540
Rear PTO speeds declared	540 rpm	540 rpm	—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared	3,999 lb · 1,814 kg	3,406 lb · 1,545 kg	+17% 540
Wheelbase declared	81.5 in · 2,070 mm	68.9 in · 1,750 mm	+18% 540
Length declared	130.0 in · 3,302 mm	123.2 in · 3,130 mm	+5% 540
Width declared	63.3 in · 1,607 mm	61.8–83.1 in · 1,570–2,110 mm	differs
Ground clearance declared	18.5 in · 470 mm	15.7 in · 400 mm	+18% 540
Turning radius, braked declared	7.9 ft · 2.41 m	9.7 ft · 2.95 m	+22% N 31
Fuel tank declared	69.2 qt · 65.5 L	42.3 qt · 40.0 L	+64% 540

Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.

J.I. Case 540 sources

Source

Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case 540”

Renault N 31 sources