10 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJ.I. Case 5411960–1969No measured PTO figureTractor twoRenault N 311957–1962No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 541 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 541 and Renault N 31, field by field
Field541N 31Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed39.8 hp39.4 hp—
Engine declared—RENAULT 671/9—
Displacement declared—2.14 L—
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4–21.7 mph · 20–35 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredPedal operated dry single plate clutchPedal-operated dry FERODO single-plate clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared9.3 gpm · 35.2 L/min3.7 gpm · 14.0 L/min+151% 541
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,904 lb · 1,771 kg3,406 lb · 1,545 kg+15% 541
Wheelbase declared85.0 in · 2,159 mm68.9 in · 1,750 mm+23% 541
Length declared130.0 in · 3,302 mm123.2 in · 3,130 mm+5% 541
Width declared79.6 in · 2,022 mm61.8–83.1 in · 1,570–2,110 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared21.0 in · 533 mm15.7 in · 400 mm+33% 541
Turning radius, braked declared7.9 ft · 2.41 m9.7 ft · 2.95 m+22% N 31
Fuel tank declared69.2 qt · 65.5 L42.3 qt · 40.0 L+64% 541

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 541 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case 541”

Renault N 31 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Renault N, E, V31 R3051”