Leyland 245 or Steyr 40, 40h, 40a?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Leyland 245: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on PTO independence. On features, the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a is ahead on drive.
- The Leyland 245 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
- The Leyland 245 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 31% (7.2 L/min / 1.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 26% (350 kg / 772 lb) more three-point lift.
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 | 245 | 40, 40h, 40a | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 26.4 kW (35.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 245” | 25.8 kW (34.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | 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 245 and the 40, 40h, 40a. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 245 and the 40, 40h, 40a. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 30.2 L/min (8.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 245” | 23.0 L/min (6.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | AheadThe Leyland 245 has 31% more hydraulic flow (7.2 L/min / 1.9 gpm) than the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 245” | 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | AheadThe Leyland 245 has 26% more lift (350 kg / 772 lb) than the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,375 kg (5,236 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 245” | 1,870 kg (4,123 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Leyland 245 is 27% heavier (505 kg / 1,113 lb) than the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 2,850 kg (6,283 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 245. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 245” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 245 and the 40, 40h, 40a. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 26 km/h (16.2 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 245” | 28 km/h (17.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 245” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 245” | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | AheadThe Leyland 245 has an independent PTO; the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 245” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | AheadThe Steyr 40, 40h, 40a is available with four-wheel drive; the Leyland 245 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1973–1975 | 1967–1977 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Leyland 245 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 Leyland 245 has 31% more hydraulic flow (7.2 L/min / 1.9 gpm) than the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Leyland 245 has 26% more lift (350 kg / 772 lb) than the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Leyland 245 is 27% heavier (505 kg / 1,113 lb) than the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Leyland 245 has an independent PTO; the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The Steyr 40, 40h, 40a is available with four-wheel drive; the Leyland 245 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Leyland 245 is newer: production began 6 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- 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