Massey Ferguson MF 3630 or Renault Ares 656 RZ?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Renault Ares 656 RZ: three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears.
- The Renault Ares 656 RZ suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 41% (2,500 kg / 5,512 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 | MF 3630 | Ares 656 RZ | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 85.5 kW (114.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3630” | 85.2 kW (114.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 656 RZ” | 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 MF 3630 and the Ares 656 RZ. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the MF 3630 and the Ares 656 RZ. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the MF 3630 and the Ares 656 RZ. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 6,140 kg (13,536 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3630” | 8,640 kg (19,048 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 656 RZ” | AheadThe Renault Ares 656 RZ has 41% more lift (2,500 kg / 5,512 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 3630 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,405 kg (11,916 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3630” | 5,995 kg (13,217 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 656 RZ” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault Ares 656 RZ is 11% heavier (590 kg / 1,301 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 3630 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 9,250 kg (20,393 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 656 RZ” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the MF 3630. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3630” | 32Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 656 RZ” | AheadThe Renault Ares 656 RZ has 100% more forward gears (16 gears) than the Massey Ferguson MF 3630 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the MF 3630 and the Ares 656 RZ. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3630” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 656 RZ” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3630” | 540/1000/540E/1000E rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 656 RZ” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3630” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 656 RZ” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3630” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 656 RZ”; OECD test report 2107, 2004 | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1987–1990 | 2002–2005 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault Ares 656 RZ is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Renault Ares 656 RZ has 41% more lift (2,500 kg / 5,512 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 3630 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Ares 656 RZ is 11% heavier (590 kg / 1,301 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 3630 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Ares 656 RZ has 100% more forward gears (16 gears) than the Massey Ferguson MF 3630 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Ares 656 RZ is newer: production began 15 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources