Nuffield 4/60 (460) or Steyr 185?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Nuffield 4/60 (460): hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed.
- The Nuffield 4/60 (460) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 137% (19.2 L/min / 5.1 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 19% (214 kg / 472 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Nuffield 4/60 (460) suits road haulage better on this data: 14% (3.0 km/h / 1.9 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 | 4/60 (460) | 185 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 31.8 kW (42.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/60 (1961-1963)” | 31.6 kW (42.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185” | 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 4/60 (460) and the 185. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 4/60 (460) and the 185. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 33.2 L/min (8.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/60 (1961-1963)” | 14.0 L/min (3.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185” | AheadThe Nuffield 4/60 (460) has 137% more hydraulic flow (19.2 L/min / 5.1 gpm) than the Steyr 185 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,314 kg (2,897 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/60 (1961-1963)” | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185” | AheadThe Nuffield 4/60 (460) has 19% more lift (214 kg / 472 lb) than the Steyr 185 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,371 kg (5,227 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/60 (1961-1963)” | 2,650 kg (5,842 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 185 is 12% heavier (279 kg / 615 lb) than the Nuffield 4/60 (460) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 4/60 (460) and the 185. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/60 (1961-1963)” | 6 to 7Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185” | 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 4/60 (460) and the 185. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/60 (1961-1963)” | 22 km/h (13.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185” | AheadThe Nuffield 4/60 (460) has 14% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the Steyr 185 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/60 (1961-1963)” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 4/60 (460) and the 185. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/60 (1961-1963)” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1961–1964 | 1955–1958 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Nuffield 4/60 (460) 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 Nuffield 4/60 (460) has 137% more hydraulic flow (19.2 L/min / 5.1 gpm) than the Steyr 185 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Nuffield 4/60 (460) has 19% more lift (214 kg / 472 lb) than the Steyr 185 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 185 is 12% heavier (279 kg / 615 lb) than the Nuffield 4/60 (460) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Nuffield 4/60 (460) has 14% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the Steyr 185 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Nuffield 4/60 (460) 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources