Nuffield 4/65 (465) or OLIVER 1450 (4 WD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Nuffield 4/65 (465): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the OLIVER 1450 (4 WD) is ahead on drive.
- The Nuffield 4/65 (465) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 13% (3.5 L/min / 0.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The OLIVER 1450 (4 WD) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
- The Nuffield 4/65 (465) suits road haulage better on this data: 30% (7.0 km/h / 4.3 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 | 4/65 (465) | 1450 (4 WD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 40.2 kW (54.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/65 (1967-1969)” | 40.3 kW (54.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1450” | 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 4/65 (465) and the 1450 (4 WD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 4/65 (465) and the 1450 (4 WD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 30.0 L/min (7.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/65 (1967-1969)” | 26.5 L/min (7.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1450” | AheadThe Nuffield 4/65 (465) has 13% more hydraulic flow (3.5 L/min / 0.9 gpm) than the OLIVER 1450 (4 WD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/65 (1967-1969)” | 1,825 kg (4,023 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1450” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,566 kg (5,657 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/65 (1967-1969)” | 2,720 kg (5,997 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1450” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 4/65 (465) and the 1450 (4 WD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/65 (1967-1969)” | 7 to 14Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1450” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 4/65 (465) and the 1450 (4 WD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/65 (1967-1969)” | 23 km/h (14.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1450” | AheadThe Nuffield 4/65 (465) has 30% more top speed (7.0 km/h / 4.3 mph) than the OLIVER 1450 (4 WD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/65 (1967-1969)” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1450” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1450” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 4/65 (465). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Nuffield 4/65 (1967-1969)” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1450” | AheadThe OLIVER 1450 (4 WD) is available with four-wheel drive; the Nuffield 4/65 (465) is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1967–1969 | 1967–1969 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Nuffield 4/65 (465) has 13% more hydraulic flow (3.5 L/min / 0.9 gpm) than the OLIVER 1450 (4 WD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Nuffield 4/65 (465) has 30% more top speed (7.0 km/h / 4.3 mph) than the OLIVER 1450 (4 WD) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The OLIVER 1450 (4 WD) is available with four-wheel drive; the Nuffield 4/65 (465) is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- 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 three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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