Nuffield PM-4 or Renault Super 5-D (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Nuffield PM-4: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the Renault Super 5-D (A) is ahead on forward gears and drive.
- The Nuffield PM-4 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 52% (9.3 L/min / 2.5 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Nuffield PM-4 suits road haulage better on this data: 12% (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 | PM-4 | Super 5-D (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 25.3 kW (33.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | 24.9 kW (33.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 5D R7054” | 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 PM-4 and the Super 5-D (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the PM-4 and the Super 5-D (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 27.3 L/min (7.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | 18.0 L/min (4.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 5D R7054” | AheadThe Nuffield PM-4 has 52% more hydraulic flow (9.3 L/min / 2.5 gpm) than the Renault Super 5-D (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,760 kg (3,880 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 5D R7054” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the PM-4. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,062 kg (4,546 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | 1,585 kg (3,494 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 5D R7054” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Nuffield PM-4 is 30% heavier (477 kg / 1,052 lb) than the Renault Super 5-D (A) (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 PM-4 and the Super 5-D (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 5D R7054” | AheadThe Renault Super 5-D (A) has 100% more forward gears (5 gears) than the Nuffield PM-4 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the PM-4 and the Super 5-D (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 28 km/h (17.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 5D R7054” | AheadThe Nuffield PM-4 has 12% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the Renault Super 5-D (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 5D R7054” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the Super 5-D (A). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Super 5D R7054” | AheadThe Renault Super 5-D (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Nuffield PM-4 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1951–1957 | 1965–1967 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault Super 5-D (A) is newer: production began 14 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Nuffield PM-4 has 52% more hydraulic flow (9.3 L/min / 2.5 gpm) than the Renault Super 5-D (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Nuffield PM-4 is 30% heavier (477 kg / 1,052 lb) than the Renault Super 5-D (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Super 5-D (A) has 100% more forward gears (5 gears) than the Nuffield PM-4 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Nuffield PM-4 has 12% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the Renault Super 5-D (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Super 5-D (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Nuffield PM-4 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Renault Super 5-D (A) is newer: production began 14 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 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, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources