8 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor onePorsche-Diesel 2081957No measured PTO figureTractor twoRenault N 721960–1964No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1957–1957; 1960–1964). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.
Field by field
8 material differences · 6 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 208 | N 72 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 24.7 hp | 24.4 hp | — |
| Engine declared | Porsche-Diesel F 208 | MWM AKD 112 Z | differs |
| Displacement declared | 1.64 L | 1.81 L | +10% N 72 |
| Maximum torque declared | 66 lb·ft · 89 N·m | 66 lb·ft · 90 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 12.4 mph · 20.0 km/h | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | +25% N 72 |
| Clutch declared | — | Pedal-operated dry FERODO single-disc clutch, type 10 LF 20 | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 4.0 gpm · 15.0 L/min | 4.0 gpm · 15.0 L/min | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 3,318 lb · 1,505 kg | 3,483 lb · 1,580 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 65.7 in · 1,670 mm | 67.7 in · 1,720 mm | — |
| Length declared | 111.0 in · 2,820 mm | 118.1 in · 3,000 mm | +6% N 72 |
| Width declared | 61.7 in · 1,568 mm | 61.8–83.1 in · 1,570–2,110 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 13.1 in · 334 mm | 14.2 in · 360 mm | +8% N 72 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 8.9 ft · 2.70 m | 9.6 ft · 2.92 m | +8% N 72 |
| Fuel tank declared | 48.6 qt · 46 L | 42.3 qt · 40.0 L | +15% 208 |
Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.
Porsche-Diesel 208 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Standard 208”
Renault N 72 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Renault N, E, V72 R7052”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 1 Z”