Renault 42-70 F or VALMET 4500?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VALMET 4500: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed and drive.
- The VALMET 4500 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 33% (9.6 L/min / 2.5 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 12% (305 kg / 672 lb) more three-point lift.
- The VALMET 4500 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 63% (1,090 kg / 2,403 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
- The VALMET 4500 suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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 | 42-70 F | 4500 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 46.85 kW (62.83 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 42-70 F R7396” | 47.0 kW (63.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4500” | 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 42-70 F and the 4500. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 42-70 F and the 4500. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 29.4 L/min (7.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 42-70 F R7396” | 39.0 L/min (10.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4500” | AheadThe VALMET 4500 has 33% more hydraulic flow (9.6 L/min / 2.5 gpm) than the Renault 42-70 F (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,550 kg (5,622 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 42-70 F R7396” | 2,855 kg (6,294 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4500” | AheadThe VALMET 4500 has 12% more lift (305 kg / 672 lb) than the Renault 42-70 F (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,730 kg (3,814 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 42-70 F R7396” | 2,820 kg (6,217 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4500” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 4500 is 63% heavier (1,090 kg / 2,403 lb) than the Renault 42-70 F (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 42-70 F and the 4500. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 42-70 F R7396” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4500” | 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 42-70 F and the 4500. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 42-70 F R7396” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4500” | AheadThe VALMET 4500 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Renault 42-70 F (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 42-70 F R7396” | 540E/540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4500” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 42-70 F R7396” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4500” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 42-70 F R7396” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4500” | AheadThe VALMET 4500 is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 42-70 F is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1984–1986 | 1993–1996 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 4500 is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The VALMET 4500 has 33% more hydraulic flow (9.6 L/min / 2.5 gpm) than the Renault 42-70 F (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 4500 has 12% more lift (305 kg / 672 lb) than the Renault 42-70 F (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 4500 is 63% heavier (1,090 kg / 2,403 lb) than the Renault 42-70 F (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 4500 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Renault 42-70 F (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 4500 is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 42-70 F is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The VALMET 4500 is newer: production began 9 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 figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources