Renault 681 (S) or VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed, PTO speeds and drive.
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 83% (23.9 L/min / 6.3 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 20% (580 kg / 1,279 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 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 | 681 (S) | Volvo 605 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 48.2 kW (64.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 681 R7491” | 48.2 kW (64.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | 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 681 (S) and the Volvo 605. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 681 (S) and the Volvo 605. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 28.8 L/min (7.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 681 R7491” | 52.7 L/min (13.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 has 83% more hydraulic flow (23.9 L/min / 6.3 gpm) than the Renault 681 (S) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,410 kg (5,313 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 681 R7491” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Volvo 605. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,860 kg (6,305 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 681 R7491” | 3,440 kg (7,584 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 is 20% heavier (580 kg / 1,279 lb) than the Renault 681 (S) (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 681 (S) and the Volvo 605. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 681 R7491” | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | 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? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 681 R7491” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Volvo 605. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 681 R7491” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Renault 681 (S) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 681 R7491” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Renault 681 (S) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 681 R7491” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 681 R7491” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo 605” | AheadThe VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 681 (S) is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1979–1986 | 1983–1985 | 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 VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 has 83% more hydraulic flow (23.9 L/min / 6.3 gpm) than the Renault 681 (S) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 is 20% heavier (580 kg / 1,279 lb) than the Renault 681 (S) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Renault 681 (S) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Renault 681 (S) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The VOLVO-BM-VALMET Volvo 605 is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 681 (S) 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- 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, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources