Renault 70-14 LB or VALMET 4400?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 70-14 LB has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 4400 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Renault 70-14 LB suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 22% (625 kg / 1,378 lb) more three-point lift.
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 | 70-14 LB | 4400 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 49.3 kW (66.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 LB R3242” | 49.3 kW (66.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 70-14 LB has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 4400 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 70-14 LB and the 4400. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 70-14 LB and the 4400. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 37.2 L/min (9.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 LB R3242” | 39.0 L/min (10.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | EvenEven on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 3,480 kg (7,672 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 LB R3242” | 2,855 kg (6,294 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | AheadThe Renault 70-14 LB has 22% more lift (625 kg / 1,378 lb) than the VALMET 4400 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,500 kg (5,512 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 LB R3242” | 2,790 kg (6,151 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 4400 is 12% heavier (290 kg / 639 lb) than the Renault 70-14 LB (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,700 kg (10,362 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 LB R3242” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 4400. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 LB R3242” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | 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 70-14 LB and the 4400. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 LB R3242” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 LB R3242” | 540E/540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | AheadThe Renault 70-14 LB offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 4400 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 70-14 LB. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 70-14 LB R3242” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4400” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1991–1999 | 1993–1996 | 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 Renault 70-14 LB has 22% more lift (625 kg / 1,378 lb) than the VALMET 4400 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The VALMET 4400 is 12% heavier (290 kg / 639 lb) than the Renault 70-14 LB (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 70-14 LB offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 4400 does not (as stated by the sources).
- Even on hydraulic flow (both pump flow, 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 70-14 LB has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 4400 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- 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