Renault 75-12 LS or Volvo T 650 (Volvo)?
Which should you choose?
The figures split: the Volvo T 650 is ahead on hydraulic flow; the Renault 75-12 LS is ahead on three-point lift and PTO speeds.
- The Renault 75-12 LS suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
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 | 75-12 LS | T 650 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 46.3 kW (62.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 75-12 LS R3141” | 46.1 kW (61.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | 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 75-12 LS and the T 650. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 75-12 LS and the T 650. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 30.3 L/min (8.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 75-12 LS R3141” | 35.5 L/min (9.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe Volvo T 650 has 17% more hydraulic flow (5.2 L/min / 1.4 gpm) than the Renault 75-12 LS (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 3,825 kg (8,433 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 75-12 LS R3141” | 2,650 kg (5,842 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe Renault 75-12 LS has 44% more lift (1,175 kg / 2,590 lb) than the Volvo T 650 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,990 kg (6,592 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 75-12 LS R3141” | 3,800 kg (8,378 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Volvo T 650 is 27% heavier (810 kg / 1,786 lb) than the Renault 75-12 LS (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 5,650 kg (12,456 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 75-12 LS R3141” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the T 650. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 24Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 75-12 LS R3141” | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | 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 75-12 LS and the T 650. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 75-12 LS R3141” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | 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 75-12 LS R3141” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | AheadThe Renault 75-12 LS offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Volvo T 650 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 75-12 LS R3141” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 75-12 LS R3141” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Volvo T 650” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1985–1989 | 1970–1982 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault 75-12 LS is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Volvo T 650 has 17% more hydraulic flow (5.2 L/min / 1.4 gpm) than the Renault 75-12 LS (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 75-12 LS has 44% more lift (1,175 kg / 2,590 lb) than the Volvo T 650 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Volvo T 650 is 27% heavier (810 kg / 1,786 lb) than the Renault 75-12 LS (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 75-12 LS offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Volvo T 650 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Renault 75-12 LS is newer: production began 15 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- 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