9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneRenault 881967–1971No measured PTO figureTractor twoSteyr 185 a1958–1967No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 88 and the 185 a → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

9 material differences · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Renault 88 and Steyr 185 a, field by field
Field	88	185 a	Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed	50.3 hp	54.3 hp	+8% 185 a
Engine declared	SAVIEM 598-30	Steyr WD-313	differs
Displacement declared	2.72 L	3.99 L	+47% 185 a
Maximum torque declared	117 lb·ft · 159 N·m	145 lb·ft · 196 N·m	+23% 185 a
Transmission
Top speed declared	15.5 mph · 25 km/h	15.5 mph · 25 km/h	—
Clutch declared	Pedal-operated dry FERODO double clutch	Pedal operated dry Steyr single plate clutch	differs
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared	6.5 gpm · 24.5 L/min	3.7 gpm · 14.0 L/min	+75% 88
Pressure declared	—	2,134 psi · 147 bar	—
Rear PTO speeds declared	540 rpm	540 rpm	—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared	4,497 lb · 2,040 kg	6,173 lb · 2,800 kg	+37% 185 a
Wheelbase declared	78.7 in · 2,000 mm	81.1 in · 2,060 mm	—
Length declared	134.6 in · 3,420 mm	131.7 in · 3,345 mm	—
Width declared	67.3 in · 1,710 mm	73.4 in · 1,865 mm	+9% 185 a
Ground clearance declared	19.3 in · 490 mm	15.7 in · 400 mm	+23% 88
Turning radius, braked declared	11.2 ft · 3.42 m	11.5 ft · 3.50 m	—
Fuel tank declared	74.0 qt · 70.0 L	105.7 qt · 100 L	+43% 185 a

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.

Renault 88 sources

Source

Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 88 R7261”

Steyr 185 a sources