Renault 88 or Steyr 185 a?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Renault 88: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears.
- The Renault 88 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 75% (10.5 L/min / 2.8 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 82% (900 kg / 1,984 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 | 88 | 185 a | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 35.9 kW (48.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 88 R7261” | 35.8 kW (48.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | 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 88 and the 185 a. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 88 and the 185 a. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 24.5 L/min (6.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 88 R7261” | 14.0 L/min (3.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | AheadThe Renault 88 has 75% more hydraulic flow (10.5 L/min / 2.8 gpm) than the Steyr 185 a (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,000 kg (4,409 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 88 R7261” | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | AheadThe Renault 88 has 82% more lift (900 kg / 1,984 lb) than the Steyr 185 a (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,040 kg (4,497 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 88 R7261” | 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 185 a is 37% heavier (760 kg / 1,676 lb) than the Renault 88 (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 88 and the 185 a. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 88 R7261” | 6 to 9Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | AheadThe Renault 88 has 33% more forward gears (3 gears) than the Steyr 185 a (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 88. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 88 R7261” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | 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 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 88 R7261” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 88 R7261” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 185 a. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 88 R7261” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 185a” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1967–1971 | 1958–1967 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault 88 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 Renault 88 has 75% more hydraulic flow (10.5 L/min / 2.8 gpm) than the Steyr 185 a (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 88 has 82% more lift (900 kg / 1,984 lb) than the Steyr 185 a (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 185 a is 37% heavier (760 kg / 1,676 lb) than the Renault 88 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 88 has 33% more forward gears (3 gears) than the Steyr 185 a (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 88 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 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 speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- 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, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources