Renault 95-12 RS or VALMET 4600?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Renault 95-12 RS: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds. On features, the VALMET 4600 is ahead on drive.
- The Renault 95-12 RS suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Renault 95-12 RS suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 12% (4.7 L/min / 1.2 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 95-12 RS | 4600 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 49.9 kW (66.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 95-12 RS R 7811” | 50.0 kW (67.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 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 95-12 RS and the 4600. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 95-12 RS and the 4600. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 43.7 L/min (11.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 95-12 RS R 7811” | 39.0 L/min (10.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | AheadThe Renault 95-12 RS has 12% more hydraulic flow (4.7 L/min / 1.2 gpm) than the VALMET 4600 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,775 kg (6,118 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 95-12 RS R 7811” | 2,855 kg (6,294 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,780 kg (8,333 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 95-12 RS R 7811” | 3,150 kg (6,945 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault 95-12 RS is 20% heavier (630 kg / 1,389 lb) than the VALMET 4600 (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 95-12 RS and the 4600. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 95-12 RS R 7811” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 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 95-12 RS and the 4600. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 95-12 RS R 7811” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | 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 95-12 RS R 7811” | 540E/540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | AheadThe Renault 95-12 RS offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 4600 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 95-12 RS R 7811” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 95-12 RS R 7811” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet 4600” | AheadThe VALMET 4600 is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 95-12 RS is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1984–1986 | 1993–1996 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The VALMET 4600 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 95-12 RS has 12% more hydraulic flow (4.7 L/min / 1.2 gpm) than the VALMET 4600 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 95-12 RS is 20% heavier (630 kg / 1,389 lb) than the VALMET 4600 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 95-12 RS offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the VALMET 4600 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The VALMET 4600 is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 95-12 RS is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The VALMET 4600 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 three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, 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 PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- 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