Renault 96 or SAME 480 (DT)?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 96 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 480 (DT) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Renault 96 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 172% (19.8 L/min / 5.2 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 | 96 | 480 (DT) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 60.4 kW (81.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 96 R7631” | 60.3 kW (80.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME 480 DT” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 96 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 480 (DT) 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 96 and the 480 (DT). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 96 and the 480 (DT). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 31.3 L/min (8.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 96 R7631” | 11.5 L/min (3.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME 480 DT” | AheadThe Renault 96 has 172% more hydraulic flow (19.8 L/min / 5.2 gpm) than the SAME 480 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,500 kg (5,512 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 96 R7631” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 480 (DT). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,430 kg (7,562 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 96 R7631” | 2,700 kg (5,952 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME 480 DT” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault 96 is 27% heavier (730 kg / 1,609 lb) than the SAME 480 (DT) (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 96 and the 480 (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 96 R7631” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “SAME 480 DT” | AheadThe Renault 96 has 60% more forward gears (3 gears) than the SAME 480 (DT) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 96 and the 480 (DT). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault 96 R7631” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME 480 DT” | 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 96 R7631” | 690 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “SAME 480 DT” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the 480 (DT). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 96 R7631” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “SAME 480 DT” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault 96 R7631” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “SAME 480 DT” | AheadThe SAME 480 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 96 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1969–1972 | 1959–1962 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault 96 is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Renault 96 has 172% more hydraulic flow (19.8 L/min / 5.2 gpm) than the SAME 480 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 96 is 27% heavier (730 kg / 1,609 lb) than the SAME 480 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault 96 has 60% more forward gears (3 gears) than the SAME 480 (DT) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The SAME 480 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Renault 96 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Renault 96 is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 96 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 480 (DT) 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, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO speeds.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources