Renault Ares 696 RZ or VALMET 8450?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the Ares 696 RZ has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8450 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Renault Ares 696 RZ suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 25% (1,740 kg / 3,836 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 | Ares 696 RZ | 8450 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 103 kW (138 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 696 RZ” | 103 kW (138 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8450” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Ares 696 RZ has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8450 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 Ares 696 RZ and the 8450. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Ares 696 RZ and the 8450. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 73.6 L/min (19.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8450” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the Ares 696 RZ. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 8,640 kg (19,048 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 696 RZ” | 6,900 kg (15,212 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8450” | AheadThe Renault Ares 696 RZ has 25% more lift (1,740 kg / 3,836 lb) than the VALMET 8450 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 6,035 kg (13,305 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 696 RZ” | 5,310 kg (11,707 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8450” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault Ares 696 RZ is 14% heavier (725 kg / 1,598 lb) than the VALMET 8450 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 9,250 kg (20,393 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 696 RZ” | 8,500 kg (18,739 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8450” | EvenEven on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 32Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 696 RZ” | 36Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8450” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Ares 696 RZ and the 8450. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 696 RZ” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph) to 50 km/h (31.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8450” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000/540E/1000E rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 696 RZ” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8450” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 696 RZ” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8450” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Renault Ares 696 RZ”; OECD test report 2026, 2002; OECD test report 2122, 2004 | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Valmet Mega-8450” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 2001–2005 | 1995–2001 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Renault Ares 696 RZ is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Renault Ares 696 RZ has 25% more lift (1,740 kg / 3,836 lb) than the VALMET 8450 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Ares 696 RZ is 14% heavier (725 kg / 1,598 lb) than the VALMET 8450 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Renault Ares 696 RZ is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the Ares 696 RZ has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 8450 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, hydraulic flow and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources