SAME Centauro 60 or Steyr 658 (a)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Steyr 658 (a): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears and PTO speeds. On features, the SAME Centauro 60 is ahead on PTO independence.
- The Steyr 658 (a) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 109% (17.7 L/min / 4.7 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 | Centauro 60 | 658 (a) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 36.8 kW (49.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 60” | 36.4 kW (48.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | 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 Centauro 60 and the 658 (a). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Centauro 60 and the 658 (a). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 16.3 L/min (4.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 60” | 34.0 L/min (9.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | AheadThe Steyr 658 (a) has 109% more hydraulic flow (17.7 L/min / 4.7 gpm) than the SAME Centauro 60 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Centauro 60. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,130 kg (4,696 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 60” | 2,560 kg (5,644 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 658 (a) is 20% heavier (430 kg / 948 lb) than the SAME Centauro 60 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Centauro 60. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 60” | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | AheadThe Steyr 658 (a) has 100% more forward gears (8 gears) than the SAME Centauro 60 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the Centauro 60 and the 658 (a). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 60” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | 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, “SAME Centauro 60” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | AheadThe Steyr 658 (a) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SAME Centauro 60 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 60” | liveTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | AheadThe SAME Centauro 60 has an independent PTO; the Steyr 658 (a)’s is live. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “SAME Centauro 60” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1969–1972 | 1977–1979 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 658 (a) is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Steyr 658 (a) has 109% more hydraulic flow (17.7 L/min / 4.7 gpm) than the SAME Centauro 60 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 658 (a) is 20% heavier (430 kg / 948 lb) than the SAME Centauro 60 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 658 (a) has 100% more forward gears (8 gears) than the SAME Centauro 60 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 658 (a) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SAME Centauro 60 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The SAME Centauro 60 has an independent PTO; the Steyr 658 (a)’s is live.
- The Steyr 658 (a) is newer: production began 8 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 drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources