Steyr 658 (a) or URSUS C-355 P?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Steyr 658 (a): hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears, PTO speeds and drive. On features, the URSUS C-355P is ahead on PTO independence.
- The Steyr 658 (a) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 70% (14.0 L/min / 3.7 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 33% (600 kg / 1,323 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Steyr 658 (a) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 16% (359 kg / 791 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
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 | 658 (a) | C-355 P | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 36.4 kW (48.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | 36.0 kW (48.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | 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 658 (a) and the C-355 P. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 658 (a) and the C-355 P. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 34.0 L/min (9.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | 20.0 L/min (5.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | AheadThe Steyr 658 (a) has 70% more hydraulic flow (14.0 L/min / 3.7 gpm) than the URSUS C-355P (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” | 1,800 kg (3,968 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | AheadThe Steyr 658 (a) has 33% more lift (600 kg / 1,323 lb) than the URSUS C-355P (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,560 kg (5,644 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | 2,201 kg (4,852 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 658 (a) is 16% heavier (359 kg / 791 lb) than the URSUS C-355P (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 C-355 P. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | AheadThe Steyr 658 (a) has 60% more forward gears (6 gears) than the URSUS C-355P (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 658 (a) and the C-355 P. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | 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, “Steyr 658” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | AheadThe Steyr 658 (a) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the URSUS C-355P does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | liveTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | AheadThe URSUS C-355P has an independent PTO; the Steyr 658 (a)’s is live. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr 658” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | AheadThe Steyr 658 (a) is available with four-wheel drive; the URSUS C-355P is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1977–1979 | 1971–1975 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 658 (a) 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 Steyr 658 (a) has 70% more hydraulic flow (14.0 L/min / 3.7 gpm) than the URSUS C-355P (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 658 (a) has 33% more lift (600 kg / 1,323 lb) than the URSUS C-355P (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 658 (a) is 16% heavier (359 kg / 791 lb) than the URSUS C-355P (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 658 (a) has 60% more forward gears (6 gears) than the URSUS C-355P (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 658 (a) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the URSUS C-355P does not (as stated by the sources).
- The URSUS C-355P has an independent PTO; the Steyr 658 (a)’s is live.
- The Steyr 658 (a) is available with four-wheel drive; the URSUS C-355P is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Steyr 658 (a) is newer: production began 6 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.
- 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