Steyr 40, 40h, 40a or UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed. On features, the UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) is ahead on PTO independence.
- The UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: an independent PTO.
- The Steyr 40, 40h, 40a suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 44% (7.0 L/min / 1.8 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Steyr 40, 40h, 40a suits road haulage better on this data: 12% (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) more top speed.
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 | 40, 40h, 40a | 420 (DT) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 25.8 kW (34.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | 26.0 kW (34.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “UTB 420 (DT)” | 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 40, 40h, 40a and the 420 (DT). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 40, 40h, 40a and the 420 (DT). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 23.0 L/min (6.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | 16.0 L/min (4.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “UTB 420 (DT)” | AheadThe Steyr 40, 40h, 40a has 44% more hydraulic flow (7.0 L/min / 1.8 gpm) than the UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,350 kg (2,976 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 420 (DT). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,870 kg (4,123 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | 1,640 kg (3,616 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “UTB 420 (DT)” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 40, 40h, 40a is 14% heavier (230 kg / 507 lb) than the UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 2,850 kg (6,283 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 420 (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | 6 to 9Traktorenlexikon, “UTB 420 (DT)” | 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 40, 40h, 40a and the 420 (DT). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 28 km/h (17.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “UTB 420 (DT)” | AheadThe Steyr 40, 40h, 40a has 12% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “UTB 420 (DT)” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “UTB 420 (DT)” | AheadThe UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) has an independent PTO; the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a’s is dependent (stops with the clutch). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 40” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “UTB 420 (DT)” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1967–1977 | 1974–1981 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Steyr 40, 40h, 40a has 44% more hydraulic flow (7.0 L/min / 1.8 gpm) than the UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 40, 40h, 40a is 14% heavier (230 kg / 507 lb) than the UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 40, 40h, 40a has 12% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) has an independent PTO; the Steyr 40, 40h, 40a’s is dependent (stops with the clutch).
- The UZINA TRACTORUL 420 (DT) is newer: production began 7 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- 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