Steyr Plus 50 or URSUS C-350?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Steyr Plus 50: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on PTO speeds and drive.
- The Steyr Plus 50 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Steyr Plus 50 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 64% (12.8 L/min / 3.4 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 63% (750 kg / 1,653 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Steyr Plus 50 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 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 | Plus 50 | C-350 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 32.4 kW (43 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | 32.4 kW (43.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-350” | 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 Plus 50 and the C-350. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Plus 50 and the C-350. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 32.8 L/min (8.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | 20.0 L/min (5.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-350” | AheadThe Steyr Plus 50 has 64% more hydraulic flow (12.8 L/min / 3.4 gpm) than the URSUS C-350 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,950 kg (4,299 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-350” | AheadThe Steyr Plus 50 has 63% more lift (750 kg / 1,653 lb) than the URSUS C-350 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,165 kg (4,773 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | 2,146 kg (4,731 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-350” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,000 kg (8,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the C-350. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-350” | 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 Plus 50 and the C-350. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 27 km/h (16.8 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-350” | 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 Plus 50” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-350” | AheadThe Steyr Plus 50 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the URSUS C-350 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | liveTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the C-350. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 50” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-350” | AheadThe Steyr Plus 50 is available with four-wheel drive; the URSUS C-350 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1967–1977 | 1965–1970 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Steyr Plus 50 has 64% more hydraulic flow (12.8 L/min / 3.4 gpm) than the URSUS C-350 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr Plus 50 has 63% more lift (750 kg / 1,653 lb) than the URSUS C-350 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr Plus 50 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the URSUS C-350 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Steyr Plus 50 is available with four-wheel drive; the URSUS C-350 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- 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 weight (both unladen weight, 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 difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources