Case-IH 5120 Maxxum or David Brown 1412?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Case-IH 5120 Maxxum: three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed and drive.
- The Case-IH 5120 Maxxum suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 19% (704 kg / 1,552 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Case-IH 5120 Maxxum suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 58% (1,959 kg / 4,319 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
- The Case-IH 5120 Maxxum suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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 | 5120 Maxxum | 1412 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 57.0 kW (76.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5120” | 56.9 kW (76.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1412” | 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 5120 Maxxum and the 1412. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 5120 Maxxum and the 1412. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 75.0 L/min (19.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5120” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 1412. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 4,334 kg (9,555 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5120” | 3,630 kg (8,003 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1412” | AheadThe Case-IH 5120 Maxxum has 19% more lift (704 kg / 1,552 lb) than the David Brown 1412 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,315 kg (11,718 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5120” | 3,356 kg (7,399 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1412” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Case-IH 5120 Maxxum is 58% heavier (1,959 kg / 4,319 lb) than the David Brown 1412 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 7,500 kg (16,535 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5120” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 1412. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16 to 24Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5120” | — | No figureNo call on forward gears: no figure on record for the 1412. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 5120 Maxxum and the 1412. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5120” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1412” | AheadThe Case-IH 5120 Maxxum has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the David Brown 1412 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5120” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1412” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5120” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 1412. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 5120” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1412” | AheadThe Case-IH 5120 Maxxum is available with four-wheel drive; the David Brown 1412 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1989–1997 | 1974–1980 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Case-IH 5120 Maxxum is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Case-IH 5120 Maxxum has 19% more lift (704 kg / 1,552 lb) than the David Brown 1412 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH 5120 Maxxum is 58% heavier (1,959 kg / 4,319 lb) than the David Brown 1412 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH 5120 Maxxum has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the David Brown 1412 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH 5120 Maxxum is available with four-wheel drive; the David Brown 1412 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Case-IH 5120 Maxxum is newer: production began 15 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, forward gears, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources