Case-IH 7130 Magnum or J.I. Case 4494?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Case-IH 7130 Magnum: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears and PTO speeds.
- The Case-IH 7130 Magnum suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
- The Case-IH 7130 Magnum suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 84% (49.4 L/min / 13.1 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 | 7130 Magnum | 4494 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 128.7 kW (172.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 7130” | 130.5 kW (175.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 4494” | 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 7130 Magnum and the 4494. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 7130 Magnum and the 4494. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 108.1 L/min (28.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 7130” | 58.7 L/min (15.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 4494” | AheadThe Case-IH 7130 Magnum has 84% more hydraulic flow (49.4 L/min / 13.1 gpm) than the J.I. Case 4494 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 5,507 kg (12,141 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 7130” | 5,780 kg (12,743 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 4494” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 7130 Magnum: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 7130”); the 4494: lift through the full range 610 mm behind the ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Case 4494”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 7,752 kg (17,090 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 7130” | 9,453 kg (20,840 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 4494” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The J.I. Case 4494 is 22% heavier (1,701 kg / 3,750 lb) than the Case-IH 7130 Magnum (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 11,575 kg (25,519 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 7130” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 4494. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 18 to 24Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 7130” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Case 4494” | AheadThe Case-IH 7130 Magnum has 50% more forward gears (6 gears) than the J.I. Case 4494 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 7130 Magnum and the 4494. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 32 km/h (19.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 7130” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 4494” | 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, “Case-IH 7130” | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case 4494” | AheadThe Case-IH 7130 Magnum offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the J.I. Case 4494 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 7130” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Case 4494” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 7130” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Case 4494” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1988–1993 | 1984–1985 | 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 Case-IH 7130 Magnum has 84% more hydraulic flow (49.4 L/min / 13.1 gpm) than the J.I. Case 4494 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The J.I. Case 4494 is 22% heavier (1,701 kg / 3,750 lb) than the Case-IH 7130 Magnum (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH 7130 Magnum has 50% more forward gears (6 gears) than the J.I. Case 4494 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH 7130 Magnum offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the J.I. Case 4494 does not (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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 7130 Magnum: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 7130”); the 4494: lift through the full range 610 mm behind the ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Case 4494”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- 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