14 material differences
Tractor oneCase-IH MX 2701999–2002270.9 hpMeasured at the PTO · OECD Test 1836Tractor twoFendt 926 Vario2002–2006267.4 hpMeasured at the PTO · OECD Test 2066
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the MX 270 and the 926 Vario → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.
Field by field
14 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | MX 270 | 926 Vario | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measured performance | |||
| PTO power, measured measured | 270.9 hp | 267.4 hp | — |
| Drawbar power, measured measured | 238.0 hp | 216.0 hp | +10% MX 270 |
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 275.2 hp | — | — |
| Engine declared | Consolidated Diesel Co. 6TAA-8304 | MAN DO 836LE501 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 8.27 L | 6.87 L | +20% MX 270 |
| Maximum torque declared | 928 lb·ft · 1,258 N·m | 864 lb·ft · 1,171.0 N·m | +7% MX 270 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 24.9 mph · 40 km/h | 31.1 mph · 50 km/h | +25% 926 Vario |
| Clutch declared | Wet Case-IH multi-plate clutch integrated in the transmission | Wet multi-plate clutch as PTO clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Hydraulic centre declared | Closed centre | Closed centre | — |
| Hydraulic control declared | — | Load sensing | — |
| Pump flow declared | 44.5 gpm · 168.3 L/min | 30.9 gpm · 117 L/min | +44% MX 270 |
| Pressure declared | 3,408 psi · 235 bar | — | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 1000 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 22,818 lb · 10,350 kg | 19,401 lb · 8,800 kg | +18% MX 270 |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 30,865 lb · 14,000 kg | 30,865 lb · 14,000 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 118.3 in · 3,006 mm | 111.8 in · 2,840 mm | +6% MX 270 |
| Length declared | 237.8 in · 6,040 mm | 194.5 in · 4,940 mm | +22% MX 270 |
| Width declared | 120.0–151.4 in · 3,048–3,845 mm | 103.9 in · 2,640 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 14.9 in · 378 mm | 23.8 in · 605 mm | +60% 926 Vario |
| Turning radius, braked declared | — | 17.7 ft · 5.40 m | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 640.4 qt · 606.0 L | 560.0 qt · 530 L | +14% MX 270 |
Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.
Case-IH MX 270 sources
Source
- Source: OECD test report 1836, 1999
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX270”
- Source: OECD test report 1835, 1999
Fendt 926 Vario sources
Source
- Source: OECD test report 2066, 2003
- Source: OECD test report 2064, 2003
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 926 Vario”