Case-IH MX 270 or Fendt 926 Vario?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Case-IH MX 270: drawbar power and hydraulic flow. On features, the Fendt 926 Vario is ahead on top speed.
- The Case-IH MX 270 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 44% (51.3 L/min / 13.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Case-IH MX 270 suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 10% (16.4 kW / 22.0 hp) more drawbar power and 18% (1,550 kg / 3,417 lb) heavier.
- The Fendt 926 Vario suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (10.0 km/h / 6.2 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 | MX 270 | 926 Vario | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 202.0 kW (270.9 hp)OECD Test 1836Measured 11% above its own claimed PTO figure (181.3 kW (243.1 hp), Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX270”). | 199.4 kW (267.4 hp)OECD Test 2066 | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, measured by a laboratory at maximum power): the difference is under the 5% threshold, 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 MX 270 and the 926 Vario. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | 177.5 kW (238.0 hp)OECD Test 1836 | 161.1 kW (216.0 hp)OECD Test 2066 | AheadThe Case-IH MX 270 has 10% more drawbar power (16.4 kW / 22.0 hp) than the Fendt 926 Vario (both drawbar power, measured by a laboratory at maximum power). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 168.3 L/min (44.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX270” | 117 L/min (30.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 926 Vario” | AheadThe Case-IH MX 270 has 44% more hydraulic flow (51.3 L/min / 13.6 gpm) than the Fendt 926 Vario (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the MX 270 and the 926 Vario. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 10,350 kg (22,818 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX270” | 8,800 kg (19,401 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 926 Vario” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Case-IH MX 270 is 18% heavier (1,550 kg / 3,417 lb) than the Fendt 926 Vario (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 14,000 kg (30,865 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX270” | 14,000 kg (30,865 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 926 Vario” | EvenEven on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 18 to 24Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX270” | — | No figureNo call on forward gears: no figure on record for the 926 Vario. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the MX 270 and the 926 Vario. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX270” | 50 km/h (31.1 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 926 Vario” | AheadThe Fendt 926 Vario has 25% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Case-IH MX 270 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX270” | 540/1000 rpmOECD test report 2066, 2003 | Sources disagreeNo call on PTO speeds: sources disagree on the PTO speeds of the MX 270. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the MX 270 and the 926 Vario. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDOECD test report 1836, 1999; Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX270” | 4WDOECD test report 2066, 2003; Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt 926 Vario” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1999–2002 | 2002–2006 | 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 MX 270 has 10% more drawbar power (16.4 kW / 22.0 hp) than the Fendt 926 Vario (both drawbar power, measured by a laboratory at maximum power).
- The Case-IH MX 270 has 44% more hydraulic flow (51.3 L/min / 13.6 gpm) than the Fendt 926 Vario (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH MX 270 is 18% heavier (1,550 kg / 3,417 lb) than the Fendt 926 Vario (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt 926 Vario has 25% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Case-IH MX 270 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, measured by a laboratory at maximum power): the difference is under the 5% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on maximum permissible mass (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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.
- No call on PTO speeds: sources disagree on the PTO speeds of the MX 270.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, three-point lift, forward gears, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources