11 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneDavid Brown 12121971–1976No measured PTO figureTractor twoFendt Farmer 203 P/PA II1984–1987No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (38%); the drive differs (2WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive); they were not built in overlapping years (1971–1976; 1984–1987). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.
Field by field
11 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 1212 | Farmer 203 P/PA II | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 71 hp | 56 hp | +26% 1212 |
| Engine declared | DAVID BROWN AD 4/55 A | KHD F3L 913 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 3.60 L | 3.06 L | +17% 1212 |
| Maximum torque declared | 182 lb·ft · 247 N·m | — | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 15.5–18.6 mph · 25–30 km/h | 15.5–18.6 mph · 25–30 km/h | — |
| Clutch declared | Dry double clutch | Air-cooled dual dry clutch from Fichtel & Sachs type DUT 250 L | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 8.7 gpm · 33.0 L/min | 10.3 gpm · 39 L/min | +18% Farmer 203 P/PA II |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540/750/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 5,997 lb · 2,720 kg | 4,343 lb · 1,970 kg | +38% 1212 |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | — | 6,614 lb · 3,000 kg | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 88.5 in · 2,249 mm | 77.5 in · 1,968 mm | +14% 1212 |
| Length declared | 133.3 in · 3,386 mm | 132.7 in · 3,370 mm | — |
| Width declared | 69.5 in · 1,765 mm | 56.3 in · 1,429 mm | +24% 1212 |
| Ground clearance declared | 21.3 in · 540 mm | 12.2 in · 310 mm | +74% 1212 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 11.7 ft · 3.58 m | 9.8 ft · 3.00 m | +19% 1212 |
| Fuel tank declared | 86.3 qt · 81.7 L | 63.4 qt · 60 L | +36% 1212 |
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.
David Brown 1212 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1212”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1200”
Fendt Farmer 203 P/PA II sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 203 P/PA-II”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 S/SA”