6 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneDavid Brown 1290 (A)1980–1984No measured PTO figureTractor twoHürlimann H-355 (A)1982–1986No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 1290 (A) and the H-355 (A) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

6 material differences · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

David Brown 1290 (A) and Hürlimann H-355 (A), field by field
Field1290 (A)H-355 (A)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed57.3 hp57.1 hp—
Engine declaredDAVID BROWN AD 4/49 or AD 4/55SAME 1.053 Pdiffers
Displacement declared3.20 L3.12 L—
Maximum torque declared—145 lb·ft · 196 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared—15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredDry Borg & Beck double clutchDry SAME double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared7.5 gpm · 28.4 L/min——
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,798 lb · 2,630 kg4,365 lb · 1,980 kg+33% 1290 (A)
Wheelbase declared83.0 in · 2,108 mm79.1 in · 2,008 mm—
Length declared142.9 in · 3,630 mm140.6 in · 3,570 mm—
Width declared77.6–97.2 in · 1,970–2,470 mm70.9 in · 1,800 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared21.0 in · 533 mm11.8 in · 300 mm+78% 1290 (A)
Turning radius, braked declared10.4 ft · 3.18 m——
Fuel tank declared76.0 qt · 71.9 L57.1 qt · 54.0 L+33% 1290 (A)

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 1290 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1290”

Hürlimann H-355 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 355”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “SAME Solar 60”