David Brown 1290 (A) or URSUS C-355 P?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the David Brown 1290 (A): hydraulic flow.
- The David Brown 1290 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 42% (8.4 L/min / 2.2 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 | 1290 (A) | C-355 P | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 35.7 kW (47.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1290” | 36.0 kW (48.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | 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 1290 (A) and the C-355 P. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1290 (A) and the C-355 P. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 28.4 L/min (7.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1290” | 20.0 L/min (5.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | AheadThe David Brown 1290 (A) has 42% more hydraulic flow (8.4 L/min / 2.2 gpm) than the URSUS C-355P (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,800 kg (3,968 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 1290 (A). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,630 kg (5,798 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1290” | 2,201 kg (4,852 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The David Brown 1290 (A) is 19% heavier (429 kg / 946 lb) than the URSUS C-355P (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 1290 (A) and the C-355 P. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1290” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 1290 (A) and the C-355 P. |
| Which is faster on the road? | — | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | No figureNo call on top speed: no figure on record for the 1290 (A). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1290” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1290” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1290” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-355” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1980–1984 | 1971–1975 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The David Brown 1290 (A) is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The David Brown 1290 (A) has 42% more hydraulic flow (8.4 L/min / 2.2 gpm) than the URSUS C-355P (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The David Brown 1290 (A) is 19% heavier (429 kg / 946 lb) than the URSUS C-355P (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The David Brown 1290 (A) is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and top speed.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources