David Brown 990 (A) or URSUS C-360?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the David Brown 990 (A): three-point lift. It is also ahead on drive.
- The David Brown 990 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 61% (728 kg / 1,605 lb) more three-point lift.
- The David Brown 990 (A) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 19% (415 kg / 915 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
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 | 990 (A) | C-360 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 34.9 kW (46.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 900 Synchromesh” | 34.8 kW (46.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-360” | 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 990 (A) and the C-360. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 990 (A) and the C-360. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 26.3 L/min (6.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-360” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 990 (A). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,928 kg (4,251 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 900 Synchromesh” | 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-360” | AheadThe David Brown 990 (A) has 61% more lift (728 kg / 1,605 lb) than the URSUS C-360 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,585 kg (5,699 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 900 Synchromesh” | 2,170 kg (4,784 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-360” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The David Brown 990 (A) is 19% heavier (415 kg / 915 lb) than the URSUS C-360 (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 990 (A) and the C-360. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 900 Synchromesh” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-360” | 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 990 (A) and the C-360. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 900 Synchromesh” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-360” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 900 Synchromesh” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-360” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 900 Synchromesh” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-360” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “David Brown 900 Synchromesh” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ursus C-360” | AheadThe David Brown 990 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the URSUS C-360 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1971–1976 | 1976–1994 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The URSUS C-360 is newer: production began 5 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 990 (A) has 61% more lift (728 kg / 1,605 lb) than the URSUS C-360 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The David Brown 990 (A) is 19% heavier (415 kg / 915 lb) than the URSUS C-360 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The David Brown 990 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the URSUS C-360 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The URSUS C-360 is newer: production began 5 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources