12 material differences

Tractor oneFiat 1180 (DT)1979–1984No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 12501980–1982No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because the drive differs (Two-wheel or four-wheel drive; 4WD). 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

12 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fiat 1180 (DT) and Massey Ferguson MF 1250, field by field
Field1180 (DT)MF 1250Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed113.5 hp113.5 hp—
Engine declaredFIAT-IVECO 8065.04.217 (317)Perkins A 6.354-4differs
Displacement declared5.50 L5.80 L+5% MF 1250
Maximum torque declared288 lb·ft · 390 N·m284 lb·ft · 385 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5–18.6 mph · 25–30 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/hdiffers
Clutch declared—Pedal-operated dry Borg & Beck single-plate clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pressure declared3,336–3,481 psi · 230–240 bar——
Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared10,384 lb · 4,710 kg9,645 lb · 4,375 kg+8% 1180 (DT)
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared10,115 lb · 4,588 kg11,464 lb · 5,200 kg+13% MF 1250
Maximum permissible mass declared—17,637 lb · 8,000 kg—
Wheelbase declared108.3 in · 2,750 mm100.7 in · 2,559 mm+7% 1180 (DT)
Length declared161.2 in · 4,095 mm203.5 in · 5,170 mm+26% MF 1250
Width declared77.2–106.3 in · 1,960–2,700 mm100.8 in · 2,560 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared26.0 in · 660 mm15.6 in · 396 mm+67% 1180 (DT)
Turning radius, braked declared12.7 ft · 3.88 m14.2 ft · 4.33 m+12% MF 1250
Fuel tank declared190.2 qt · 180.0 L336.0 qt · 318.0 L+77% MF 1250

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.

Fiat 1180 (DT) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1180 DT”

Massey Ferguson MF 1250 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 1250”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 399”