Fiat 1300 (DT) or Ford 8630?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 8630: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed.
- The Ford 8630 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 125% (59.4 L/min / 15.7 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 145% (4,780 kg / 10,538 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Ford 8630 suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
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 | 1300 (DT) | 8630 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 86.1 kW (115.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 87.3 kW (117.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | 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 1300 (DT) and the 8630. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1300 (DT) and the 8630. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 47.7 L/min (12.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 107.1 L/min (28.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | AheadThe Ford 8630 has 125% more hydraulic flow (59.4 L/min / 15.7 gpm) than the Fiat 1300 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 3,300 kg (7,275 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 8,080 kg (17,813 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | AheadThe Ford 8630 has 145% more lift (4,780 kg / 10,538 lb) than the Fiat 1300 (DT) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,650 kg (12,456 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 8,346 kg (18,400 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 8630 is 48% heavier (2,696 kg / 5,944 lb) than the Fiat 1300 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 10,474 kg (23,091 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 1300 (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 16 to 18Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 1300 (DT) and the 8630. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | AheadThe Ford 8630 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fiat 1300 (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1974–1977 | 1989–1994 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 8630 is newer: production began 15 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Ford 8630 has 125% more hydraulic flow (59.4 L/min / 15.7 gpm) than the Fiat 1300 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 8630 has 145% more lift (4,780 kg / 10,538 lb) than the Fiat 1300 (DT) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 8630 is 48% heavier (2,696 kg / 5,944 lb) than the Fiat 1300 (DT) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 8630 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Fiat 1300 (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 8630 is newer: production began 15 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 figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources