Fiat 1300 (DT) or International Harvester 1246?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Fiat 1300 (DT): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds. On features, the International Harvester 1246 is ahead on top speed.
- The Fiat 1300 (DT) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
- The Fiat 1300 (DT) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 19% (7.7 L/min / 2.0 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The International Harvester 1246 suits road haulage better on this data: 28% (7.0 km/h / 4.3 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) | 1246 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 86.1 kW (115.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 85.0 kW (113.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 1246” | 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 1246. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1300 (DT) and the 1246. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 47.7 L/min (12.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 40.0 L/min (10.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 1246” | AheadThe Fiat 1300 (DT) has 19% more hydraulic flow (7.7 L/min / 2.0 gpm) than the International Harvester 1246 (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” | 3,700 kg (8,157 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 1246” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 1300 (DT): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT”); the 1246: lift through the full range at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 1246”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,650 kg (12,456 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 4,450 kg (9,811 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 1246” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Fiat 1300 (DT) is 27% heavier (1,200 kg / 2,646 lb) than the International Harvester 1246 (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 1300 (DT) and the 1246. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 1246” | 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 1246. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 32 km/h (19.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 1246” | AheadThe International Harvester 1246 has 28% more top speed (7.0 km/h / 4.3 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” | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 1246” | AheadThe Fiat 1300 (DT) offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 1246 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 1246” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 1246” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1974–1977 | 1972–1979 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fiat 1300 (DT) has 19% more hydraulic flow (7.7 L/min / 2.0 gpm) than the International Harvester 1246 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Fiat 1300 (DT) is 27% heavier (1,200 kg / 2,646 lb) than the International Harvester 1246 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 1246 has 28% more top speed (7.0 km/h / 4.3 mph) than the Fiat 1300 (DT) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fiat 1300 (DT) offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the International Harvester 1246 does not (as stated by the sources).
- 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 independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 1300 (DT): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1300/1300 DT”); the 1246: lift through the full range at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 1246”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- 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