Fiat 250 (DT) or Ford 1000?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 1000: hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears. On features, the Fiat 250 (DT) is ahead on top speed and drive.
- The Ford 1000 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 71% (6.6 L/min / 1.7 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 28% (170 kg / 375 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Fiat 250 (DT) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
- The Fiat 250 (DT) suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (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 | 250 (DT) | 1000 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 16.8 kW (22.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 250/250 DT” | 17.2 kW (23.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1000” | 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 250 (DT) and the 1000. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 250 (DT) and the 1000. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 9.3 L/min (2.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 250/250 DT” | 15.9 L/min (4.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1000” | AheadThe Ford 1000 has 71% more hydraulic flow (6.6 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the Fiat 250 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 600 kg (1,323 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 250/250 DT” | 770 kg (1,698 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1000” | AheadThe Ford 1000 has 28% more lift (170 kg / 375 lb) than the Fiat 250 (DT) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,220 kg (2,690 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 250/250 DT” | 1,220 kg (2,690 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1000” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 250 (DT) and the 1000. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 250/250 DT” | 9Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1000” | AheadThe Ford 1000 has 50% more forward gears (3 gears) than the Fiat 250 (DT) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 250 (DT) and the 1000. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 250/250 DT” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1000” | AheadThe Fiat 250 (DT) has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Ford 1000 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 250/250 DT” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1000” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 250/250 DT” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 1000. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 250/250 DT” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1000” | AheadThe Fiat 250 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Ford 1000 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1968–1974 | 1973–1976 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 1000 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 Ford 1000 has 71% more hydraulic flow (6.6 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the Fiat 250 (DT) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 1000 has 28% more lift (170 kg / 375 lb) than the Fiat 250 (DT) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 1000 has 50% more forward gears (3 gears) than the Fiat 250 (DT) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Fiat 250 (DT) has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Ford 1000 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fiat 250 (DT) is available with four-wheel drive; the Ford 1000 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Ford 1000 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 weight (both unladen weight, 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).
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources