Ford 1120 (A) or Ford 1200?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 1120 (A) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 1200 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Ford 1120 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 15% (2.3 L/min / 0.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 59% (235 kg / 518 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Ford 1120 (A) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
- The Ford 1120 (A) suits road haulage better on this data: 33% (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 | 1120 (A) | 1200 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 10.8 kW (14.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1120” | 11.3 kW (15.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1200” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 1120 (A) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 1200 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 1120 (A) and the 1200. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1120 (A) and the 1200. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 17.8 L/min (4.7 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1120” | 15.5 L/min (4.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1200” | AheadThe Ford 1120 (A) has 15% more hydraulic flow (2.3 L/min / 0.6 gpm) than the Ford 1200 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 635 kg (1,400 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1120” | 400 kg (882 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1200” | AheadThe Ford 1120 (A) has 59% more lift (235 kg / 518 lb) than the Ford 1200 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 605 kg (1,334 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1120” | 608 kg (1,340 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1200” | 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 1120 (A) and the 1200. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 9Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1120” | 10 to 15Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1200” | 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 1120 (A) and the 1200. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1120” | 15 km/h (9.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1200” | AheadThe Ford 1120 (A) has 33% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Ford 1200 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1120” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1200” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1120” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 1200. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1120” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1200” | AheadThe Ford 1120 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Ford 1200 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1987–1998 | 1979–1982 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 1120 (A) is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Ford 1120 (A) has 15% more hydraulic flow (2.3 L/min / 0.6 gpm) than the Ford 1200 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 1120 (A) has 59% more lift (235 kg / 518 lb) than the Ford 1200 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 1120 (A) has 33% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Ford 1200 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 1120 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Ford 1200 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Ford 1120 (A) is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 1120 (A) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 1200 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- 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