7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFord 1510 (A)1983–1986No measured PTO figureTractor twoFord 1520 (A)1987–1998No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 1510 (A) and the 1520 (A) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

7 material differences · 6 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Ford 1510 (A) and Ford 1520 (A), field by field
Field1510 (A)1520 (A)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed21.7 hp23.7 hp+9% 1520 (A)
Engine declaredISHIKAWAJIMA-SHIBAURA K-773ISHIKAWAJIMA-SHIBAURA J-843differs
Displacement declared1.12 L1.33 L+19% 1520 (A)
Maximum torque declared43 lb·ft · 58 N·m53 lb·ft · 72.3 N·m+25% 1520 (A)
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4 mph · 20 km/h12.4 mph · 20 km/h—
Clutch declared—Pedal operated dry DAIKIN double clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared6.6 gpm · 25.0 L/min7.2 gpm · 27.3 L/min+9% 1520 (A)
Pressure declared—1,421 psi · 98 bar—
Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared1,433 lb · 650 kg1,929 lb · 875 kg+35% 1520 (A)
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared2,284 lb · 1,036 kg2,174 lb · 986 kg—
Wheelbase declared63.0 in · 1,600 mm63.0 in · 1,600 mm—
Length declared111.4 in · 2,830 mm111.4 in · 2,829 mm—
Width declared50.0 in · 1,270 mm48.3–62.1 in · 1,227–1,577 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared13.0 in · 330 mm11.7 in · 298 mm+11% 1510 (A)
Turning radius, braked declared7.7 ft · 2.35 m——
Fuel tank declared27.6 qt · 26.1 L28.5 qt · 27.0 L—

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.

Ford 1510 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1510”

Ford 1520 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1520”