Ford 1900 (A) or Steyr 30?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 1900 (A): hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on forward gears and drive. On features, the Steyr 30 is ahead on top speed.
- The Ford 1900 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 39% (8.3 L/min / 2.2 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 57% (628 kg / 1,385 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Steyr 30 suits road haulage better on this data: 27% (6.0 km/h / 3.7 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 | 1900 (A) | 30 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 19.2 kW (25.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1900” | 20.5 kW (27.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 30” | 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 1900 (A) and the 30. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1900 (A) and the 30. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 29.5 L/min (7.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1900” | 21.2 L/min (5.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 30” | AheadThe Ford 1900 (A) has 39% more hydraulic flow (8.3 L/min / 2.2 gpm) than the Steyr 30 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,728 kg (3,810 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1900” | 1,100 kg (2,425 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 30” | AheadThe Ford 1900 (A) has 57% more lift (628 kg / 1,385 lb) than the Steyr 30 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,220 kg (2,690 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1900” | 1,761 kg (3,882 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 30” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Steyr 30 is 44% heavier (541 kg / 1,193 lb) than the Ford 1900 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 2,500 kg (5,512 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 30” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 1900 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1900” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 30” | AheadThe Ford 1900 (A) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Steyr 30 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 1900 (A) and the 30. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 22 km/h (13.7 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 1900” | 28 km/h (17.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 30” | AheadThe Steyr 30 has 27% more top speed (6.0 km/h / 3.7 mph) than the Ford 1900 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1900” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 30” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 30” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 1900 (A). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 1900” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Steyr Plus 30” | AheadThe Ford 1900 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Steyr 30 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1979–1983 | 1966–1976 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 1900 (A) is newer: production began 13 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Ford 1900 (A) has 39% more hydraulic flow (8.3 L/min / 2.2 gpm) than the Steyr 30 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 1900 (A) has 57% more lift (628 kg / 1,385 lb) than the Steyr 30 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 30 is 44% heavier (541 kg / 1,193 lb) than the Ford 1900 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 1900 (A) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Steyr 30 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Steyr 30 has 27% more top speed (6.0 km/h / 3.7 mph) than the Ford 1900 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 1900 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Steyr 30 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Ford 1900 (A) is newer: production began 13 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 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