J.I. Case 1200 or SOMECA 1300 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the J.I. Case 1200: hydraulic flow. On features, the SOMECA 1300 (TD) is ahead on forward gears, top speed and PTO speeds.
- The SOMECA 1300 (TD) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 540 rpm.
- The J.I. Case 1200 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 90% (43.1 L/min / 11.4 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The SOMECA 1300 (TD) 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 | 1200 | 1300 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 88.2 kW (118.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 1200 Traction King” | 86.1 kW (115.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1300” | 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 1200 and the 1300 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 1200 and the 1300 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 90.8 L/min (24.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 1200 Traction King” | 47.7 L/min (12.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1300” | AheadThe J.I. Case 1200 has 90% more hydraulic flow (43.1 L/min / 11.4 gpm) than the SOMECA 1300 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 3,300 kg (7,275 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1300” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 1200. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 7,523 kg (16,585 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 1200 Traction King” | 5,650 kg (12,456 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1300” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The J.I. Case 1200 is 33% heavier (1,873 kg / 4,129 lb) than the SOMECA 1300 (TD) (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 1200 and the 1300 (TD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Case 1200 Traction King” | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1300” | AheadThe SOMECA 1300 (TD) has 100% more forward gears (6 gears) than the J.I. Case 1200 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 1200 and the 1300 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 1200 Traction King” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1300” | AheadThe SOMECA 1300 (TD) has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the J.I. Case 1200 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case 1200 Traction King” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 1300” | AheadThe SOMECA 1300 (TD) offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the J.I. Case 1200 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 1300” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 1200. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Case 1200 Traction King” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 1300” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1964–1968 | 1974–1977 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The SOMECA 1300 (TD) is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The J.I. Case 1200 has 90% more hydraulic flow (43.1 L/min / 11.4 gpm) than the SOMECA 1300 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The J.I. Case 1200 is 33% heavier (1,873 kg / 4,129 lb) than the SOMECA 1300 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 1300 (TD) has 100% more forward gears (6 gears) than the J.I. Case 1200 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 1300 (TD) has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the J.I. Case 1200 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The SOMECA 1300 (TD) offers 540 rpm at the PTO, which the J.I. Case 1200 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The SOMECA 1300 (TD) is newer: production began 10 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 drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources