J.I. Case 731 or Leyland 270?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the J.I. Case 731: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed and PTO speeds.
- The J.I. Case 731 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The J.I. Case 731 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 83% (26.7 L/min / 7.1 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The J.I. Case 731 suits road haulage better on this data: 15% (4.0 km/h / 2.5 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 | 731 | 270 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 41.6 kW (55.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 731” | 41.8 kW (56.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 270” | 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 731 and the 270. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 731 and the 270. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 59.0 L/min (15.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 731” | 32.3 L/min (8.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 270” | AheadThe J.I. Case 731 has 83% more hydraulic flow (26.7 L/min / 7.1 gpm) than the Leyland 270 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,814 kg (3,999 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 270” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 731. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,155 kg (6,956 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 731” | 2,615 kg (5,765 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 270” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The J.I. Case 731 is 21% heavier (540 kg / 1,190 lb) than the Leyland 270 (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 731 and the 270. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Case 731” | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 270” | 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 731 and the 270. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case 731” | 26 km/h (16.2 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 270” | AheadThe J.I. Case 731 has 15% more top speed (4.0 km/h / 2.5 mph) than the Leyland 270 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case 731” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 270” | AheadThe J.I. Case 731 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Leyland 270 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Case 731” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 270” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Case 731” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 270” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1960–1969 | 1973–1975 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Leyland 270 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 J.I. Case 731 has 83% more hydraulic flow (26.7 L/min / 7.1 gpm) than the Leyland 270 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The J.I. Case 731 is 21% heavier (540 kg / 1,190 lb) than the Leyland 270 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The J.I. Case 731 has 15% more top speed (4.0 km/h / 2.5 mph) than the Leyland 270 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The J.I. Case 731 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Leyland 270 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Leyland 270 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- Even on drive: all two-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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources