John Deere 510 or WHITE 1270?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the WHITE 1270: hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO independence and drive. On features, the John Deere 510 is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The WHITE 1270 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 40% (6.2 L/min / 1.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 510 | 1270 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 28.8 kW (38.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 28.7 kW (38.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “White 1270” | 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 510 and the 1270. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 510 and the 1270. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 15.6 L/min (4.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 21.8 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “White 1270” | AheadThe WHITE 1270 has 40% more hydraulic flow (6.2 L/min / 1.6 gpm) than the John Deere 510 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 510 and the 1270. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,074 kg (4,572 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 1,870 kg (4,123 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “White 1270” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The John Deere 510 is 11% heavier (204 kg / 450 lb) than the WHITE 1270 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 3,320 kg (7,319 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 1270. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 10Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 6 to 9Traktorenlexikon, “White 1270” | 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 510 and the 1270. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph) to 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “White 1270” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “White 1270” | AheadThe John Deere 510 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the WHITE 1270 does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | liveTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “White 1270” | AheadThe WHITE 1270 has an independent PTO; the John Deere 510’s is live. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 510” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “White 1270” | AheadThe WHITE 1270 is available with four-wheel drive; the John Deere 510 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1964–1969 | 1971–1975 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The WHITE 1270 is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The WHITE 1270 has 40% more hydraulic flow (6.2 L/min / 1.6 gpm) than the John Deere 510 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The John Deere 510 is 11% heavier (204 kg / 450 lb) than the WHITE 1270 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The John Deere 510 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the WHITE 1270 does not (as stated by the sources).
- The WHITE 1270 has an independent PTO; the John Deere 510’s is live.
- The WHITE 1270 is available with four-wheel drive; the John Deere 510 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The WHITE 1270 is newer: production began 7 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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