12 material differences

Tractor oneMassey Ferguson MF 12501980–1982No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA 1180 (TD)1979–1983No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because the drive differs (4WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.

Field by field

12 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Massey Ferguson MF 1250 and SOMECA 1180 (TD), field by field
FieldMF 12501180 (TD)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed113.5 hp113.5 hp—
Engine declaredPerkins A 6.354-4FIAT-IVECO 8065.04.217 (317)differs
Displacement declared5.80 L5.50 L+5% MF 1250
Maximum torque declared284 lb·ft · 385 N·m288 lb·ft · 390 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5–18.6 mph · 25–30 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredPedal-operated dry Borg & Beck single-plate clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared—12.7 gpm · 48.2 L/min—
Pressure declared—3,263–3,408 psi · 225–235 bar—
Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared9,645 lb · 4,375 kg10,384 lb · 4,710 kg+8% 1180 (TD)
Rear PTO speeds declared1000 rpm540/1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared11,464 lb · 5,200 kg10,311 lb · 4,677 kg+11% MF 1250
Maximum permissible mass declared17,637 lb · 8,000 kg——
Wheelbase declared100.7 in · 2,559 mm108.3 in · 2,750 mm+7% 1180 (TD)
Length declared203.5 in · 5,170 mm161.2 in · 4,095 mm+26% MF 1250
Width declared100.8 in · 2,560 mm78.7–106.3 in · 2,000–2,700 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared15.6 in · 396 mm26.0 in · 660 mm+67% 1180 (TD)
Turning radius, braked declared14.2 ft · 4.33 m12.7 ft · 3.88 m+12% MF 1250
Fuel tank declared336.0 qt · 318.0 L190.2 qt · 180.0 L+77% MF 1250

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.

Massey Ferguson MF 1250 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 1250”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 399”

SOMECA 1180 (TD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 1180”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 1180 DT”