6 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneOLIVER 1250 (4 WD)1965–1969No measured PTO figureTractor twoPorsche-Diesel L 3081958–1960No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 1250 (4 WD) and the L 308 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

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

OLIVER 1250 (4 WD) and Porsche-Diesel L 308, field by field
Field1250 (4 WD)L 308Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed38.0 hp38 hp—
Engine declaredFIAT 615Porsche-Diesel F 308differs
Displacement declared—2.47 L—
Maximum torque declared—100 lb·ft · 136 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h12.4 mph · 20 km/h+25% 1250 (4 WD)
Clutch declaredPedal-operated dry double clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,285 lb · 1,490 kg3,660 lb · 1,660 kg+11% L 308
Maximum permissible mass declared—5,952 lb · 2,700 kg—
Wheelbase declared75.5 in · 1,918 mm78.7 in · 1,998 mm—
Length declared118.0 in · 2,997 mm126.8 in · 3,220 mm+7% L 308
Width declared50.5 in · 1,283 mm62.8 in · 1,595 mm+24% L 308
Ground clearance declared15.4 in · 390 mm15.2 in · 385 mm—
Turning radius, braked declared9.8 ft · 3.00 m10.0 ft · 3.05 m—
Fuel tank declared52.8 qt · 50.0 L48.6 qt · 46 L+9% 1250 (4 WD)

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.

OLIVER 1250 (4 WD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1250”

Porsche-Diesel L 308 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super L308”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Porsche-Diesel Super B308”