2 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneOLIVER 1250-A (4 WD)1969No measured PTO figureTractor twoOLIVER 1255 (4 WD)1969–1971No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their power is identical, with the same weight or the same engine, which usually means one machine sold under two names; any difference below comes from how each source describes it. 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

2 material differences · 13 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

OLIVER 1250-A (4 WD) and OLIVER 1255 (4 WD), field by field
Field1250-A (4 WD)1255 (4 WD)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed41.4 hp41.4 hp—
Engine declaredFIAT 853-AFIAT 853-A—
Displacement declared2.34 L2.34 L—
Maximum torque declared105 lb·ft · 143 N·m105 lb·ft · 143 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredPedal operated dry LuK single disc clutchPedal-operated dry LuK single-disc clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared5.8 gpm · 21.8 L/min5.8 gpm · 21.8 L/min—
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,123 lb · 1,870 kg4,123 lb · 1,870 kg—
Wheelbase declared77.0 in · 1,955 mm75.7 in · 1,922 mm—
Length declared126.6 in · 3,215 mm115.0 in · 2,921 mm+10% 1250-A (4 WD)
Width declared62.4–87.2 in · 1,585–2,215 mm62.9–87.3 in · 1,598–2,218 mm—
Ground clearance declared18.3 in · 465 mm18.2 in · 462 mm—
Turning radius, braked declared9.4 ft · 2.86 m9.4 ft · 2.86 m—
Fuel tank declared57.1 qt · 54.0 L57.1 qt · 54.0 L—

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-A (4 WD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1250-A”

OLIVER 1255 (4 WD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1255”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Oliver 1250-A”