• Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: High-power
  • Lab tested ×1
  • 1999–2002

WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

Case-IH MX 270 Transmission specs

10 transmission values on record for the MX 270.

Measured at the PTO shaft

270.9 hp

Brochure claimed 275.2 hp difference −2%

Source · OECD Test 1836, measured

Why the tested figure is lower than the brochure

How fast will an MX 270 go?

The fastest speed on record for an MX 270 is 24.9 mph (40 km/h). The gearbox itself is not on record yet.

Transmission — MX 270 Transmission
Drive4WDSource 1
Forward gears18–24the article lists alternatives
Reverse gears4–6the article lists alternatives
Transmission as described18 forward/4 reverse and 24 forward/6 reverse
ClutchWet Case-IH multi-plate clutch integrated in the transmission
Top speed forward24.9 mph · 40 km/h
Top speed reverse7.4 mph · 11.84 km/hhighest reverse speed printed in the article's speed tables
Creeper gears available, optionalYes
SteeringHydrostatic Eaton steering with two double-acting steering cylinders
Differential lockElectro-hydraulically operated dog differential lock

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX270”

Sources and how this page was built

10 transmission values from OECD test report 1836, 1999; and Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX270”.

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14 SEP 2026

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Sources

Facts taken from these documents, units converted. Numbers beside a figure refer to this list. Licences and attribution

  1. OECD Code 2 test report 2/1 836: Case IH MX 270 — Licence not stated by the publisher; facts cited, OECD-1836 · published 1999-07-26 · retrieved 2026-09-14. OECD. Original document
  2. Traktorenlexikon: Case-IH MX270 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-90529 · revision 981169. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document