• Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Utility
  • No lab test on file
  • 1984–1988

WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

David Brown 1494 (A) Transmission specs

12 transmission values on record for the 1494 (A).

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

82 hp

61 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1494”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

How fast will a 1494 (A) go?

The fastest speed on record for a 1494 (A) is 18.6 mph (30 km/h). The gearbox itself is not on record yet.

Transmission — 1494 (A) Transmission
DriveAvailable in two-wheel and four-wheel drive
Forward gears12
Reverse gears4
Transmission as described12 forward/4 reverse
ClutchDry double clutch
Top speed forward18.6 mph · 30 km/h
Top speed reverse9.4 mph · 15.06 km/hhighest reverse speed printed in the article's speed tables
Creeper gears available, optionalYes
Service brakesPedal operated wet disc brake acting on differential side shafts
SteeringHydrostatic Danfoss steering type Orbitrol
Differential lockPedal operated self releasing differential lock
Front axlePendulum suspended telescopic front axle

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1494”

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12 transmission values from Traktorenlexikon, “David Brown 1494”.

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14 SEP 2026

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  1. Traktorenlexikon: David Brown 1494 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-116013 · revision 991351. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document