John Deere 1250 VS David Brown 1290 specs comparison

John Deere 1250
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 1250 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1982 Until 1989 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 1250 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 9.5-24 |
AG rear tires | 14.9-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4125 lbs or 1871 kg |
Length | 134.3 inches [341 cm] |
Width | 65.2 inches [165 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 78 inches [198 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 51 to 79 inches |
Front tread size | 55 to 74.8 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 142.7 ci or 2.3 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 44 hp or 32.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 17.2 gal or 65.1 L |
Oil capacity | 11.2 qts or 10.6 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 1250 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 25 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | sliding gear |
Trans gears | 9 forward and 3 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | inboard planetary |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | mechanical |
System | open center |
Valves | 0 to 2 |
Pump flow | 11.2 gpm or 42.4 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 4.7 gpm or 17.8 lpm |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 15.9 gpm or 60.2 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 33.44 hp or 24.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 2.4 gal/hour or 9.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 5,164 lbs or 2342 kg |
Claimed power | 40 hp or 29.8 kW |
Real power | 40.98 hp or 30.6 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | continuous |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 2.4 gal/hour or 9.1 l/hour |
Hitch system | center-link draft sensing with position and control |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 2240 lbs or 1016 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

David Brown 1290
General InfosMake | David Brown |
Model | 1290 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1980 Until 1983 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | David Brown 1290 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 16.9-30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5,390 lbs or 2444 kg |
Length | 135 inches [342 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 83 inches [210 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 219 ci or 3.6 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 19 gal or 71.9 L |
Oil capacity | 7.9 qts or 7.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | David Brown 1290 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 26 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | synchromesh |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | mechanical drum |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 or 2 |
Pump flow | 7.25 gpm or 27.4 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 7.1 gal or 26.9 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 44.81 hp or 33.4 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.5 gal/hour or 13.2 l/hour |
Pulling power | 8445 lbs or 3830 kg |
Claimed power | 53 hp or 39.5 kW |
Real power | 47.80 hp or 35.6 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | transmission |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 3.1 gal/hour or 11.7 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | 2/1 |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 1250 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 1250 farm-tractor here
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