10 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneALLIS-CHALMERS D-171957–1967No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 1521972–1976No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1957–1967; 1972–1976). 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

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

ALLIS-CHALMERS D-17 and Massey Ferguson MF 152, field by field
FieldD-17MF 152Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed46.1 hp46.4 hp—
Engine declaredALLIS-CHALMERS G-226Perkins AD 3.152differs
Displacement declared—2.50 L—
Maximum torque declared—129 lb·ft · 175 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared12.4 mph · 20 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h+25% MF 152
Clutch declaredFoot-operated spring-loaded dry single-plate Rockford clutchPedal operated dry and air-cooled MF double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared10.5 gpm · 39.7 L/min4.9 gpm · 18.4 L/min+116% D-17
Pressure declared—2,347 psi · 162 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,868 lb · 2,208 kg3,933 lb · 1,784 kg+24% D-17
Wheelbase declared93.0–95.7 in · 2,362–2,432 mm81.1 in · 2,060 mmdiffers
Length declared140.0–143.0 in · 3,556–3,632 mm126.0 in · 3,200 mmdiffers
Width declared76.7 in · 1,949 mm72.8 in · 1,850 mm+5% D-17
Ground clearance declared22.8 in · 580 mm13.8 in · 350 mm+66% D-17
Fuel tank declared75.9 qt · 71.8 L50.4 qt · 47.7 L+51% D-17

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.

ALLIS-CHALMERS D-17 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Allis-Chalmers D 17”

Massey Ferguson MF 152 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 152”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 148”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 152 S”