8 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneBührer Komfort 685 (A)1974–1978No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 3070 (A)1986–1993No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1974–1978; 1986–1993). 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

8 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Bührer Komfort 685 (A) and Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (A), field by field
FieldKomfort 685 (A)MF 3070 (A)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed83.8 hp88.8 hp+6% MF 3070 (A)
Engine declaredMercedes-Benz OM 352Perkins AT 4.236 LJdiffers
Displacement declared5.67 L3.86 L+47% Komfort 685 (A)
Maximum torque declared232 lb·ft · 314 N·m242 lb·ft · 328 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h18.6 mph · 30 km/h+20% MF 3070 (A)
Clutch declared—Pedal operated dry air-cooled VALEO single plate clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared10.3 gpm · 39.0 L/min13.5 gpm · 51.1 L/min+31% MF 3070 (A)
Pressure declared2,845 psi · 196 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared540/800 rpm540/1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared7,518 lb · 3,410 kg8,598 lb · 3,900 kg+14% MF 3070 (A)
Maximum permissible mass declared11,464 lb · 5,200 kg14,991 lb · 6,800 kg+31% MF 3070 (A)
Wheelbase declared90.2 in · 2,290 mm96.9 in · 2,460 mm+7% MF 3070 (A)
Length declared157.5 in · 4,000 mm159.4 in · 4,048 mm—
Width declared75.6 in · 1,920 mm74.4 in · 1,889 mm—
Ground clearance declared16.5 in · 420 mm16.0 in · 407 mm—
Fuel tank declared—182.8 qt · 173.0 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.

Bührer Komfort 685 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Bührer 685/685A”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Mercedes-Benz MB trac 1000”

Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3070”