BUKH 452 (Super) or MASSEY-HARRIS 744?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the 452 (Super) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 744 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The BUKH 452 (Super) suits road haulage better on this data: 15% (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | 452 (Super) | 744 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.9 kW (41.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 30.9 kW (41.4 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris 744” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 452 (Super) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 744 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the 452 (Super) and the 744. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 452 (Super) and the 744. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 32.0 L/min (8.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 744. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,700 kg (3,748 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 744. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,350 kg (5,181 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 2,320 kg (5,115 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris 744” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 452 (Super) and the 744. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris 744” | AheadThe BUKH 452 (Super) has 60% more forward gears (3 gears) than the MASSEY-HARRIS 744 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 744. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 23 km/h (14.3 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris 744” | AheadThe BUKH 452 (Super) has 15% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the MASSEY-HARRIS 744 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 534 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris 744” | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the 744. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 744. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Bukh Super 452” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris 744” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1960–1967 | 1948–1953 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The BUKH 452 (Super) is newer: production began 12 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The BUKH 452 (Super) has 60% more forward gears (3 gears) than the MASSEY-HARRIS 744 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The BUKH 452 (Super) has 15% more top speed (3.0 km/h / 1.9 mph) than the MASSEY-HARRIS 744 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The BUKH 452 (Super) is newer: production began 12 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the 452 (Super) has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the 744 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources