Case-IH CS-48 (A) or Massey Ferguson MF 362 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Massey Ferguson MF 362 (A): hydraulic flow. On features, the Case-IH CS-48 (A) is ahead on forward gears and PTO speeds.
- The Case-IH CS-48 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 362 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 29% (9.0 L/min / 2.4 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | CS-48 (A) | MF 362 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 33.0 kW (44.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CS48/a” | 33.2 kW (44.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 362” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| 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 CS-48 (A) and the MF 362 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the CS-48 (A) and the MF 362 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 30.8 L/min (8.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CS48/a” | 39.8 L/min (10.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 362” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 362 (A) has 29% more hydraulic flow (9.0 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the Case-IH CS-48 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,220 kg (4,894 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CS48/a” | 2,361 kg (5,204 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 362” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,360 kg (5,203 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CS48/a” | 2,770 kg (6,107 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 362” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 362 (A) is 17% heavier (410 kg / 904 lb) than the Case-IH CS-48 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 4,200 kg (9,259 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CS48/a” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the MF 362 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CS48/a” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 362” | AheadThe Case-IH CS-48 (A) has 100% more forward gears (8 gears) than the Massey Ferguson MF 362 (A) (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the CS-48 (A) and the MF 362 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CS48/a” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 362” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CS48/a” | 540/540E rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 362” | AheadThe Case-IH CS-48 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Massey Ferguson MF 362 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 362” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the CS-48 (A). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH CS48/a”; OECD test report 1773, 1998 | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 362” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1996–2001 | 1988–1996 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Case-IH CS-48 (A) is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Massey Ferguson MF 362 (A) has 29% more hydraulic flow (9.0 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the Case-IH CS-48 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 362 (A) is 17% heavier (410 kg / 904 lb) than the Case-IH CS-48 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH CS-48 (A) has 100% more forward gears (8 gears) than the Massey Ferguson MF 362 (A) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH CS-48 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Massey Ferguson MF 362 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Case-IH CS-48 (A) is newer: production began 8 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources