Eicher 3554 Büffel 74 A or Massey Ferguson MF 284 S (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Massey Ferguson 284 S (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Massey Ferguson 284 S (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Massey Ferguson 284 S (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 77% (14.6 L/min / 3.9 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 | 3554 Büffel 74 A | MF 284 S (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 44.9 kW (60 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3554 Büffel 74 A” | 45.2 kW (60.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 284 S” | 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 3554 Büffel 74 A and the MF 284 S (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 3554 Büffel 74 A and the MF 284 S (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 19 L/min (5.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3554 Büffel 74 A” | 33.6 L/min (8.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 284 S” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson 284 S (A) has 77% more hydraulic flow (14.6 L/min / 3.9 gpm) than the Eicher 3554 Büffel 74A (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,530 kg (3,372 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 284 S” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 3554 Büffel 74 A. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 3,450 kg (7,606 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3554 Büffel 74 A” | 3,240 kg (7,143 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 284 S” | 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 3554 Büffel 74 A and the MF 284 S (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3554 Büffel 74 A” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 284 S” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 3554 Büffel 74 A and the MF 284 S (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3554 Büffel 74 A” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 284 S” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3554 Büffel 74 A” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 284 S” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson 284 S (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Eicher 3554 Büffel 74A does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3554 Büffel 74 A” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 284 S” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Eicher 3554 Büffel 74 A” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 284 S” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1974–1978 | 1983–1989 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson 284 S (A) is newer: production began 9 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 284 S (A) has 77% more hydraulic flow (14.6 L/min / 3.9 gpm) than the Eicher 3554 Büffel 74A (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson 284 S (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Eicher 3554 Büffel 74A does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Massey Ferguson 284 S (A) is newer: production began 9 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 weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- 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, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources