Eicher 4038 or Massey Ferguson MF 253 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, no comparable figure differs by more than its threshold: on this data the machines are level. On features, the Massey Ferguson 253 (A) is ahead on top speed and drive; the Eicher 4038 is ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Eicher 4038 suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Massey Ferguson 253 (A) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
- The Massey Ferguson 253 (A) suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 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 | 4038 | MF 253 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 24.8 kW (33.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 24.9 kW (33.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 253” | 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 4038 and the MF 253 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 4038 and the MF 253 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 13.3 L/min (3.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 253” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 4038. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,693 kg (3,732 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 1,610 kg (3,549 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 253” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the 4038: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038”); the MF 253 (A): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 253”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,170 kg (4,784 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 2,171 kg (4,786 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 253” | 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? | 3,000 kg (6,614 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the MF 253 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 253” | 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 4038 and the MF 253 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 253” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson 253 (A) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Eicher 4038 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 253” | AheadThe Eicher 4038 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Massey Ferguson 253 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 253” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 4038. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 253” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson 253 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Eicher 4038 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1978–1982 | 1983–1987 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson 253 (A) is newer: production began 5 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 253 (A) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Eicher 4038 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Eicher 4038 offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Massey Ferguson 253 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Massey Ferguson 253 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Eicher 4038 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Massey Ferguson 253 (A) is newer: production began 5 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.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the 4038: lift at an unstated point, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Eicher 4038”); the MF 253 (A): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 253”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources