Fendt Farmer 1 or Massey Ferguson MF 25?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Fendt Farmer 1: hydraulic flow. On features, the Massey Ferguson 25 is ahead on forward gears.
- The Fendt Farmer 1 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 67% (6.4 L/min / 1.7 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “similar machines”. 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 | Farmer 1 | MF 25 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 17.7 kW (24 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 1” | 17.9 kW (24.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 25” | 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 Farmer 1 and the MF 25. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Farmer 1 and the MF 25. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 16 L/min (4.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 1” | 9.6 L/min (2.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 25” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 1 has 67% more hydraulic flow (6.4 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the Massey Ferguson 25 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,040 kg (2,293 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 25” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Farmer 1. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,445 kg (3,186 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 1” | 1,470 kg (3,241 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 25” | 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? | 2,300 kg (5,071 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 1” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the MF 25. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 1” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 25” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson 25 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Fendt Farmer 1 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 1” | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the MF 25. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 1” | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 25” | 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, “Fendt Farmer 1” | — | No figureNo call on PTO speeds: no standard PTO speed stated for the MF 25. |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 25” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the Farmer 1. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 1” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 25”; Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 25 S/V” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1958–1961 | 1961–1963 | EvenSame era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fendt Farmer 1 has 67% more hydraulic flow (6.4 L/min / 1.7 gpm) than the Massey Ferguson 25 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson 25 has 33% more forward gears (2 gears) than the Fendt Farmer 1 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- 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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- Same era: production began within 5 years of each other. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range, PTO speeds and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources