Fendt Farmer 260 S or Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Massey Ferguson 4320 (A): hydraulic flow. On features, the Fendt Farmer 260S is ahead on forward gears, top speed and PTO speeds.
- The Fendt Farmer 260S suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 750 rpm.
- The Massey Ferguson 4320 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 45% (18.5 L/min / 4.9 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Fendt Farmer 260S suits road haulage better on this data: 33% (10.0 km/h / 6.2 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 | Farmer 260 S | MF 4320 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 39.9 kW (53.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 S/SA” | 38 kW (51 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | 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 260 S and the MF 4320 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the Farmer 260 S and the MF 4320 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 41.5 L/min (11.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 S/SA” | 60.0 L/min (15.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson 4320 (A) has 45% more hydraulic flow (18.5 L/min / 4.9 gpm) than the Fendt Farmer 260S (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 2,243 kg (4,946 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the Farmer 260 S. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,520 kg (5,556 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 S/SA” | 2,385 kg (5,258 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | 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? | — | 5,200 kg (11,464 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the Farmer 260 S. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 21Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 S/SA” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 260S has 163% more forward gears (13 gears) than the Massey Ferguson 4320 (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 Farmer 260 S and the MF 4320 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 S/SA” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 260S has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Massey Ferguson 4320 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/750 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 S/SA” | 540/540E rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | AheadThe Fendt Farmer 260S offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the Massey Ferguson 4320 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 S/SA” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 260 S/SA” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1988– | 2001–2003 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson 4320 (A) is newer: production began 13 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 4320 (A) has 45% more hydraulic flow (18.5 L/min / 4.9 gpm) than the Fendt Farmer 260S (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 260S has 163% more forward gears (13 gears) than the Massey Ferguson 4320 (A) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 260S has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Massey Ferguson 4320 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Fendt Farmer 260S offers 750 rpm at the PTO, which the Massey Ferguson 4320 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Massey Ferguson 4320 (A) is newer: production began 13 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 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