10 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFendt Farmer 3121993–2001No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 3125 (A)1990–1995No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because the drive differs (4WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.

Field by field

10 material differences · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fendt Farmer 312 and Massey Ferguson MF 3125 (A), field by field
FieldFarmer 312MF 3125 (A)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed123 hp124.3 hp—
Engine declaredMWM D 226. B-6Perkins 1006-6 T 7differs
Displacement declared6.23 L5.99 L—
Maximum torque declared339 lb·ft · 459 N·m352 lb·ft · 477 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared24.9 mph · 40 km/h18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredHydraulically operated self-adjusting dry clutch by Fichtel & SachsPedal-operated, dry and air-cooled VALEO single-disc clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic centre declared—Open centre—
Pump flow declared19.5 gpm · 74.0 L/min13.3 gpm · 50.3 L/min+47% Farmer 312
Pressure declared—2,277–2,350 psi · 157–162 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540/750/1000 rpm540/1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared11,795 lb · 5,350 kg10,593 lb · 4,805 kg+11% Farmer 312
Maximum permissible mass declared17,637 lb · 8,000 kg18,739 lb · 8,500 kg+6% MF 3125 (A)
Wheelbase declared101.9 in · 2,589 mm106.1 in · 2,696 mm—
Length declared176.4 in · 4,480 mm178.2 in · 4,527 mm—
Width declared91.3 in · 2,320 mm76.5 in · 1,943 mm+19% Farmer 312
Ground clearance declared21.7 in · 550 mm16.9 in · 428 mm+29% Farmer 312
Fuel tank declared169.1 qt · 160 L232.5 qt · 220 L+38% MF 3125 (A)

Height is not in this table. It is not one measurement: the sources measure it to different points — over the cab on some machines, over the steering wheel or the exhaust on others — and the same tractor measured two ways can differ by most of a metre. It appears here only when both machines' figures carry the point they were measured to and it is the same point, which is not the case for these two. Each machine's own page prints its height as its source gives it.

Fendt Farmer 312 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 312”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fendt Farmer 312 LSA”

Massey Ferguson MF 3125 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3125”