Fiat 540 V/E or Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A)?
Which should you choose?
The figures split: the Fiat 540 V/E is ahead on hydraulic flow; the Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) is ahead on three-point lift, top speed and drive.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 45% (724 kg / 1,596 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) suits road haulage better on this data: 50% (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 | 540 V/E | MF 360 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 33.3 kW (44.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540 V/E” | 33.4 kW (44.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 360” | 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 540 V/E and the MF 360 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 540 V/E and the MF 360 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 21.8 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540 V/E” | 18.9 L/min (5.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 360” | AheadThe Fiat 540 V/E has 15% more hydraulic flow (2.9 L/min / 0.8 gpm) than the Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,620 kg (3,571 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540 V/E” | 1,930 kg (4,255 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 360” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) has 19% more lift (310 kg / 683 lb) than the Fiat 540 V/E (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,600 kg (3,527 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540 V/E” | 2,324 kg (5,124 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 360” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) is 45% heavier (724 kg / 1,596 lb) than the Fiat 540 V/E (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 540 V/E and the MF 360 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540 V/E” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 360” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 540 V/E and the MF 360 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540 V/E” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 360” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) has 50% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Fiat 540 V/E (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540 V/E” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 360” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540 V/E” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 360” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Fiat 540 V/E” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 360” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Fiat 540 V/E is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1973–1982 | 1987–1994 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) is newer: production began 14 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Fiat 540 V/E has 15% more hydraulic flow (2.9 L/min / 0.8 gpm) than the Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) has 19% more lift (310 kg / 683 lb) than the Fiat 540 V/E (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) is 45% heavier (724 kg / 1,596 lb) than the Fiat 540 V/E (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) has 50% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Fiat 540 V/E (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Fiat 540 V/E is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 360 (A) is newer: production began 14 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources