11 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFiat 880 (DT)1975–1980No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 178 (A)1968–1971No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (40%); the drive differs (Two-wheel or four-wheel drive; 2WD); they were not built in overlapping years (1975–1980; 1968–1971). 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

11 material differences · 1 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Fiat 880 (DT) and Massey Ferguson MF 178 (A), field by field
Field880 (DT)MF 178 (A)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed86.9 hp71 hp+22% 880 (DT)
Engine declaredO.M.-FIAT CO-3/75Perkins A 4.248differs
Displacement declared4.56 L4.07 L+12% 880 (DT)
Maximum torque declared—206 lb·ft · 279 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h18.6 mph · 30 km/h+20% MF 178 (A)
Clutch declaredDry Ferodo or LuK double clutchPedal-operated dry double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared—4.3 gpm · 16.4 L/min—
Pressure declared—3,001 psi · 207 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared8,565 lb · 3,885 kg6,129 lb · 2,780 kg+40% 880 (DT)
Maximum permissible mass declared12,897 lb · 5,850 kg——
Wheelbase declared96.5 in · 2,450 mm84.0 in · 2,134 mm+15% 880 (DT)
Length declared158.3 in · 4,020 mm135.8 in · 3,450 mm+17% 880 (DT)
Width declared78.0 in · 1,980 mm78.0 in · 1,980 mm—
Ground clearance declared21.7 in · 550 mm17.3 in · 440 mm+25% 880 (DT)
Turning radius, braked declared12.4 ft · 3.79 m11.7 ft · 3.57 m+6% 880 (DT)
Fuel tank declared112.0 qt · 106.0 L86.6 qt · 82.0 L+29% 880 (DT)

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.

Fiat 880 (DT) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 880/880 DT”

Massey Ferguson MF 178 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 178”