5 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFord 8461988–1993No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 48001980–1986No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 846 and the MF 4800 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

5 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Ford 846 and Massey Ferguson MF 4800, field by field
Field846MF 4800Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed229.9 hp221.9 hp—
Engine declaredCUMMINS LT 10-A 230Cummins V-903differs
Displacement declared10.00 L14.80 L+48% MF 4800
Maximum torque declared749 lb·ft · 1,015 N·m——
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h19.2 mph · 30.9 km/h+24% MF 4800
Clutch declared—wet disc clutch with 14 inch plates—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared25.2 gpm · 95.4 L/min——
Rear PTO speeds declared1000 rpm1000 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared23,049 lb · 10,455 kg26,059 lb · 11,820 kg+13% MF 4800
Maximum permissible mass declared28,058 lb · 12,727 kg——
Wheelbase declared130.0 in · 3,302 mm133.9 in · 3,400 mm—
Length declared260.0 in · 6,604 mm252.0 in · 6,400 mm—
Width declared124.0 in · 3,150 mm106.3 in · 2,700 mm+17% 846
Ground clearance declared16.1 in · 410 mm——
Fuel tank declared985.9 qt · 933.0 L——

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.

Ford 846 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford Ford 846”

Massey Ferguson MF 4800 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4800”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford FW-30”