Ford 8630 or Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Ford 8630: hydraulic flow, three-point lift and maximum permissible mass. On features, the Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) is ahead on top speed.
- The Ford 8630 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 12% (11.4 L/min / 3.0 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 14% (980 kg / 2,161 lb) more three-point lift.
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 | 8630 | MF 6280 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 87.3 kW (117.1 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | 87.2 kW (116.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 6280” | 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 8630 and the MF 6280 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 8630 and the MF 6280 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 107.1 L/min (28.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | 95.7 L/min (25.3 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 6280” | AheadThe Ford 8630 has 12% more hydraulic flow (11.4 L/min / 3.0 gpm) than the Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 8,080 kg (17,813 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | 7,100 kg (15,653 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 6280” | AheadThe Ford 8630 has 14% more lift (980 kg / 2,161 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 8,346 kg (18,400 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | 4,815 kg (10,615 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 6280” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Ford 8630 is 73% heavier (3,531 kg / 7,785 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 10,474 kg (23,091 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | 9,200 kg (20,283 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 6280” | AheadThe Ford 8630 has 14% higher maximum permissible mass (1,274 kg / 2,809 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 16 to 18Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | 16 to 32Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 6280” | 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 8630 and the MF 6280 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 6280” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Ford 8630 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | 540/1000/540E/1000E rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 6280” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 6280” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 6280” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1989–1994 | 1999–2003 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) is newer: production began 10 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Ford 8630 has 12% more hydraulic flow (11.4 L/min / 3.0 gpm) than the Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 8630 has 14% more lift (980 kg / 2,161 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 8630 is 73% heavier (3,531 kg / 7,785 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Ford 8630 has 14% higher maximum permissible mass (1,274 kg / 2,809 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) has 33% more top speed (10.0 km/h / 6.2 mph) than the Ford 8630 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 6280 (A) is newer: production began 10 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, 1000 rpm).
- 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 and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources