9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneFord 86301989–1994No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 3635 (A)1990–1995No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 8630 and the MF 3635 (A) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

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

Ford 8630 and Massey Ferguson MF 3635 (A), field by field
Field8630MF 3635 (A)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed130.2 hp130.3 hp—
Engine declaredFord 401Perkins 1006-6 THR 2differs
Displacement declared6.57 L5.99 L+10% 8630
Maximum torque declared347 lb·ft · 471 N·m——
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6 mph · 30 km/h18.6–24.9 mph · 30–40 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredelectro-hydraulically operated FUNK multi-disc clutchPedal-operated, dry and air-cooled VALEO single-disc clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared28.3 gpm · 107.1 L/min——
Pressure declared2,799 psi · 193 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm540/1000 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared18,400 lb · 8,346 kg13,106 lb · 5,945 kg+40% 8630
Maximum permissible mass declared23,091 lb · 10,474 kg19,842 lb · 9,000 kg+16% 8630
Wheelbase declared105.0 in · 2,667 mm109.3 in · 2,777 mm—
Length declared206.4 in · 5,243 mm183.0 in · 4,649 mm+13% 8630
Width declared83.6 in · 2,123 mm82.2 in · 2,088 mm—
Ground clearance declared15.5 in · 394 mm16.9 in · 428 mm+9% MF 3635 (A)
Fuel tank declared232.5–401.5 qt · 220.0–380.0 L306.4 qt · 290.0 Ldiffers

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 8630 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Ford 8630”

Massey Ferguson MF 3635 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3635”