Hürlimann H-345 (A) or Massey Ferguson MF 245?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Hürlimann H-345 (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears and drive.
- The Hürlimann H-345 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 72% (14.2 L/min / 3.8 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Hürlimann H-345 (A) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: four-wheel drive.
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 | H-345 (A) | MF 245 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 27.0 kW (36.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | 26.6 kW (35.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 245” | 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 H-345 (A) and the MF 245. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the H-345 (A) and the MF 245. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 34.0 L/min (9.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | 19.8 L/min (5.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 245” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-345 (A) has 72% more hydraulic flow (14.2 L/min / 3.8 gpm) than the Massey Ferguson 245 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,764 kg (3,889 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | 1,650 kg (3,638 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 245” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the H-345 (A): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)”); the MF 245: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 245”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,020 kg (4,453 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | 1,990 kg (4,387 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 245” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the H-345 (A) and the MF 245. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 245” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-345 (A) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Massey Ferguson 245 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the H-345 (A) and the MF 245. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph) to 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 245” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 245” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the H-345 (A) and the MF 245. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 245” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-345 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Massey Ferguson 245 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1982–1986 | 1976–1983 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Hürlimann H-345 (A) is newer: production began 6 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Hürlimann H-345 (A) has 72% more hydraulic flow (14.2 L/min / 3.8 gpm) than the Massey Ferguson 245 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-345 (A) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Massey Ferguson 245 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-345 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Massey Ferguson 245 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Hürlimann H-345 (A) is newer: production began 6 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 weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the H-345 (A): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 345 (A)”); the MF 245: lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 245”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources