Hürlimann H-362 (A) or Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A): maximum permissible mass. On features, the Hürlimann H-362 (A) is ahead on forward gears and PTO speeds.
- The Hürlimann H-362 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A) suits road haulage better on this data: 13% (600 kg / 1,323 lb) more maximum permissible mass.
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-362 (A) | MF 4320 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 37.9 kW (50.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 362” | 38 kW (51 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | 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-362 (A) and the MF 4320 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the H-362 (A) and the MF 4320 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 60.0 L/min (15.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the H-362 (A). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,170 kg (4,784 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 362” | 2,243 kg (4,946 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | Not comparableNot comparable on three-point lift: the H-362 (A): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 362”); the MF 4320 (A): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320”) — not the same quantity, basis and condition. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,580 kg (5,688 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 362” | 2,385 kg (5,258 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | 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? | 4,600 kg (10,141 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 362” | 5,200 kg (11,464 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A) has 13% higher maximum permissible mass (600 kg / 1,323 lb) than the Hürlimann H-362 (A) (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 362” | 8Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-362 (A) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A) (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-362 (A) and the MF 4320 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 362” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | 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? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 362” | 540/540E rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | AheadThe Hürlimann H-362 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the H-362 (A). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 362” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1989–1996 | 2001–2003 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A) is newer: production began 12 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A) has 13% higher maximum permissible mass (600 kg / 1,323 lb) than the Hürlimann H-362 (A) (both maximum permissible mass, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-362 (A) has 50% more forward gears (4 gears) than the Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A) (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Hürlimann H-362 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 4320 (A) is newer: production began 12 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 drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on three-point lift: the H-362 (A): lift through the full range at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Hürlimann H 362”); the MF 4320 (A): lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source (Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4320”) — 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, hydraulic flow, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources