9 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneInternational Harvester 3531967–1972No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 2301976–1983No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
Read our verdict on the 353 and the MF 230 → 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 · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 353 | MF 230 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 34 hp | 41.4 hp | +24% MF 230 |
| Engine declared | INTERNATIONAL-HARVESTER D-155 | Perkins AD 3.152 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.54 L | 2.50 L | — |
| Maximum torque declared | 108 lb·ft · 146 N·m | 127 lb·ft · 173 N·m | +18% MF 230 |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 12.4 mph · 20 km/h | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | +25% MF 230 |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 6.9 gpm · 26.2 L/min | 4.5 gpm · 17.0 L/min | +54% 353 |
| Pressure declared | 3,553 psi · 245 bar | — | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 4,577 lb · 2,076 kg | 3,814 lb · 1,730 kg | +20% 353 |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 7,584 lb · 3,440 kg | — | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 77.4 in · 1,965 mm | 74.6 in · 1,896 mm | — |
| Length declared | 133.5 in · 3,390 mm | 124.8 in · 3,170 mm | +7% 353 |
| Width declared | 59.2 in · 1,504 mm | 64.2 in · 1,630 mm | +8% MF 230 |
| Ground clearance declared | 14.6 in · 372 mm | 12.2 in · 310 mm | +20% 353 |
| Turning radius, braked declared | 9.9 ft · 3.02 m | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 63.4 qt · 60.0 L | 50.7 qt · 48 L | +25% 353 |
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.
International Harvester 353 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353”
Massey Ferguson MF 230 sources
Source
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 230”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 148”