International Harvester 353 or Massey Ferguson MF 230?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the International Harvester 353: hydraulic flow. On features, the Massey Ferguson MF 230 is ahead on top speed.
- The International Harvester 353 suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 54% (9.2 L/min / 2.4 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 230 suits road haulage better on this data: 25% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
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 | 353 | MF 230 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 25.4 kW (34.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 25.4 kW (34.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 230” | 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 353 and the MF 230. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 353 and the MF 230. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 26.2 L/min (6.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 17.0 L/min (4.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 230” | AheadThe International Harvester 353 has 54% more hydraulic flow (9.2 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the Massey Ferguson MF 230 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 1,415 kg (3,120 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 230” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 353. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,076 kg (4,577 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 1,730 kg (3,814 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 230” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 353 is 20% heavier (346 kg / 763 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 230 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | 3,440 kg (7,584 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the MF 230. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 6 to 8Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 230” | 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 353 and the MF 230. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 230” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 230 has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 353 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 230” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 230” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 353. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “McCormick 353” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 230” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1967–1972 | 1976–1983 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 230 is newer: production began 9 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The International Harvester 353 has 54% more hydraulic flow (9.2 L/min / 2.4 gpm) than the Massey Ferguson MF 230 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 353 is 20% heavier (346 kg / 763 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 230 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 230 has 25% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 353 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 230 is newer: production began 9 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 rpm).
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources