International Harvester 784 or Massey Ferguson MF 372 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Massey Ferguson MF 372 (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on top speed.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 372 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 68% (25.8 L/min / 6.8 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 372 (A) suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (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 | 784 | MF 372 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 45.6 kW (61.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 784” | 45.7 kW (61.3 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 372” | 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 784 and the MF 372 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 784 and the MF 372 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 38.2 L/min (10.1 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 784” | 64.0 L/min (16.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 372” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 372 (A) has 68% more hydraulic flow (25.8 L/min / 6.8 gpm) than the International Harvester 784 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 2,090 kg (4,608 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 784” | 2,145 kg (4,729 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 372” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,376 kg (5,238 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 784” | 2,800 kg (6,173 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 372” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 372 (A) is 18% heavier (424 kg / 935 lb) than the International Harvester 784 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 784 and the MF 372 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 784” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 372” | 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 784 and the MF 372 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 784” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph) to 40 km/h (24.9 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 372” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 372 (A) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 784 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 784” | 540 rpm / 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 372” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 372” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 784. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 784” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 372” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1977–1981 | 1992–1997 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 372 (A) is newer: production began 15 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 372 (A) has 68% more hydraulic flow (25.8 L/min / 6.8 gpm) than the International Harvester 784 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 372 (A) is 18% heavier (424 kg / 935 lb) than the International Harvester 784 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 372 (A) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the International Harvester 784 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 372 (A) is newer: production began 15 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 three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, 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, 1000 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- 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