International Harvester 786 or Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on forward gears.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 12% (5.6 L/min / 1.5 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
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 | 786 | MF 3070 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 57.8 kW (77.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 786” | 58.0 kW (77.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3070” | 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 786 and the MF 3070 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 786 and the MF 3070 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 45.5 L/min (12.0 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 786” | 51.1 L/min (13.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3070” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (A) has 12% more hydraulic flow (5.6 L/min / 1.5 gpm) than the International Harvester 786 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | — | 3,783 kg (8,340 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3070” | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the 786. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 5,257 kg (11,590 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 786” | 3,900 kg (8,598 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3070” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The International Harvester 786 is 35% heavier (1,357 kg / 2,992 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 6,800 kg (14,991 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3070” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 786. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 786” | 32Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3070” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (A) has 100% more forward gears (16 gears) than the International Harvester 786 (both forward gears, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 786 and the MF 3070 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “IHC 786” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3070” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 786” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3070” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3070” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 786. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “IHC 786” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3070” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1980–1981 | 1986–1993 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (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 Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (A) has 12% more hydraulic flow (5.6 L/min / 1.5 gpm) than the International Harvester 786 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The International Harvester 786 is 35% heavier (1,357 kg / 2,992 lb) than the Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (A) has 100% more forward gears (16 gears) than the International Harvester 786 (both forward gears, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 3070 (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 top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- 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, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources