6 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJ.I. Case 4701969–1973No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 2301976–1983No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 470 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

6 material differences · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

J.I. Case 470 and Massey Ferguson MF 230, field by field
Field	470	MF 230	Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed	34.1 hp	41.4 hp	+22% MF 230
Engine declared	CASE G-188 D	Perkins AD 3.152	differs
Displacement declared	3.09 L	2.50 L	+23% 470
Maximum torque declared	—	127 lb·ft · 173 N·m	—
Transmission
Top speed declared	12.4 mph · 20 km/h	15.5 mph · 25 km/h	+25% MF 230
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared	9.3 gpm · 35.2 L/min	4.5 gpm · 17.0 L/min	+107% 470
Rear PTO speeds declared	540 rpm	540 rpm	—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared	3,902 lb · 1,770 kg	3,814 lb · 1,730 kg	—
Wheelbase declared	81.5 in · 2,070 mm	74.6 in · 1,896 mm	+9% 470
Length declared	130.0 in · 3,302 mm	124.8 in · 3,170 mm	—
Width declared	63.2 in · 1,605 mm	64.2 in · 1,630 mm	—
Ground clearance declared	16.3 in · 415 mm	12.2 in · 310 mm	+34% 470
Turning radius, braked declared	10.0 ft · 3.05 m	—	—
Fuel tank declared	52.0 qt · 49.2 L	50.7 qt · 48 L	—

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.

J.I. Case 470 sources

Source

Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case 470”
Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case 431”

Massey Ferguson MF 230 sources