8 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneJ.I. Case Modell-D1939–1953No measured PTO figureTractor twoMASSEY-HARRIS 2031940–1947No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the Modell-D and the 203 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

8 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

J.I. Case Modell-D and MASSEY-HARRIS 203, field by field
FieldModell-D203Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed31.6 hp31.9 hp—
Engine declared—CONTINENTAL M-330—
Displacement declared—5.41 L—
Transmission
Top speed declared11.0 mph · 17.7 km/h12.4 mph · 20 km/h+13% 203
Clutch declaredHand lever operated double disc clutchPedal operated dry Borg and Beck single plate clutch type 11 inchesdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared7,004 lb · 3,177 kg6,605 lb · 2,996 kg+6% Modell-D
Wheelbase declared66.4 in · 1,686 mm89.0 in · 2,261 mm+34% 203
Length declared116.0 in · 2,946 mm139.5 in · 3,543 mm+20% 203
Width declared61.5 in · 1,562 mm69.0 in · 1,753 mm+12% 203
Ground clearance declared14.0 in · 356 mm12.8 in · 324 mm+10% Modell-D
Fuel tank declared67.9 qt · 64.3 L115.2 qt · 109.0 L+70% 203

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 Modell-D sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case D”

MASSEY-HARRIS 203 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey-Harris Massey-Harris 203”