10 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneJohn Deere 53032003–200860.2 hpMeasured at the PTO · OECD Test 2268Tractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 3050 E1988–1995No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their power is not stated as the same quantity on both; their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (60%); they were not built in overlapping years (2003–2008; 1988–1995). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.
Field by field
10 material differences · 2 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | 5303 | MF 3050 E | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measured performance | |||
| PTO power, measured measured | 60.2 hp | — | — |
| Drawbar power, measured measured | 46.9 hp | — | — |
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | — | 70.1 hp | — |
| Engine declared | John Deere 3.029 TPY-11 | Perkins A 4.236 LD | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.90 L | 3.86 L | +33% MF 3050 E |
| Maximum torque declared | 161 lb·ft · 218.6 N·m | 187 lb·ft · 253 N·m | +16% MF 3050 E |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | 15.5 mph · 25 km/h | +20% 5303 |
| Clutch declared | Dry LuK double clutch with 280 mm diameter | pedal-operated, dry and air-cooled VALEO single-plate clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Hydraulic centre declared | Open centre | — | — |
| Pump flow declared | 10.8 gpm · 41.0 L/min | — | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540/1000 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | — |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 4,894–5,110 lb · 2,220–2,318 kg | 7,848 lb · 3,560 kg | differs |
| Wheelbase declared | 80.3 in · 2,040 mm | 93.3 in · 2,371 mm | +16% MF 3050 E |
| Length declared | 138.4 in · 3,515 mm | 155.5 in · 3,950 mm | +12% MF 3050 E |
| Width declared | 73.4–89.6 in · 1,865–2,275 mm | 78.3 in · 1,990 mm | differs |
| Ground clearance declared | 15.0 in · 380 mm | 14.6 in · 370 mm | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 72.0 qt · 68.1 L | 156.4 qt · 148.0 L | +117% MF 3050 E |
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.
John Deere 5303 sources
- Source: OECD test report 2268, 2005
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5303”
Massey Ferguson MF 3050 E sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3050E”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 3050”