John Deere 5400 (A) or Massey Ferguson MF 383 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Massey Ferguson MF 383 (A): three-point lift. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 383 (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 383 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 39% (675 kg / 1,488 lb) more three-point lift.
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 | 5400 (A) | MF 383 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 45.2 kW (60.6 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5400 (USA)” | 45.1 kW (60.5 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 383” | 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 5400 (A) and the MF 383 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 5400 (A) and the MF 383 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 44.7 L/min (11.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5400 (USA)” | — | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the MF 383 (A). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,725 kg (3,803 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5400 (USA)” | 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 383” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 383 (A) has 39% more lift (675 kg / 1,488 lb) than the John Deere 5400 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,114 kg (4,661 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5400 (USA)” | 2,860 kg (6,305 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 383” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 383 (A) is 35% heavier (746 kg / 1,645 lb) than the John Deere 5400 (A) (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 5400 (A) and the MF 383 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 9 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5400 (USA)” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 383” | 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 5400 (A) and the MF 383 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5400 (USA)” | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 383” | 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 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5400 (USA)” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 383” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 383 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the John Deere 5400 (A) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5400 (USA)” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the MF 383 (A). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5400 (USA)” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 383” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1992–1997 | 1987–1994 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The John Deere 5400 (A) is newer: production began 5 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 383 (A) has 39% more lift (675 kg / 1,488 lb) than the John Deere 5400 (A) (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 383 (A) is 35% heavier (746 kg / 1,645 lb) than the John Deere 5400 (A) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 383 (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the John Deere 5400 (A) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The John Deere 5400 (A) is newer: production began 5 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 forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- 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 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, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources