12 material differences

Tractor oneLeyland 2621975–1980No measured PTO figureTractor twoMassey Ferguson MF 5651976–1982No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the 262 and the MF 565 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

12 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Leyland 262 and Massey Ferguson MF 565, field by field
Field262MF 565Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed62.1 hp59.3 hp—
Engine declaredLEYLAND-MOTORS 4/98 DTPerkins A 4.236differs
Displacement declared3.77 L3.87 L—
Maximum torque declared165 lb·ft · 224 N·m178 lb·ft · 241.9 N·m+8% MF 565
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6 mph · 30 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h+20% 262
Clutch declaredDry Borg & Beck double clutchPedal-operated, dry and air-cooled single-disc clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared8.3 gpm · 31.3 L/min16.5 gpm · 62.5 L/min+100% MF 565
Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared4,136 lb · 1,876 kg3,960 lb · 1,796 kg—
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm / 1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared6,724 lb · 3,050 kg6,107 lb · 2,770 kg+10% 262
Wheelbase declared80.0 in · 2,032 mm87.5 in · 2,223 mm+9% MF 565
Length declared146.9 in · 3,730 mm148.4 in · 3,770 mm—
Width declared78.7 in · 2,000 mm72.8 in · 1,850 mm+8% 262
Ground clearance declared14.8 in · 377 mm13.0 in · 330 mm+14% 262
Turning radius, braked declared10.5 ft · 3.19 m11.2 ft · 3.41 m+7% MF 565
Fuel tank declared72.1 qt · 68.2 L84.1 qt · 79.6 L+17% MF 565

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.

Leyland 262 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 262”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 255”

Massey Ferguson MF 565 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 565”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 168 & MF 168A”