Leyland 384 or Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A): hydraulic flow and three-point lift. It is also ahead on drive. On features, the Leyland 384 is ahead on top speed.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 108% (32.5 L/min / 8.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow and 38% (580 kg / 1,279 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) suits heavy draft work (ploughing, cultivating) better on this data: 47% (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) heavier and four-wheel drive.
- The Leyland 384 suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
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 | 384 | MF 575 (A) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 40.2 kW (54.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | 40.5 kW (54.2 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 575 & 575A” | 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 384 and the MF 575 (A). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 384 and the MF 575 (A). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 30.0 L/min (7.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | 62.5 L/min (16.5 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 575 & 575A” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) has 108% more hydraulic flow (32.5 L/min / 8.6 gpm) than the Leyland 384 (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,520 kg (3,351 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | 2,100 kg (4,630 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 575 & 575A” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) has 38% more lift (580 kg / 1,279 lb) than the Leyland 384 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,140 kg (4,718 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | 3,140 kg (6,923 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 575 & 575A” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) is 47% heavier (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) than the Leyland 384 (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 384 and the MF 575 (A). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 10Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 575 & 575A” | 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 384 and the MF 575 (A). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 575 & 575A” | AheadThe Leyland 384 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | 540/1686 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 575 & 575A” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 575 & 575A” | EvenEven on PTO independence: every PTO is independent. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Leyland 384” | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 575 & 575A” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Leyland 384 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources). |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1969–1972 | 1976–1983 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) is newer: production began 7 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 575 (A) has 108% more hydraulic flow (32.5 L/min / 8.6 gpm) than the Leyland 384 (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) has 38% more lift (580 kg / 1,279 lb) than the Leyland 384 (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) is 47% heavier (1,000 kg / 2,205 lb) than the Leyland 384 (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Leyland 384 has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) is available with four-wheel drive; the Leyland 384 is two-wheel drive (as stated by the sources).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 575 (A) is newer: production began 7 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 PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm).
- Even on PTO independence: every PTO is independent.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass and a creeper range.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources