10 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneMassey Ferguson MF 145from 1965No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA 470 (TD)1980No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because the drive differs (2WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive); they were not built in overlapping years (1965–1965; 1980–1980). 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 · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Massey Ferguson MF 145 and SOMECA 470 (TD), field by field
FieldMF 145470 (TD)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed45.3 hp45.3 hp—
Engine declaredPerkins AD 3.152FIAT-IVECO 8035.01.320differs
Displacement declared2.50 L2.34 L+7% MF 145
Maximum torque declared123 lb·ft · 167 N·m——
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredPedal operated dry air-cooled MF double clutchPedal-operated two-stage dry FEREDO double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared5.4 gpm · 20.5 L/min5.6 gpm · 21.2 L/min—
Pressure declared2,489 psi · 172 bar2,843 psi · 196 bar+14% 470 (TD)
Rear PTO speeds declared1146540 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,638 lb · 1,650 kg3,120 lb · 1,415 kg+17% MF 145
Wheelbase declared72.0 in · 1,830 mm73.4 in · 1,865 mm—
Length declared117.7 in · 2,990 mm124.0 in · 3,150 mm+5% 470 (TD)
Width declared64.2 in · 1,630 mm48.0 in · 1,220 mm+34% MF 145
Ground clearance declared12.6 in · 320 mm14.6 in · 370 mm+16% 470 (TD)
Turning radius, braked declared9.0 ft · 2.75 m——
Fuel tank declared40.8 qt · 38.6 L57.1 qt · 54.0 L+40% 470 (TD)

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.

Massey Ferguson MF 145 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 145”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 148”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 145 S”

SOMECA 470 (TD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 470 V”