8 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneMassey Ferguson MF 1481972–1978No measured PTO figureTractor twoSteyr 548 (a)1977–1981No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (34%); the drive differs (2WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive). 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
8 material differences · 4 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | MF 148 | 548 (a) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 46.4 hp | 46.4 hp | — |
| Engine declared | Perkins AD 3.152 | Steyr WD-308.45 | differs |
| Displacement declared | 2.50 L | 2.36 L | +6% MF 148 |
| Maximum torque declared | 117 lb·ft · 159 N·m | 116 lb·ft · 157 N·m | — |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 12.4 mph · 20 km/h | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | +50% 548 (a) |
| Clutch declared | Pedal operated dry and air cooled MF dual clutch | Dry Fichtel & Sachs single-disc clutch | differs |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 4.9 gpm · 18.4 L/min | — | — |
| Pressure declared | 2,489 psi · 172 bar | — | — |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 540 rpm | 540/1000 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 3,219 lb · 1,460 kg | 4,321 lb · 1,960 kg | +34% 548 (a) |
| Wheelbase declared | 81.1 in · 2,060 mm | 76.8 in · 1,950 mm | +6% MF 148 |
| Length declared | 126.0 in · 3,200 mm | 129.9 in · 3,300 mm | — |
| Width declared | 64.2 in · 1,630 mm | 63.5 in · 1,614 mm | — |
| Ground clearance declared | 13.8 in · 350 mm | — | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 50.4 qt · 47.7 L | 65.5 qt · 62.0 L | +30% 548 (a) |
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 148 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 148”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 148 S”
Steyr 548 (a) sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 548”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Steyr 545”