9 material differences · fewer than 12
Tractor oneMassey Ferguson MF 15001971–1975No measured PTO figureTractor twoSchlüter Super 1800 TVL-Special1986–1987No measured PTO figure
Which should you choose?
We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1971–1975; 1986–1987). 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
9 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material
| Field | MF 1500 | Super 1800 TVL-Special | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||
| Engine power, claimed claimed | 182.6 hp | 185 hp | — |
| Engine declared | Caterpillar 3150-V8 | Schlüter SDMT 112 W6 LLK | differs |
| Displacement declared | 9.39 L | 7.39 L | +27% MF 1500 |
| Maximum torque declared | 386 lb·ft · 524 N·m | 586 lb·ft · 795 N·m | +52% Super 1800 TVL-Special |
| Transmission | |||
| Top speed declared | 18.6 mph · 30 km/h | 23.2–26.3 mph · 37.3–42.3 km/h | differs |
| Clutch declared | Pedal-operated dry Borg & Beck single-disc clutch | — | — |
| Hydraulics & hitch | |||
| Pump flow declared | 25.0 gpm · 94.6 L/min | 13.5 gpm · 51.1 L/min | +85% MF 1500 |
| Rear PTO speeds declared | 1000 rpm | 561/978 rpm | differs |
| Weight & dimensions | |||
| Unladen weight declared | 15,873 lb · 7,200 kg | 15,212 lb · 6,900 kg | — |
| Maximum permissible mass declared | 18,519 lb · 8,400 kg | — | — |
| Wheelbase declared | 119.7 in · 3,040 mm | 107.1 in · 2,720 mm | +12% MF 1500 |
| Length declared | 223.6 in · 5,680 mm | 183.9 in · 4,670 mm | +22% MF 1500 |
| Width declared | 98.4 in · 2,500 mm | 98.4 in · 2,500 mm | — |
| Ground clearance declared | 15.0 in · 380 mm | — | — |
| Turning radius, braked declared | — | 15.4 ft · 4.70 m | — |
| Fuel tank declared | 479.7 qt · 454 L | 327.6 qt · 310 L | +46% MF 1500 |
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 1500 sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 1500”
Schlüter Super 1800 TVL-Special sources
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Super 1800 TVL / Special”
- Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Super Tronic 1900”