9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneMassey Ferguson MF 235 S1983–1985No measured PTO figureTractor twoUTB U 4451974–1981No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1983–1985; 1974–1981). 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

Massey Ferguson MF 235 S and UTB U 445, field by field
FieldMF 235 SU 445Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed38 hp42.4 hp+13% U 445
Engine declaredPerkins AD 3.152UTB D-115differs
Displacement declared2.50 L2.34 L+7% MF 235 S
Maximum torque declared111 lb·ft · 150 N·m103 lb·ft · 140 N·m+7% MF 235 S
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declared—Pedal-operated two-stage dry double clutch—
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic control declaredConstant flow——
Pump flow declared6.6 gpm · 25 L/min5.8 gpm · 21.8 L/min+15% MF 235 S
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,806 lb · 2,180 kg4,057 lb · 1,840 kg+18% MF 235 S
Wheelbase declared83.2 in · 2,113 mm75.6 in · 1,920 mm+10% MF 235 S
Length declared137.2 in · 3,485 mm115.0 in · 2,920 mm+19% MF 235 S
Width declared65.7 in · 1,670 mm59.6–87.2 in · 1,515–2,215 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared14.2 in · 360 mm18.3 in · 465 mm+29% U 445
Turning radius, braked declared9.7 ft · 2.97 m9.9 ft · 3.02 m—
Fuel tank declared—57.1 qt · 54.0 L—

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 235 S sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 235 S”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 148”

UTB U 445 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “UTB U 445”