12 material differences

Tractor oneMassey Ferguson MF 2501983–1986No measured PTO figureTractor twoUTB U 4451974–1981No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because the drive differs (Two-wheel or four-wheel drive; 2WD); they were not built in overlapping years (1983–1986; 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

12 material differences · 3 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Massey Ferguson MF 250 and UTB U 445, field by field
FieldMF 250U 445Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed46.4 hp42.4 hp+9% MF 250
Engine declaredPerkins AD 3.152 SUTB D-115differs
Displacement declared2.50 L2.34 L+7% MF 250
Maximum torque declared125 lb·ft · 170 N·m103 lb·ft · 140 N·m+21% MF 250
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h—
Clutch declaredpedal-operated dry and air-cooled Auburn double clutchPedal-operated two-stage dry double clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared5.2 gpm · 19.8 L/min5.8 gpm · 21.8 L/min+10% U 445
Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared3,197 lb · 1,450 kg3,197 lb · 1,450 kg—
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,674 lb · 2,120 kg4,057 lb · 1,840 kg+15% MF 250
Wheelbase declared80.7 in · 2,050 mm75.6 in · 1,920 mm+7% MF 250
Length declared135.8 in · 3,450 mm115.0 in · 2,920 mm+18% MF 250
Width declared65.4 in · 1,660 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 declared10.8 ft · 3.30 m9.9 ft · 3.02 m+9% MF 250
Fuel tank declared50.7 qt · 48 L57.1 qt · 54.0 L+13% U 445

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 250 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 250”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 255”

UTB U 445 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “UTB U 445”