Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A) or SOMECA 500 (TD)?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A): hydraulic flow. It is also ahead on PTO speeds.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A) suits PTO-driven implements (mowers, balers, pumps) better on this data: offers 1000 rpm.
- The Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 28% (6.2 L/min / 1.6 gpm) more hydraulic flow.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | MF 254 S (A) | 500 (TD) | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 30.4 kW (40.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 254 (S)” | 30.2 kW (40.46 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the MF 254 S (A) and the 500 (TD). |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the MF 254 S (A) and the 500 (TD). |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | 28.0 L/min (7.4 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 254 (S)” | 21.8 L/min (5.8 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A) has 28% more hydraulic flow (6.2 L/min / 1.6 gpm) than the SOMECA 500 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,662 kg (3,664 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 254 (S)” | 1,550 kg (3,417 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500” | EvenEven on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,620 kg (5,776 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 254 (S)” | 1,825 kg (4,023 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A) is 44% heavier (795 kg / 1,753 lb) than the SOMECA 500 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the MF 254 S (A) and the 500 (TD). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 254 (S)” | 8 to 12Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the MF 254 S (A) and the 500 (TD). |
| Which is faster on the road? | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 254 (S)” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 500” | EvenEven on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 254 (S)” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 500” | AheadThe Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA 500 (TD) does not (as stated by the sources). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 500” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the MF 254 S (A). |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WD / 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 254 (S)” | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Someca 500” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1982–1987 | 1971–1973 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A) is newer: production began 11 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A) has 28% more hydraulic flow (6.2 L/min / 1.6 gpm) than the SOMECA 500 (TD) (both pump flow, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A) is 44% heavier (795 kg / 1,753 lb) than the SOMECA 500 (TD) (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A) offers 1000 rpm at the PTO, which the SOMECA 500 (TD) does not (as stated by the sources).
- The Massey Ferguson MF 254 S (A) is newer: production began 11 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on three-point lift (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on top speed (both top speed forward, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources