9 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneMassey Ferguson MF 2831983–1987No measured PTO figureTractor twoWHITE 64101998–2001No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (29%); they were not built in overlapping years (1983–1987; 1998–2001). 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 283 and WHITE 6410, field by field
FieldMF 2836410Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed70 hp70.0 hp—
Engine declaredPerkins A 4.236CUMMINS B 3.9 Tdiffers
Displacement declared3.87 L3.93 L—
Maximum torque declared202 lb·ft · 274 N·m235 lb·ft · 319 N·m+16% 6410
Transmission
Top speed declared21.7 mph · 35 km/h18.6 mph · 30 km/h+17% MF 283
Clutch declaredTwo stage clutchPedal operated dry single disc clutchdiffers
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared9.5 gpm · 36.0 L/min10.6 gpm · 40.1 L/min+11% 6410
Pressure declared—3,046 psi · 210 bar—
Rear PTO speeds declared750 rpm540/1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared6,118 lb · 2,775 kg7,868 lb · 3,569 kg+29% 6410
Wheelbase declared90.6 in · 2,300 mm96.0 in · 2,438 mm+6% 6410
Length declared146.9 in · 3,730 mm161.0 in · 4,089 mm+10% 6410
Width declared79.1 in · 2,010 mm78.0 in · 1,981 mm—
Ground clearance declared16.1 in · 410 mm——
Fuel tank declared—147.9 qt · 140.0 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 283 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 283”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 168 & MF 168A”

WHITE 6410 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “AGCO-White 6410”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “White 6410”