13 material differences

Tractor oneMassey Ferguson MF 340 (A)1988–1994No measured PTO figureTractor twoSOMECA 420 (TD)1978–1985No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the MF 340 (A) and the 420 (TD) → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

13 material differences · 1 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Massey Ferguson MF 340 (A) and SOMECA 420 (TD), field by field
FieldMF 340 (A)420 (TD)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed41.4 hp41.4 hp—
Engine declaredPerkins AD 3.152FIAT-IVECO 8035.01.308differs
Displacement declared2.50 L2.34 L+7% MF 340 (A)
Maximum torque declared124 lb·ft · 168 N·m107 lb·ft · 145 N·m+16% MF 340 (A)
Transmission
Top speed declared18.6 mph · 30 km/h15.5 mph · 25 km/h+20% MF 340 (A)
Clutch declaredPedal operated, dry and air-cooled double clutch——
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared5.2 gpm · 19.5 L/min4.5 gpm · 17.0 L/min+15% MF 340 (A)
Pressure declared—2,843 psi · 196 bar—
Three-point lift, at the coupling points declared4,729 lb · 2,145 kg2,425 lb · 1,100 kg+95% MF 340 (A)
Rear PTO speeds declared540/540E rpm540 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared5,203 lb · 2,360 kg3,638 lb · 1,650 kg+43% MF 340 (A)
Wheelbase declared81.9 in · 2,080 mm74.8 in · 1,900 mm+9% MF 340 (A)
Length declared137.2 in · 3,485 mm113.4 in · 2,880 mm+21% MF 340 (A)
Width declared70.7 in · 1,795 mm65.2–81.1 in · 1,657–2,059 mmdiffers
Ground clearance declared—17.7 in · 450 mm—
Turning radius, braked declared10.5 ft · 3.21 m9.7 ft · 2.95 m+9% MF 340 (A)
Fuel tank declared71.9 qt · 68.0 L38.0 qt · 36.0 L+89% MF 340 (A)

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 340 (A) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 340”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 148”

SOMECA 420 (TD) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Someca 420”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Fiat 420/420 DT”