7 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneMassey Ferguson MF 371963–1965No measured PTO figureTractor twoSchlüter S 450 (S 450 V)1962–1966No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because their unladen weight differs by more than 25% (56%); the drive differs (2WD; Two-wheel or four-wheel drive). 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

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

Massey Ferguson MF 37 and Schlüter S 450 (S 450 V), field by field
FieldMF 37S 450 (S 450 V)Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed41.4 hp41.3 hp—
Engine declaredPerkins A 3.152——
Displacement declared2.50 L——
Maximum torque declared116 lb·ft · 158 N·m123 lb·ft · 167 N·m+6% S 450 (S 450 V)
Transmission
Top speed declared15.5 mph · 25 km/h12.4–17.4 mph · 20–28 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredPedal operated dry Laycock single clutch with 279 mm disc diameter——
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared4.2 gpm · 15.9 L/min——
Pressure declared2,304 psi · 159 bar——
Rear PTO speeds declared1337615/1230 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared3,179 lb · 1,442 kg4,960–5,126 lb · 2,250–2,325 kgdiffers
Maximum permissible mass declared—5,071 lb · 2,300 kg—
Wheelbase declared72.0 in · 1,830 mm78.7 in · 2,000 mm+9% S 450 (S 450 V)
Length declared116.9 in · 2,970 mm122.6 in · 3,115 mm—
Width declared63.8 in · 1,620 mm63.7 in · 1,618 mm—
Ground clearance declared13.4 in · 340 mm15.0 in · 380 mm+12% S 450 (S 450 V)
Turning radius, braked declared8.7 ft · 2.66 m9.8 ft · 3.00 m+13% S 450 (S 450 V)
Fuel tank declared40.7 qt · 38.5 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 37 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 37”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 233”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 37 S”

Schlüter S 450 (S 450 V) sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Schlüter S 450 / 450 V”