Massey Ferguson MF 4840 or Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL?
Which should you choose?
The data can’t decide this. Power at the PTO shaft cannot be compared: the MF 4840 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Profi Trac 2500 TVL has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- The Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL suits road haulage better on this data: 12% (3.6 km/h / 2.2 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “similar machines”. 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 4840 | Profi Trac 2500 TVL | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 191.5 kW (256.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4840” | 208.6 kW (279.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL” | Not comparableNot comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the MF 4840 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Profi Trac 2500 TVL has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft. |
| 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 4840 and the Profi Trac 2500 TVL. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the MF 4840 and the Profi Trac 2500 TVL. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 40.1 L/min (10.6 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the MF 4840. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 4,983 kg (10,986 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4840” | 8,400 kg (18,519 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL” | EvenNo call on three-point lift: the sources do not state where the lift was measured, so the difference is not a reliable call. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 11,820 kg (26,059 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4840” | 11,175 kg (24,637 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL” | EvenEven on weight (both unladen weight, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 10% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | — | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the MF 4840 and the Profi Trac 2500 TVL. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 18Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4840” | 16Traktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | YesTraktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL” | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the MF 4840. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30.9 km/h (19.2 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4840” | 34.5 km/h (21.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL” | AheadThe Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL has 12% more top speed (3.6 km/h / 2.2 mph) than the Massey Ferguson MF 4840 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4840” | 1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the MF 4840. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 4840” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1978–1986 | 1985–1989 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL has 12% more top speed (3.6 km/h / 2.2 mph) than the Massey Ferguson MF 4840 (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Schlüter Profi Trac 2500 TVL is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- No call on three-point lift: the sources do not state where the lift was measured, so the difference is not a reliable call.
- Even on weight (both unladen weight, 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 difference is under the 25% threshold, too small to call.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (1000 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- Not comparable on power at the PTO shaft: the MF 4840 has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft; the Profi Trac 2500 TVL has only engine power (gross or net not stated), claimed — a different quantity from power at the shaft.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources