Massey-Harris-Ferguson FE 35 Spezial or Nuffield PM-4?
Which should you choose?
On performance, no comparable figure differs by more than its threshold: on this data the machines are level. On features, the Nuffield PM-4 is ahead on top speed.
- The Nuffield PM-4 suits road haulage better on this data: 40% (8.0 km/h / 5.0 mph) more top speed.
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 | FE 35 Spezial | PM-4 | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 25.2 kW (33.8 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson FE 35 Spezial” | 25.3 kW (33.9 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | 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 FE 35 Spezial and the PM-4. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the FE 35 Spezial and the PM-4. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 27.3 L/min (7.2 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the FE 35 Spezial. |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 685 kg (1,510 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson FE 35 Spezial” | — | No figureNo call on three-point lift: no figure on record for the PM-4. |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 1,455 kg (3,208 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson FE 35 Spezial” | 2,062 kg (4,546 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Nuffield PM-4 is 42% heavier (607 kg / 1,338 lb) than the Massey-Harris-Ferguson FE 35 Spezial (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 FE 35 Spezial and the PM-4. |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 6Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson FE 35 Spezial” | 5Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | 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? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the FE 35 Spezial and the PM-4. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 20 km/h (12.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson FE 35 Spezial” | 28 km/h (17.4 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | AheadThe Nuffield PM-4 has 40% more top speed (8.0 km/h / 5.0 mph) than the Massey-Harris-Ferguson FE 35 Spezial (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson FE 35 Spezial” | 540 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | — | dependent (stops with the clutch)Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the FE 35 Spezial. |
| Which drives on both axles? | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson FE 35 Spezial” | 2WDTraktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal PM 4 / Petrol (1948-1954)” | EvenEven on drive: all two-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1956–1960 | 1951–1957 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Massey-Harris-Ferguson FE 35 Spezial is newer: production began 5 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Nuffield PM-4 is 42% heavier (607 kg / 1,338 lb) than the Massey-Harris-Ferguson FE 35 Spezial (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Nuffield PM-4 has 40% more top speed (8.0 km/h / 5.0 mph) than the Massey-Harris-Ferguson FE 35 Spezial (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Massey-Harris-Ferguson FE 35 Spezial is newer: production began 5 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 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 (540 rpm).
- Even on drive: all two-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, three-point lift, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources