5 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor oneNuffield M-31948–1954No measured PTO figureTractor twoNuffield M-41948–1957No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

Read our verdict on the M-3 and the M-4 → It is generated from the rows below by a fixed, versioned rule set, and names the figure behind every call.

Field by field

5 material differences · 8 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Nuffield M-3 and Nuffield M-4, field by field
FieldM-3M-4Gap
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed38.0 hp38.0 hp—
Engine declaredMORRIS-COMMERCIAL 38 T/V/TMORRIS-COMMERCIAL 38 T/V/T—
Displacement declared3.77 L3.77 L—
Maximum torque declared138 lb·ft · 187 N·m138 lb·ft · 187 N·m—
Transmission
Top speed declared17.4 mph · 28 km/h17.4 mph · 28 km/h—
Hydraulics & hitch
Pump flow declared7.2 gpm · 27.3 L/min7.2 gpm · 27.3 L/min—
Rear PTO speeds declared540 rpm540 rpm—
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared4,848 lb · 2,199 kg4,546 lb · 2,062 kg+7% M-3
Wheelbase declared83.0 in · 2,108 mm78.0 in · 1,981 mm+6% M-3
Length declared126.0 in · 3,200 mm121.5 in · 3,086 mm—
Width declared80.0 in · 2,032 mm69.0 in · 1,753 mm+16% M-3
Ground clearance declared23.0 in · 584 mm17.0 in · 432 mm+35% M-3
Fuel tank declared76.8 qt · 72.7 L67.2 qt · 63.6 L+14% M-3

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.

Nuffield M-3 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal M 3 (1948-1957)”
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal M 4 / TVO (1948-1954”

Nuffield M-4 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Nuffield Universal M 4 / TVO (1948-1954”