• Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Standard-size
  • No lab test on file
  • from 1972
  • 28,000 built

WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

Massey Ferguson 188 und 188 (A) Engine specs

11 engine values on record for the MF 188 und 188 (A).

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

71.1 hp

53.0 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 188 & MF 188A”, claimed

This is the maker’s own figure, measured at the engine. Power at the PTO is lower — by how much, for this machine, nobody has measured.

What engine is in an MF 188 und 188 (A)?

An MF 188 und 188 (A) has a Perkins A 4.248, a 4-cylinder 4.07 L diesel engine.

Engine — Perkins A 4.248 specifications
Make & modelPerkins A 4.248Source 1
FuelDieselSource 1
Cylinders4Source 1
Displacement248.2 ci · 4.07 LSource 1
CoolingLiquid-cooled
Maximum torque206 lb·ft · 279 N·m
Maximum torque speed1,300 rpm
Cylinders4
Displacement4.3 qt · 4.1 L
Bore4.0 in · 101 mm
Stroke5.0 in · 127 mm
Rated engine speed2,000–2,150 rpmthe article lists alternatives
Torque rise11.0–15.7 %the article lists alternatives

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 188 & MF 188A”

Sources and how this page was built

11 engine values from Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 178”; and Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 188 & MF 188A”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

Spotted an error?

Sources

Facts taken from these documents, units converted. Numbers beside a figure refer to this list. Licences and attribution

  1. Traktorenlexikon: Massey Ferguson MF 178 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-76619 · revision 1069046. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document
  2. Traktorenlexikon: Massey Ferguson MF 188 & MF 188A — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-76620 · revision 1085365. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document