• WhichTractor size: Utility
  • No lab test on file
  • 1983–1987

It was ranked on an engine power figure whose source does not say gross or net. WhichTractor size, not the maker’s category

Massey Ferguson 283 Engine specs

10 engine values on record for the MF 283.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

70 hp

52 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 283”, 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 283?

An MF 283 has a Perkins A 4.236, a 4-cylinder 3.87 L diesel engine.

Engine — Perkins A 4.236 specifications
Make & modelPerkins A 4.236Source 1
FuelDieselSource 1
Cylinders4Source 1
Displacement236.0 ci · 3.87 LSource 1
CoolingLiquid-cooled
Maximum torque202 lb·ft · 274 N·m
Maximum torque speed1,400 rpm
Cylinders4
Displacement4.1 qt · 3.9 L
Bore3.9 in · 98.42 mm
Stroke5.0 in · 127 mm
Rated engine speed2,200 rpm

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 283”

Sources and how this page was built

10 engine values from Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 168 & MF 168A”; and Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 283”.

Sources checked

14 SEP 2026

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Sources

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

  1. Traktorenlexikon: Massey Ferguson MF 168 & MF 168A — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-69277 · revision 1065377. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document
  2. Traktorenlexikon: Massey Ferguson MF 283 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-86839 · revision 901591. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document