• Rigid chassis
  • WhichTractor size: Utility
  • No lab test on file
  • 1987–1994

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 397A Engine specs

13 engine values on record for the MF 397 A.

Engine power, claimed · gross or net not stated

79.0 hp

58.9 kW as stated by the source

No lab test on file

Claimed · standard not stated by the source

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 397”, 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 397 A?

An MF 397 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
Fuel injectiondirect injection
Maximum torque199 lb·ft · 270 N·m
Maximum torque speed1,200 rpm
Air cleanerFispa oil bath air filter with cyclone pre-separator
Cylinders4
Displacement4.3 qt · 4.1 L
Bore4.0 in · 101 mm
Stroke5.0 in · 127 mm
Rated engine speed2,200 rpm
Torque rise20 %

Source · Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 397”

Sources and how this page was built

13 engine values from Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 178”; and Traktorenlexikon, “Massey Ferguson MF 397”.

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 178 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-76619 · revision 1069046. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document
  2. Traktorenlexikon: Massey Ferguson MF 397 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-86923 · revision 1073931. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document