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Massey Ferguson 390

Built: 1986-1997 · Series: Other models

← Predecessor: 290

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The Massey Ferguson 390 is a machine built by Massey Ferguson. Production: 1986-1997. The engine has 4 cylinders, with a displacement of 4,078 cm³. The engine comes from Perkins. Torque is 271 Nm. Rated speed is 2,200 rpm. The machine is 3,670 mm long, 1,940 mm wide and 2,470 mm high. The tank holds 108 litres. Transmission: 8V/2R or 12V/4R and 12V/12R. The engine is water-cooled. The model was built in England. The fuel is diesel. The linkage is category I, II. Its predecessor was the Massey Ferguson 290. The PTO runs at 540/1000 rpm. 1668 Massey Ferguson models across 56 series are on record.

Massey Ferguson – other models: the collective page of tractors outside the named ranges, from the MF 35 and 135 through the 1000, 2000 and 3000 series to the MF 1200 (compact) and the 8700 S, 5 to 313 kW, Perkins

This page gathers the Massey Ferguson tractors the register could not assign to a named range – from the classics of the 1950s and 1960s such as the MF 35 and MF 135 from Coventry to current compact tractors and big tractors. Massey Ferguson emerged in 1953 from the merger of Massey-Harris (Toronto) with Harry Ferguson's tractor company, whose three-point hydraulics with draft control became the world standard; since 1994 the brand has belonged to AGCO, which builds the tractors in Beauvais, France, and sources the compact class from Iseki in Japan. The brand's type logic changed several times: the three-digit types 130 to 1200 of the 1960s and 1970s order the size in ascending order, the four-digit 1000 to 8000 series of the 1980s to 2000s give the range in the thousands digit and the model in the remaining digits (MF 1250 as compact, MF 3060 as mid-range), and since 2005 two digits mark the range and the last two the power step – MF 5710 as a 5700 with about 100 hp, MF 8737 as an 8700 with about 370 hp; S and the suffix Dyna-VT denote equipment and stepless transmission. The engines come from Perkins (the AD3.152 and 1104 series), AGCO Power (formerly Sisu) in the big and Iseki, Simpson (India) and Kohler in the small models.

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The register lists here 1,011 versions with 5.2 to 313 kW from one- to eight-cylinders of 1,123 to 8,419 cm³, PTO outputs from 19 to 290 hp, lift capacities from 540 to 9,950 kg, unladen weights from 670 to 12,000 kg, lengths from 2,480 to 6,200 mm and widths from 1,003 to 3,000 mm.

By unit numbers Massey Ferguson is one of the world's best-selling tractor brands, with strongholds in Britain, France, Scandinavia, Africa and South Asia, where the MF 240 and its Indian and Pakistani licence builds shape the market.

Used, the span is as wide as the brand: on classics originality and Perkins parts count, on compacts hydrostat and front loader, on the 5700 to 8700 operating hours, Dyna transmissions, electronics and exhaust aftertreatment; parts run through AGCO and Perkins.

Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Massey Ferguson (weitere Modelle), Massey Ferguson (AGCO, Hersteller)

Technical data

Engine

Engine makePerkinscorrect
Fueldieselcorrect
Power67 / 72 hpcorrect
Rated speed2,200 rpmcorrect
Torque271 Nmcorrect
Cylinders4correct
Displacement4,078 cm³correct
Coolingwater-cooledcorrect

Dimensions and weights

Length3,670 mmcorrect
Width1,940 mmcorrect
Height2,470 mmcorrect

Drivetrain and chassis

Driverear-wheel drivecorrect
Gearbox8V/2R or 12V/4R and 12V/12Rcorrect
Gearbox makeMassey Fergusoncorrect

Working data

Fuel tank capacity108 lcorrect

Origin and approval

PlantEnglandcorrect

Other data

Linkage categoryCat I, Cat IIcorrect
PTO speed540/1000 rpmcorrect
PredecessorMassey Ferguson 290correct

Frequently asked questions

What engine does the Massey Ferguson 390 have?

4 cylinders, 4,078 cm³ displacement, Diesel.

What are the dimensions of the Massey Ferguson 390?

3,670 mm × 1,940 mm × 2,470 mm.

When was the Massey Ferguson 390 built?

Production years: 1986-1997.

What to check before buying

  • Check the hour meter against the service records — a replaced instrument is the most common gap.
  • Compare the data plate and chassis number with the papers.
  • Shift the gearbox cold and warm — jumps only show up at temperature.
  • Load the hydraulics and watch for sag.
  • Ask about parts availability for this build year — the running costs hang on it.

A general list for this type of machine — no substitute for an inspection or an appraiser.

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