The Massey Ferguson 399 is the most powerful model of the MF 300 series. It was a very popular model, since its production lasted 11 years, from 1986 to 1997. There is also a smaller model, the Massey Ferguson 398. The MF399 is equipped with an A6. 354 diesel engine made by Perkins. This 6-cylinder engine and natural aspiration has a 5. 8-liter displacement and produces 97 hp. This Perkins engine is refrigerated by a liquid cooling system that requires 20. 1 liters of refrigerant. Air admission is filtered through a double dry element air filter to ensure that there are no waste (powder, etc.). There is another engine option also for Massey Ferguson 399. It is a 1006-6HR diesel engine. It is a 6-cylinder and 6 liter engine that produces some more power, 104 hp. The engine is mounted in a 4 × 2 double traction chassis or in a 4 × 4 mfwd double traction chassis.
Like many Massey Ferguson tractors, MF 399 has several transmissions (3 actually). The first is a transmission with speed change that provides the Massey Ferguson 399 18 speeds forward and 6 in reverse (this transmission option was only available from 1995, at the end of its production cycle). Another transmission option is a synchronized transmission that provides the tractor for 12 speeds forward and 4 back. The last transmission available is an investor transmission that provides the tractor 12 gears forward and 12 back. The maximum speed of 399 is 18. 2 mph.
The tractor comes standard with a 2-post antivuelco bar. The fuel capacity of Massey Ferguson 399 is 126 liters of diesel. It can carry several tools in its rear that can be connected by a hitch of 3 points of category 2. The tractor has a length of 4. 15 m for the 2WD version, but it is slightly higher if it is the 4WD version, witha length of 4. 29 m. Its width remains the same whether it is a 2 RM model and 4 RM, with 2. 21 m (87. 2 inches). The minimum rotation radius of Massey Ferguson 399 is 9. 4 m (31 feet).
