After gradual reforms with small steps, MF decided to leap to the forefront of development with the 3000 series introduced at the end of 1986. Only the engines remained roughly the same. Unlike their predecessors, the tractors were designed from the ground up to be four-wheel drive. The transmission featured 32+32 gears with a shuttle shift and a high-speed gear. The cab was among the best of its time and surpassed many tractors even from the 2000s in terms of comfort comparable to passenger cars. Noise levels ranged from 75 to 77 dB depending on the model.

All models came standard with a three-point hitch and an electronic controller that monitored many tractor functions; the automatic features enabled, for example, the release of the differential lock when lifting the plows off the ground at headlands. As an optional extra, there was the Datatronic onboard computer equipped with a traction control system.

Initially, the lineup ranged from the 68 hp 3050 to the 107 hp 3090. In Finland, the importer once again equipped the 3050 and 3060 models with turbochargers. Many six-cylinder models have also been fitted with turbos later on.

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