Ford 231 VS John Deere 550 specs comparison

Ford 231
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 231 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1975 Until 1978 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Industrial tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford 231 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | 9.00x10 |
Indus rear tires | 18.4x16 |
Weight | 3530 lbs or 1601 kg |
Length | 126.5 inches [321 cm] |
Width | 68.6 inches [174 cm] |
Height | 80.7 inches [204 cm] |
Wheelbase | 75.8 inches [192 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 56 to 75 inches |
Front tread size | 54 to 78 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 158 ci or 2.6 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 34.3 hp or 25.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | 100.5 lb-ft or 136.3 Nm | Torque RPM | 1350 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 13 gal or 49.2 L |
Oil capacity | 7 qts or 6.6 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 231 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | 12 V |
Charging Amps | 32 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | gear |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@1800 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | transmission |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

John Deere 550
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 550 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1975 Until 1982 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | John Deere 550 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 6405 : |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | - |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | - |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 72 hp 53.7 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 230 lb-ft 311.9 Nm | Torque RPM | 1200 (rpm) |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 36 gal 136.3 L |
Oil capacity | 15 qts 14.2 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 550 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 3 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | crawler |
Final drive | - |
Steering | - |
Braking system | - |
Cabin type | Four-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | - |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
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