John Deere 285 VS MTD 490 specs comparison

John Deere 285
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 285 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1987 Until 1992 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | John Deere 285 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | 23x10.50-12 |
Lawn front tires | 16x6.50-8 |
Lawn rear tires | 16x6.50-8 |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | - |
Length | 71.5 inches 181 cm |
Width | 41.5 inches 105 cm |
Height | 43.6 inches 110 cm |
Wheelbase | 47.9 inches 121 cm |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | 625 lbs 283 kg |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 585 cc or 35.7 ci |
Cylinders | 2 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 3400 (rpm) |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 3 gal 11.4 L |
Oil capacity | 2.6 qts 2.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 285 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 341 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 17 amps |
Trans system | Sundstrand BDU-21 |
Trans type | hydrostatic |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual enclosed recirculating ball |
Braking system | expanding mechanical shoe |
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 | - |
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 | - |

MTD 490
General InfosMake | MTD |
Model | 490 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1970 Until 1971 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | MTD 490 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | 12.50x4.50-6 |
Lawn rear tires | 12.50x4.50-6 |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | - |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | - |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 318 cc or 19.44 ci |
Cylinders | 1 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | - |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | - |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | MTD 490 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Foote |
Trans type | belt-driven CVT |
Trans gears | 1 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | - |
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 | - |
PTO Clutch | manual |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | - |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | independent |
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 ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 285 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 285 lawn-tractor here
- Get your MTD 490 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for MTD 490 lawn-tractor here