John Deere 4255 VS Fordson Super Major specs comparison
John Deere 4255
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 4255 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1988 Until 1992 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 4255 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 18.4-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 12,225 lbs or 5545 kg |
| Length | 158.6 inches [402 cm] |
| Width | 96 inches [243 cm] |
| Height | 116.5 inches [295 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 105.3 inches [267 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 466 ci or 7.6 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | direct injection |
| Fuel tank size | 65 gal or 246.0 L |
| Oil capacity | 19 qts or 18.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 4255 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 120 amps |
| Trans system | John Deere Power Shift |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 15 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | inboard planetary |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet discs |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | 2 or 3 |
| Pump flow | 26.5 gpm or 100.3 lpm |
| SVC flow | 20.6 gpm or 78.0 lpm |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 13.5 gal or 51.1 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2530 psi or 174.4 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 112.26 hp or 83.7 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 7.5 gal/hour or 28.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 14,635 lbs or 6638 kg |
| Claimed power | 120 hp or 89.5 kW |
| Real power | 123.69 hp or 92.2 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | hydraulic |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 7.5 gal/hour or 28.4 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | 6175 lbs or 2800 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Fordson Super Major
General Infos| Make | Fordson |
| Model | Super Major |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1961 Until 1964 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | - |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Fordson Super Major Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 12.4-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 5330 lbs or 2417 kg |
| Length | 130.5 inches [331 cm] |
| Width | 65 inches [165 cm] |
| Height | 64.6 inches [164 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 80 inches [203 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 199 ci or 3.3 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 54 hp or 40.3 kW |
| Engine RPM | 1700 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 20 gal or 75.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 7.2 qts or 6.8 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Fordson Super Major Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | - |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | sliding gear |
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | - |
| Braking system | - |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 6 gpm or 22.7 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 40.21 hp or 30.0 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 3.0 gal/hour or 11.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 8,128 lbs or 3686 kg |
| Claimed power | 47 hp or 35.0 kW |
| Real power | 42.89 hp or 32.0 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 2.8 gal/hour or 10.6 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I,II |
| 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 4255 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 4255 farm-tractor here
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