John Deere 4840 VS Fordson Power Major specs comparison

John Deere 4840
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 4840 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1978 Until 1982 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 4840 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 24.5-32 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 14,900 lbs or 6758 kg |
Length | 177 inches [449 cm] |
Width | 96 inches [243 cm] |
Height | 117 inches [297 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118.5 inches [300 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 14.7 feet [4.5 m] |
Rear tread size | 60 to 131.5 inches |
Front tread size | 58 to 100 inches |
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 | - |
Fuel tank size | 103 gal or 389.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 4840 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | John Deere PowerShift |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab |
Differentiel lock | pedal-actuated hydraulic |
System | closed center |
Valves | 2 or 3 |
Pump flow | 23 gpm or 87.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 16.5 gal or 62.5 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 157 hp or 117.1 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 151.21 hp or 112.8 kW |
Fuel consumption | 11.3 gal/hour or 42.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 17,307 lbs or 7850 kg |
Claimed power | 180 hp or 134.2 kW |
Real power | 181.63 hp or 135.4 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 11.5 gal/hour or 43.5 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III,IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 8,295 lbs or 3762 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Fordson Power Major
General InfosMake | Fordson |
Model | Power Major |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1958 Until 1961 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Fordson Power Major Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 14-30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4,540 lbs or 2059 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 | 58/62 inches |
Front tread size | 54 to 78 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 199 ci or 3.3 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 17.4 gal or 65.9 L |
Oil capacity | 7.2 qts or 6.8 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Fordson Power Major Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 144 |
Ground force | positive |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | unsymchronized gear |
Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | differential mechanical shoe |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | gear pump |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 5.65 gpm or 21.4 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2200 psi or 151.7 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 42.63 hp or 31.8 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.2 gal/hour or 12.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 8,038 lbs or 3646 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | 45.39 hp or 33.8 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1600 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | transmission |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 3.0 gal/hour or 11.4 l/hour |
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 4840 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 4840 farm-tractor here
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- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Fordson Power Major farm-tractor here