John Deere 4840 VS Fordson Super Major specs comparison

John Deere 4840

General Infos

Make	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

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	2
Batteries voltage	6 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	negative
Charging system	alternator
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	John Deere PowerShift
Trans type	full power shift
Trans gears	8 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	power
Braking system	differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type	Sound-Gard cab
Differentiel lock	pedal-actuated hydraulic

Hydraulics specifications

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 specifications

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

Power take-off (PTO) specs

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

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	III,IIIN
Rear hitch lift	8,295 lbs or 3762 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

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	-
Batteries voltage	-
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	-
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	sliding gear
Trans gears	6 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	-
Braking system	-
Cabin type	Open operator station
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	open center
Valves	-
Pump flow	6 gpm or 22.7 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

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

Power take-off (PTO) specs

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

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	I,II
Rear hitch lift	-
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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