John Deere 850 VS Fordson Super Major specs comparison

John Deere 850 1978 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 850

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 850
Country United states
Production From 1978  Until 1989
Price -
Tractor type Compact Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 850 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 5.00-15
AG rear tires 9.5-24
Lawn front tires 23/8.5-12
Lawn rear tires 23/8.5-12
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 2400 lbs or 1088 kg
Length 117.7 inches [298 cm]
Width 53.3 inches [135 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 64 inches [162 cm]
Ground clearance 13.7 inches [34 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 42 to 50 inches
Front tread size 42 to 58 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 78 ci or 1.3 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power 25 hp or 18.6 kW
Engine RPM 2600 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 8.5 gal or 32.2 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 850 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type gear
Trans gears 8 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system 210mm dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering manual
Braking system differential mechanical expanding shoe
Cabin type Two-post ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 4.75 gal or 18.0 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 19 hp or 14.2 kW
Drawbar horsepower 17.77 hp or 13.3 kW
Fuel consumption 1.6 gal/hour or 6.1 l/hour
Pulling power 2,699 lbs or 1224 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 22 hp or 16.4 kW
Real power 20.66 hp or 15.4 kW
Engine @RPM 540@2258 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO transmission
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 1.4 gal/hour or 5.3 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Fordson Super Major 1961 comparison online with competitors

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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