John Deere 850 VS Fordson Super Major specs comparison

John Deere 850
General InfosMake | 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 |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | gear |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | 210mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | differential mechanical expanding shoe |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 4.75 gal or 18.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
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 |
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 |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Fordson Super Major
General InfosMake | 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 850 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 850 farm-tractor here
- Get your Fordson Super Major manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Fordson Super Major farm-tractor here