John Deere LX178 VS Simplicity 12FC42 specs comparison

John Deere LX178
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | LX178 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1991 Until 1998 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | John Deere LX178 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | 15x6.00-6 |
Lawn rear tires | 15x6.00-6 |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 540 lbs 244 kg |
Length | 66.1 inches 167 cm |
Width | - |
Height | 40.2 inches 102 cm |
Wheelbase | 46.7 inches 118 cm |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 437 cc or 26.7 ci |
Cylinders | 2 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 3350 (rpm) |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 2.5 gal 9.5 L |
Oil capacity | 1.6 qts 1.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere LX178 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 255 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | flywheel alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 15 amps |
Trans system | Tuff Torq K61 |
Trans type | belt-driven hydrostatic |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual sector-and-pinion |
Braking system | band |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | electric |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | - |
Front PTO | independent |
Front PTO RPM | 3600 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Simplicity 12FC42
General InfosMake | Simplicity |
Model | 12FC42 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1990 Until 1991 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | Simplicity 12FC42 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | 16x6.5-8 |
Lawn rear tires | 16x6.5-8 |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 607 lbs 275 kg |
Length | 64.25 inches 163 cm |
Width | 38 inches 96 cm |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 40 inches 101 cm |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 465 cc or 28.4 ci |
Cylinders | 1 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | - |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 2 gal 7.6 L |
Oil capacity | 1.125 qts 1.1 L |
Oil change | 25 h |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Simplicity 12FC42 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 200 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 9 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | belt-driven gear |
Trans gears | 5 forward and 1 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | mechanical band |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | electric |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | - |
Front PTO | independent |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
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 LX178 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere LX178 lawn-tractor here
- Get your Simplicity 12FC42 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Simplicity 12FC42 lawn-tractor here