John Deere LX178 VS Simplicity SunStar 20 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 SunStar 20
General InfosMake | Simplicity |
Model | SunStar 20 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1987 Until 1997 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | Simplicity SunStar 20 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | 16x6.50-8 |
Lawn rear tires | 16x6.50-8 |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | |
Length | 78 inches 198 cm |
Width | 38.25 inches 97 cm |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 51 inches 129 cm |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 622 cc or 38 ci |
Cylinders | 2 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 3600 (rpm) |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 4.2 gal 15.9 L |
Oil capacity | 2 qts 1.9 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Simplicity SunStar 20 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 400 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | flywheel alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 15 amps |
Trans system | Sunstrand 15 |
Trans type | shaft-driven hydrostatic |
Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydraulic power |
Braking system | mechanical drum |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | rear diff lock (1987-1994) |
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 | 2000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | independent |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | 0 |
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 SunStar 20 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Simplicity SunStar 20 lawn-tractor here