Massey Ferguson 255 VS John Deere 1640 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 255
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 255 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1975 Until 1981 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 255 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.50-16 (row-crop) |
AG rear tires | 14.9-38 (row-crop) |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5600 lbs or 2540 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 82 inches [208 cm] |
Ground clearance | 10.4 inches [26 cm] (low-profile) |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 56 to 90 inches |
Front tread size | 48 to 72 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 212 ci or 3.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 18.5 gal or 70.0 L |
Oil capacity | 6 qts or 5.7 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 255 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 95 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 37 amps |
Trans system | Multi-Power |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | differential dry disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
System | - |
Valves | 0 to 2 |
Pump flow | 10 gpm or 37.9 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 5 gpm or 18.9 lpm |
Tank capacity | 8 gal or 30.3 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2300 psi or 158.6 bar |
Max flow | 19.5 gpm or 73.8 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 42 hp or 31.3 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 43.49 hp or 32.4 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.3 gal/hour or 12.5 l/hour |
Pulling power | 5,591 lbs or 2536 kg |
Claimed power | 50 hp or 37.3 kW |
Real power | 48.37 hp or 36.1 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 2.9 gal/hour or 11.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I/II |
Rear hitch lift | 3800 lbs or 1723 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

John Deere 1640
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 1640 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1979 Until 1987 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | John Deere 1640 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-18 |
AG rear tires | 13.6/12-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 7409 lbs 3360 kg |
Length | 154.5 inches 392 cm |
Width | 81.5 inches 207 cm |
Height | 104.7 inches 265 cm |
Wheelbase | 80 inches 203 cm |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 59.1 to 78.7 inches |
Front tread size | 53.5 to 79.1 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | - |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 62 hp 46.2 kW |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | 151.2 lb-ft 205.0 Nm |
Torque RPM | 1200 (rpm) |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 25.1 gal 95.0 L |
Oil capacity | 9 qts 8.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 1640 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 55 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | planetary |
Steering | power |
Braking system | hydraulic disc |
Cabin type | Four-post ROPS |
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 | 54 hp 40.3 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@2400 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 6768 lbs 3069 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 255 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 255 farm-tractor here
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