Massey Ferguson 285 VS Ford 8600 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 285
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 285 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1974 Until 1982 |
Price | 24,500 USD |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 285 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 16.9-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | - |
Length | 146 inches 370 cm |
Width | 79 inches 200 cm |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 88.75 inches 225 cm |
Ground clearance | 16 inches 40 cm |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60 to 96 inches |
Front tread size | 56 to 80 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | - |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 23 gal 87.1 L |
Oil capacity | 10 qts 9.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 285 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | 304mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS standard |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
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 | 81 hp 60.4 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@1730 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
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 | 4400 lbs 1995 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Ford 8600
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 8600 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1972 Until 1976 |
Price | 15,200 USD |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford 8600 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 8,033 lbs or 3643 kg |
Length | 154.8 inches [393 cm] (row crop) |
Width | 85 inches [215 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 91.5 inches [232 cm] (all purpose) |
Ground clearance | 25.3 inches [64 cm] (all purpose front axle) |
Turning radius | 15 feet [4.6 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 401 ci or 6.6 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2300 (rpm) |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 43 gal or 162.8 L |
Oil capacity | 12 qts or 11.4 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 8600 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 128 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 55 amps |
Trans system | Dual Power |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | foot pedal |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm |
Tank capacity | 16 gal or 60.6 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 92.42 hp or 68.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 7.3 gal/hour or 27.6 l/hour |
Pulling power | 11,363 lbs or 5154 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | 99.32 hp or 74.1 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 | 6.3 gal/hour or 23.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 285 service repair manual
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