Massey Ferguson 298 VS Ford 641 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 298
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 298 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1983 Until 1986 |
Price | 26,000 USD |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 298 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 9.5L-15 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 6,979 lbs or 3165 kg |
Length | 160.5 inches [407 cm] |
Width | 79 inches [200 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 96 inches [243 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60 to 96 inches |
Front tread size | 57 to 77 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 318 ci or 5.2 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 26.4 gal or 99.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 298 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 32 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 | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | ROPS canopy optional |
Differentiel lock | foot pedal standard |
System | open |
Valves | 2 to 3 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 17 gpm or 64.3 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 66.12 hp or 49.3 kW |
Fuel consumption | 5.3 gal/hour or 20.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 8,663 lbs or 3929 kg |
Claimed power | 78 hp or 58.2 kW |
Real power | 74.25 hp or 55.4 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 | 4.7 gal/hour or 17.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 4,440 lbs or 2013 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Ford 641
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 641 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1957 Until 1962 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | gasoline |
Service repair manual | Ford 641 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 11-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 3,291 lbs or 1492 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | - |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 52 to 76 inches |
Front tread size | 52 to 80 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 134 ci or 2.2 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders 8 valves |
Engine power | 48.4 hp or 36.1 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 126.8 lb-ft or 171.9 Nm |
Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
Fuel type | gasoline |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 13 gal or 49.2 L |
Oil capacity | 5 qts or 4.7 L |
Oil change | 100 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 6 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 641 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | 80 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | positive |
Charging system | generator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 20 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | unsynchronized gear |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 3 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | differential mechanical expanding shoe |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 2 gal or 7.6 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 4 gpm or 15.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 29.33 hp or 21.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 2.3 gal/hour or 8.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 4,230 lbs or 1918 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | 25.29 hp or 18.9 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | transmission |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 1.8 gal/hour or 6.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1,250 lbs or 567 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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