Massey Ferguson 6499 VS Claas Ares 556 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 6499
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 6499 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2008 Until 2012 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 6499 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 14.9R30 |
AG rear tires | 18.4R42 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 17,200 lbs or 7801 kg |
Length | 214 inches [543 cm] |
Width | 98.2 inches [249 cm] |
Height | 120 inches [304 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118 inches [299 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60 to 119 inches |
Front tread size | 60 to 88 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 449 ci or 7.4 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 215 hp or 160.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - |
Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 93.8 gal or 355.0 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 6499 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 600 |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 150 amps |
Trans system | Dyna-6 |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 24 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center pressure flow compensating |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | 29 gpm or 109.8 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 167.0 hp or 124.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 23,695 lbs or 10748 kg |
Claimed power | 180 hp or 134.2 kW |
Real power | 216.2 hp or 161.2 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | optional |
Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 12.4 gal/hour or 46.9 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 15,700 lbs or 7121 kg |
Front hitch | optional |
Front hitch lift | 8,800 lbs or 3991 kg |

Claas Ares 556
General InfosMake | Claas |
Model | Ares 556 |
Country | Germany |
Production | From 2003 Until 2005 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | - |
Service repair manual | Claas Ares 556 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 13.6R28 |
AG rear tires | 16.9R38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 11,532 lbs or 5230 kg |
Length | 157.5 inches [400 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 111.8 inches [283 cm] |
Wheelbase | 98.0 inches [248 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 27.6 feet [8.4 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 276.4 ci or 4.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 104 hp or 77.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | 306.1 lb-ft or 415.1 Nm |
Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | - |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 44.9 gal or 169.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | Claas Ares 556 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | - |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 32 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | standard with A/C |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 25.1 gpm or 95.0 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @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 | - |
Rear hitch lift | 18,676 lbs or 8471 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 6499 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 6499 farm-tractor here
- Get your Claas Ares 556 manual book version
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