Allis Chalmers 8550 VS John Deere 5500 specs comparison

Allis Chalmers 8550 1978 comparison online with competitors

Allis Chalmers 8550

General Infos
Make Allis Chalmers
Model 8550
Country United states
Production From 1978  Until 1981
Price 86,753  USD
Tractor type Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Allis Chalmers 8550 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 20.8x34
AG rear tires 20.8x34
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 26,400 lbs or 11975 kg
Length 285 inches [723 cm]
Width 95.5 inches [242 cm]
Height 139 inches [353 cm]
Wheelbase 126 inches [320 cm]
Ground clearance 17 inches [43 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 62 to 123 inches
Front tread size 62 to 123 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 731 ci or 12.0 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders 24 valves
Engine power 300 hp or 223.7 kW
Engine RPM 2500 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 170 gal or 643.5 L
Oil capacity 46 qts or 43.5 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Allis Chalmers 8550 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 4
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Power Director
Trans type partial power shift
Trans gears 20 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system hydraulic wet discs
Cabin type Acousta Cab II standard with heat and air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center
Valves 3 or 4
Pump flow 74.9 gpm or 283.5 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 210 hp or 156.6 kW
Drawbar horsepower 217.92 hp or 162.5 kW
Fuel consumption 17.5 gal/hour or 66.2 l/hour
Pulling power 26,220 lbs or 11893 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 250 hp or 186.4 kW
Real power 253.88 hp or 189.3 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 17.4 gal/hour or 65.9 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch IV/III
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

John Deere 5500 1996 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 5500

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 5500
Country United states
Production From 1996  Until 1997
Price 28,000  USD
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 5500 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 7.50-16
AG rear tires 16.9-3
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 5,780 lbs or 2621 kg
Length 138.2 inches [351 cm]
Width 68.7 inches [174 cm]
Height 97.7 inches [248 cm]
Wheelbase 85.7 inches [217 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius 12.9 feet [3.9 m]
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 239 ci or 3.9 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 83.2 hp or 62.0 kW
Engine RPM 2400 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection direct injection
Fuel tank size 23 gal or 87.1 L
Oil capacity 9 qts or 8.5 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 5500 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere TSS Reverser
Trans type power shuttle
Trans gears 12 forward and reverse
Clutch system wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Two-post folding ROPS
Differentiel lock mechanical standard
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 1 to 3
Pump flow 16.4 gpm or 62.1 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 6.8 gpm or 25.7 lpm
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2750 psi or 189.6 bar
Max flow 23.2 gpm or 87.8 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 63.11 hp or 47.1 kW
Fuel consumption 4.5 gal/hour or 17.0 l/hour
Pulling power 5,243 lbs or 2378 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 73 hp or 54.4 kW
Real power 74.04 hp or 55.2 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 4.5 gal/hour or 17.0 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position control with top-link draft sensing
Rear hitch II/I
Rear hitch lift 3,374 lbs or 1530 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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