Caterpillar D4 VS John Deere 3255 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Caterpillar D4
General Infos| Make | Caterpillar | 
| Model | D4 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1938 Until 1957 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Caterpillar D4 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 13-inch tracks | 
| AG rear tires | 13-inch tracks | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 9970 lbs or 4522 kg | 
| Length | 120.7 inches [306 cm] | 
| Width | 62 inches [157 cm] (44" gauge) | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 61.125 inches [155 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 11.125 inches [28 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 44 inches | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 350 ci or 5.7 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 1600 (rpm) | 
| Torque | 421 lb-ft or 570.9 Nm | Torque RPM | 1000 (rpm) | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 20 gal or 75.7 L | 
| Oil capacity | 16 qts or 15.1 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | - | 
| Parts And Accessories | Caterpillar D4 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | - | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | gear | 
| Trans gears | 5 forward and 1 reverse | 
| Clutch system | dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | crawler | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | manual clutches | 
| Braking system | - | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | - | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 50.18 hp or 37.4 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | 11,694 lbs or 5304 kg | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | - | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | - | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 3255
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 3255 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1991 Until 1993 | 
| Price | 50,000 USD | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 3255 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 13.6-28 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-38 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 10,222 lbs or 4636 kg | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 101.7 inches [258 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 62.6 to 95 inches | 
| Front tread size | 59.8 to 83.3 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 359 ci or 5.9 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 44.7 gal or 169.2 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 3255 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | TSS High-Low | 
| Trans type | - | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD | 
| Final drive | inboard planetary | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Four-post ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | rear lock standard | 
| System | closed center | 
| Valves | 2 or 3 | 
| Pump flow | 22 gpm or 83.3 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 13.2 gal or 50.0 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 89.2 hp or 66.5 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 6.6 gal/hour or 25.0 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 100 hp or 74.6 kW | 
| Real power | 102.6 hp or 76.5 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 | 6.1 gal/hour or 23.1 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | lower-link draft sensing | 
| Rear hitch | 2 | 
| Rear hitch lift | 6,960 lbs or 3157 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Caterpillar provided us with the latest version of its D4 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Caterpillar D4 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your John Deere 3255 manual book version
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