Claas Ares 556 VS Ford 8240 specs comparison

Claas Ares 556

General Infos

Make	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

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	-
Batteries voltage	-
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	-
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	-
Trans gears	32 forward and reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x4 MFWD 4WD
Final drive	-
Steering	hydrostatic power
Braking system	wet disc
Cabin type	standard with A/C
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	-
Valves	-
Pump flow	-
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	25.1 gpm or 95.0 lpm

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	-
Fuel consumption	-
Pulling power	-

Power take-off (PTO) specs

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	-

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	-
Rear hitch lift	18,676 lbs or 8471 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

Ford 8240

General Infos

Make	Ford
Model	8240
Country	United states
Production	From 1992  Until 1995
Price	40,500  USD
Tractor type	Row Crop tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Ford 8240 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	10.00-16
AG rear tires	18.4-34
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	8,684 lbs or 3939 kg
Length	176 inches [447 cm]
Width	83 inches [210 cm]
Height	110 inches [279 cm]
Wheelbase	103 inches [261 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	-
Front tread size	-
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	456 ci or 7.5 L
Cylinders	6 cylinders 12 valves
Engine power	-
Engine RPM	2100 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	57.5 gal or 217.6 L
Oil capacity	22.1 qts or 20.9 L
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	Ford 8240 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	1
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	800
Ground force	negative
Charging system	alternator
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	55 amps

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	ElectroShift/Pulse Command
Trans type	four-speed power shift
Trans gears	16 forward and reverse
Clutch system	wet disc

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	inboard planetary
Steering	hydrostatic power
Braking system	hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type	Two-post foldable ROPS with flat-deck platform
Differentiel lock	electro-hydraulic

Hydraulics specifications

System	gear pump
Valves	1 to 4
Pump flow	17.4 gpm or 65.9 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	-

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	84.5 hp or 63.0 kW
Fuel consumption	6.4 gal/hour or 24.2 l/hour
Pulling power	-

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	96 hp or 71.6 kW
Real power	100.8 hp or 75.2 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	5.8 gal/hour or 22.0 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	Position control and top-link draft sensing
Rear hitch	II
Rear hitch lift	6,210 lbs or 2816 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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