Claas Ares 556 VS Massey Ferguson 240 specs comparison

Claas Ares 556 2003 comparison online with competitors

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 -

Massey Ferguson 240 1980 comparison online with competitors

Massey Ferguson 240

General Infos
Make Massey Ferguson
Model 240
Country United states
Production From 1980  Until 1999
Price -
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Massey Ferguson 240 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 6.00-16
AG rear tires 13.6-2
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 4,015 lbs or 1821 kg
Length 127.1 inches [322 cm]
Width 66.1 inches [167 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 77 inches [195 cm]
Ground clearance 10.5 inches [26 cm]
Turning radius 11.6 feet [3.5 m]
Rear tread size 52 to 76 inches
Front tread size 52 to 72 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 152 ci or 2.5 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power 46 hp or 34.3 kW
Engine RPM 2000 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 12.6 gal or 47.7 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Massey Ferguson 240 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 32 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type sliding gear
Trans gears 8 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system mechanical drum (early)
Cabin type Two-post ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open
Valves 2
Pump flow 9.5 gpm or 36.0 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 8.6 gal or 32.6 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 28.69 hp or 21.4 kW
Fuel consumption 2.1 gal/hour or 7.9 l/hour
Pulling power 3,824 lbs or 1734 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 41 hp or 30.6 kW
Real power 31.89 hp or 23.8 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO live
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 2.0 gal/hour or 7.6 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position and draft control
Rear hitch II/I
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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