Claas Ares 557 VS Ford 2600 specs comparison

Claas Ares 557
General InfosMake | Claas |
Model | Ares 557 |
Country | Germany |
Production | From 2005 Until 2009 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Claas Ares 557 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 14.9R28 |
AG rear tires | 18.4R38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 10406 lbs or 4720 kg |
Length | 185.8 inches [471 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 114.4 inches [290 cm] |
Wheelbase | 100.9 inches [256 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 276.1 ci or 4.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 98.7 hp or 73.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 309 lb-ft or 419.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 47.6 gal or 180.2 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Claas Ares 557 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | power shuttle |
Trans gears | 24 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Class ATX cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 15.85 gpm or 60.0 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | wet disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (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 | - |

Ford 2600
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 2600 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1975 Until 1981 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford 2600 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 12.4-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 3617 lbs or 1640 kg |
Length | 126.5 inches [321 cm] |
Width | 52 inches [132 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 75.8 inches [192 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 52 to 76 inches |
Front tread size | 52 to 80 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 158 ci or 2.6 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 34.3 hp or 25.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | 100.5 lb-ft or 136.3 Nm | Torque RPM | 1350 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 13 gal or 49.2 L |
Oil capacity | 7 qts or 6.6 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 2600 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 32 amps |
Trans system | Dual-Range |
Trans type | gear |
Trans gears | 6 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | differential mechanical expanding shoe |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 8.5 gpm or 32.2 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 6.15 gal or 23.3 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2100 psi or 144.8 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 27.51 hp or 20.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | 2.3 gal/hour or 8.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 4,452 lbs or 2019 kg |
Claimed power | 30 hp or 22.4 kW |
Real power | 30.76 hp or 22.9 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | transmission |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 2.1 gal/hour or 7.9 l/hour |
Hitch system | top-link draft sensing |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1975 lbs or 895 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Claas provided us with the latest version of its Ares 557 service repair manual
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