Claas Ares 557 VS John Deere 8400 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 | - |

John Deere 8400
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8400 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1995 Until 1999 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8400 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 14.9R34 |
AG rear tires | 18.4R46 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 18709 lbs or 8486 kg |
Length | 206.5 inches [524 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 120.2 inches [305 cm] |
Wheelbase | 116.1 inches [294 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | 60 to 88 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 496 ci or 8.1 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 12 valves |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 135 gal or 511.0 L |
Oil capacity | 29.6 qts or 28.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8400 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 140 amps |
Trans system | John Deere PowerShift |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | inboard planetary |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | CommandView Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | electro-hydraulic |
System | closed center pressure-flow compensated |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | 30 gpm or 113.6 lpm |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 37 gal or 140.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 202.28 hp or 150.8 kW |
Fuel consumption | 12.5 gal/hour or 47.3 l/hour |
Pulling power | 29,240 lbs or 13263 kg |
Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
Real power | 228.29 hp or 170.2 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 | 12.6 gal/hour or 47.7 l/hour |
Hitch system | electro-hydraulic draft sensing |
Rear hitch | 3/3N |
Rear hitch lift | 11,700 lbs or 5307 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
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Claas Ares 557 farm-tractor here
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