Ford 1710 VS Massey Ferguson 4243 specs comparison

Ford 1710
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 1710 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1983 Until 1986 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford 1710 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.00-15 |
AG rear tires | 11.2-24 |
Lawn front tires | 23x8.50-12 (2WD) |
Lawn rear tires | 23x8.50-12 (2WD) |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 2470 lbs or 1120 kg |
Length | 117.5 inches [298 cm] |
Width | 54.7 inches [138 cm] |
Height | 84.8 inches [215 cm] |
Wheelbase | 63 inches [160 cm] |
Ground clearance | 13.9 inches [35 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 43.3 to 58.7 inches |
Front tread size | 43.5 to 57.5 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 85.2 ci or 1.4 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 26 hp or 19.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2700 (rpm) |
Torque | 55.7 lb-ft or 75.5 Nm | Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 7.7 gal or 29.1 L |
Oil capacity | 5.6 qts or 5.3 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 1710 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 72 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | 12 V |
Charging Amps | 35 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | partially synchronized |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | 216mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | spur gear |
Steering | - |
Braking system | differential mechanical drum |
Cabin type | Two-post fixed ROPS |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 4.75 gal or 18.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 7.8 gpm or 29.5 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 20.48 hp or 15.3 kW |
Fuel consumption | 1.9 gal/hour or 7.2 l/hour |
Pulling power | 2,680 lbs or 1215 kg |
Claimed power | 23.5 hp or 17.5 kW |
Real power | 22.34 hp or 16.7 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 | 1.7 gal/hour or 6.4 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1575 lbs or 714 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Massey Ferguson 4243
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 4243 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1998 Until 2001 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 4243 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.5L-15 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 6914 lbs or 3136 kg |
Length | 159 inches [403 cm] (2WD) |
Width | 79 inches [200 cm] (min) |
Height | 103 inches [261 cm] |
Wheelbase | 93 inches [236 cm] |
Ground clearance | 14 inches [35 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60 to 84 inches |
Front tread size | 57 to 77 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 243.5 ci or 4.0 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 85 hp or 63.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 229 lb-ft or 310.5 Nm | Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 33.6 gal or 127.2 L |
Oil capacity | 6.9 qts or 6.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 4243 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 590 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 45 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | synchronized shuttle |
Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | outboard planetary |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 to 4 |
Pump flow | 10 gpm or 37.9 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 13.2 gal or 50.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 3046 psi or 210.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 63.2 hp or 47.1 kW |
Fuel consumption | 5.2 gal/hour or 19.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 8950 lbs or 4059 kg |
Claimed power | 75 hp or 55.9 kW |
Real power | 74.8 hp or 55.8 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 4.7 gal/hour or 17.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | position and draft control |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 4339 lbs or 1968 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 1710 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 1710 farm-tractor here
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- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Massey Ferguson 4243 farm-tractor here