Ford 230A LCG VS John Deere 550 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Ford 230A LCG
General Infos| Make | Ford | 
| Model | 230A LCG | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1981 Until 1982 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Industrial tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Ford 230A LCG Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - | 
| AG rear tires | - | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | 9.00-10 | 
| Indus rear tires | 8.30-24 | 
| Weight | 3,670 lbs or 1664 kg | 
| Length | 126.5 inches [321 cm] | 
| Width | 68.6 inches [174 cm] | 
| Height | 80.7 inches [204 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 75.8 inches [192 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 8.6 inches [21 cm] | 
| Turning radius | 10.8 feet [3.3 m] | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 158 ci or 2.6 L | 
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 40 hp or 29.8 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 | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 230A LCG Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | 128 amps | 
| Cold Amps | 395 | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 32 amps | 
| Trans system | Dual-range | 
| Trans type | synchromesh | 
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power assist | 
| Braking system | differential mechanical expanding shoe | 
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | foot-engaged | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | 5.1 gpm or 19.3 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | 5.3 gpm or 20.1 lpm | 
| Tank capacity | 6.2 gal or 23.5 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 31 hp or 23.1 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | transmission | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 1,975 lbs or 895 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 550
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 550 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1975 Until 1982 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | - | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 550 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - | 
| AG rear tires | - | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 6405 : | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | - | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | - | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 72 hp 53.7 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | 230 lb-ft 311.9 Nm | Torque RPM | 1200 (rpm) | 
| Fuel type | - | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 36 gal 136.3 L | 
| Oil capacity | 15 qts 14.2 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | electric | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 550 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | full power shift | 
| Trans gears | 3 forward and reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | crawler | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | - | 
| Braking system | - | 
| Cabin type | Four-post ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | - | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO 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 | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 230A LCG service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 230A LCG industrial-tractor here
 
- Get your John Deere 550 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 550 industrial-tractor here