Ford 540 VS John Deere 400 specs comparison
Ford 540
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 540 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1979 Until 1981 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Industrial tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 540 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - |
| AG rear tires | - |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | 7.50x16 |
| Indus rear tires | 14.9x24 |
| Weight | 4510 lbs or 2045 kg |
| Length | 122 inches [309 cm] |
| Width | 66 inches [167 cm] |
| Height | 87 inches [220 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 81.8 inches [207 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 56 to 76 inches |
| Front tread size | 54 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 201 ci or 3.3 L |
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Engine power | 55 hp or 41.0 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | 157 lb-ft or 212.9 Nm | Torque RPM | 1200 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 16 gal or 60.6 L |
| Oil capacity | 7 qts or 6.6 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 540 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | 12 V |
| Charging Amps | 32 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | power reversing |
| Trans gears | 4 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | inboard planetary |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 5.6 gpm or 21.2 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 2.74 gpm or 10.4 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 8.5 gal or 32.2 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| 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 | II/I |
| Rear hitch lift | 3080 lbs or 1397 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
John Deere 400
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 400 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1965 Until 1971 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Industrial tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 400 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 12.4-28 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | 7.50-16 |
| Indus rear tires | 13.6-28 |
| Weight | 4,720 lbs or 2140 kg |
| Length | 126.9 inches [322 cm] |
| Width | 74.5 inches [189 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 82 inches [208 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 13.25 inches [33 cm] |
| Turning radius | 11 feet [3.4 m] (with brakes) |
| Rear tread size | 50 to 78 inches |
| Front tread size | 56 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 180 ci or 3.0 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 59 hp or 44.0 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
| Torque | 145 lb-ft or 196.6 Nm | Torque RPM | 1300 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 19.5 gal or 73.8 L |
| Oil capacity | 7 qts or 6.6 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 400 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Direction Reverser |
| Trans type | power shuttle |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | planetary |
| Steering | manual |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | 1 or 2 |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 10.75 gal or 40.7 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2250 psi or 155.1 bar |
| Max flow | 6.5 gpm or 24.6 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | optional transmission or live |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | optional live |
| Mid PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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