Ford 540 VS John Deere 555 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 555
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 555 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1974 Until 1982 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | - | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 555 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - | 
| AG rear tires | - | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | - | 
| Length | 164.25 inches 417 cm | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | 100.9 inches 256 cm | 
| 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 555 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | 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 540 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 540 industrial-tractor here
 
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 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 555 industrial-tractor here