John Deere 1520 VS Oliver 550 specs comparison
John Deere 1520
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 1520 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1968 Until 1972 |
| Price | 5,300 USD |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 1520 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 9.00-10 |
| AG rear tires | 14.9-28 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 5,770 lbs or 2617 kg |
| Length | - |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 74 inches [187 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 164.55 ci or 2.7 L |
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 19.5 gal or 73.8 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 1520 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | power shuttle |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power assist |
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 10.5 gpm or 39.7 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 10 gal or 37.9 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 37.24 hp or 27.8 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 4.1 gal/hour or 15.5 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 5,467 lbs or 2479 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | 43.95 hp or 32.8 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 4.0 gal/hour or 15.1 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | - |
| Rear hitch lift | 2,300 lbs or 1043 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Oliver 550
General Infos| Make | Oliver |
| Model | 550 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1958 Until 1975 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | gasoline |
| Service repair manual | Oliver 550 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 12-26 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 3,730 lbs or 1691 kg |
| Length | - |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 73.5 inches [186 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 48 to 76 inches |
| Front tread size | 48 to 76 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 155 ci or 2.5 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | gasoline |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 13 gal or 49.2 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Oliver 550 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 6 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | positive |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | gear |
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power assist |
| Braking system | differential mechanical dry disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 5.25 gpm or 19.9 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 2.5 gal or 9.5 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 35.3 hp or 26.3 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 35.09 hp or 26.2 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 2.8 gal/hour or 10.6 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 5,110 lbs or 2317 kg |
| Claimed power | 41.39 hp or 30.9 kW |
| Real power | 39.21 hp or 29.2 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 2.8 gal/hour or 10.6 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 1520 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 1520 farm-tractor here
- Get your Oliver 550 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Oliver 550 farm-tractor here