John Deere 2840 VS Caterpillar D6 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 2840
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 2840 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1977 Until 1979 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 2840 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-18 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-34 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 8700 lbs or 3946 kg | 
| Length | 160 inches [406 cm] | 
| Width | 90 inches [228 cm] | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 97 inches [246 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 61 to 90 inches | 
| Front tread size | 57.82.4 to inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 329 ci or 5.4 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 28 gal or 106.0 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 2840 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | sliding gear | 
| Trans type | two-speed power shift | 
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 3 reverse | 
| Clutch system | dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | planetary | 
| Steering | power assist | 
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | mechanical rear | 
| System | closed center | 
| Valves | 2 | 
| Pump flow | 23 gpm or 87.1 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 12.9 gal or 48.8 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 64.86 hp or 48.4 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 5.2 gal/hour or 19.7 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 8,386 lbs or 3803 kg | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Real power | 76.27 hp or 56.9 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | hydraulic 300mm disc | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 4.8 gal/hour or 18.2 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | draft sensing | 
| Rear hitch | II | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Caterpillar D6
General Infos| Make | Caterpillar | 
| Model | D6 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1941 Until 1947 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Caterpillar D6 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 16-inch tracks | 
| AG rear tires | 16-inch tracks | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 16,695 lbs or 7572 kg | 
| Length | 149.2 inches [378 cm] | 
| Width | 80.5 inches [204 cm] (60" gauge) | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 85.625 inches [217 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 12.5 inches [31 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 60 inches | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 525 ci or 8.6 L | 
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders pony engine | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 1600 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 48 gal or 181.7 L | 
| Oil capacity | 19 qts or 18.0 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | - | 
| Parts And Accessories | Caterpillar D6 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | - | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | gear | 
| Trans gears | 5 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | crawler | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | manual clutch | 
| Braking system | contracting band | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | - | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 74.82 hp or 55.8 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 6.1 gal/hour or 23.1 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 17,687 lbs or 8022 kg | 
| 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 ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 2840 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 2840 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Caterpillar D6 manual book version
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