John Deere 285 VS AMF 1278 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 285
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 285 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1987 Until 1992 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | - | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 285 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - | 
| AG rear tires | 23x10.50-12 | 
| Lawn front tires | 16x6.50-8 | 
| Lawn rear tires | 16x6.50-8 | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | - | 
| Length | 71.5 inches 181 cm | 
| Width | 41.5 inches 105 cm | 
| Height | 43.6 inches 110 cm | 
| Wheelbase | 47.9 inches 121 cm | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | 625 lbs 283 kg | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 585 cc or 35.7 ci | 
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 3400 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | - | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 3 gal 11.4 L | 
| Oil capacity | 2.6 qts 2.5 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 285 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 341 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 17 amps | 
| Trans system | Sundstrand BDU-21 | 
| Trans type | hydrostatic | 
| Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | manual enclosed recirculating ball | 
| Braking system | expanding mechanical shoe | 
| 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 | - | 
| 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 | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        AMF 1278
General Infos| Make | AMF | 
| Model | 1278 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1972 | 
| Price | 470 USD | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | - | 
| Service repair manual | AMF 1278 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 | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | - | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | - | 
| Cylinders | - | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | - | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | - | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | - | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | electric | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | AMF 1278 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | gear | 
| Trans gears | 3 forward and 1 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | manual | 
| Braking system | - | 
| 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 | - | 
| 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 ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 285 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 285 lawn-tractor here
 
- Get your AMF 1278 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for AMF 1278 lawn-tractor here