John Deere 2940 VS Hesston 55-66 specs comparison

John Deere 2940
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 2940 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1980 Until 1982 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 2940 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 9435 lbs or 4279 kg |
Length | 164.9 inches [418 cm] |
Width | 90.3 inches [229 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 101.6 inches [258 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 69 to 91 inches |
Front tread size | 57 to 82.4 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 359 ci or 5.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 33.25 gal or 125.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 2940 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | John Deere TSS High-Low |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | planetary |
Steering | power |
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 | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2250 psi or 155.1 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 68 hp or 50.7 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 64.18 hp or 47.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 5.0 gal/hour or 18.9 l/hour |
Pulling power | 7,601 lbs or 3447 kg |
Claimed power | 82 hp or 61.1 kW |
Real power | 81.46 hp or 60.7 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 | 5.1 gal/hour or 19.3 l/hour |
Hitch system | position control and lower-link draft sensing |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 2400 lbs or 1088 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Hesston 55-66
General InfosMake | Hesston |
Model | 55-66 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1985 Until 1989 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Hesston 55-66 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 13.6-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4851 lbs or 2200 kg |
Length | 133 inches [337 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 83.4 inches [211 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 52.1 to 75.75 inches |
Front tread size | 55.1 to 74.75 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 165 ci or 2.7 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 55 hp or 41.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 19.2 gal or 72.7 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Hesston 55-66 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 33 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | creeper |
Trans gears | 20 forward and 8 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Four-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 0 to 3 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2700 psi or 186.2 bar |
Max flow | 11 gpm or 41.6 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 38 hp or 28.3 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 38.39 hp or 28.6 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.0 gal/hour or 11.4 l/hour |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 45.8 hp or 34.2 kW |
Real power | 44.84 hp or 33.4 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 | 2.7 gal/hour or 10.2 l/hour |
Hitch system | position and lower-link draft control |
Rear hitch | I/II |
Rear hitch lift | 3920 lbs or 1778 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 2940 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 2940 farm-tractor here
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