John Deere 3255 VS Ford TW-20 specs comparison

John Deere 3255
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 3255 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1991 Until 1993 |
Price | 50,000 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 3255 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 13.6-28 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 10,222 lbs or 4636 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 101.7 inches [258 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 62.6 to 95 inches |
Front tread size | 59.8 to 83.3 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 359 ci or 5.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 44.7 gal or 169.2 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 3255 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | TSS High-Low |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | inboard planetary |
Steering | power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Four-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | rear lock standard |
System | closed center |
Valves | 2 or 3 |
Pump flow | 22 gpm or 83.3 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 13.2 gal or 50.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 89.2 hp or 66.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | 6.6 gal/hour or 25.0 l/hour |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 100 hp or 74.6 kW |
Real power | 102.6 hp or 76.5 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 | 6.1 gal/hour or 23.1 l/hour |
Hitch system | lower-link draft sensing |
Rear hitch | 2 |
Rear hitch lift | 6,960 lbs or 3157 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Ford TW-20
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | TW-20 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1979 Until 1983 |
Price | 40,648 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford TW-20 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00-16 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 24.5-32 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 12,250 lbs or 5556 kg |
Length | 175.6 inches [446 cm] |
Width | 104.32 inches [264 cm] |
Height | 116 inches [294 cm] |
Wheelbase | 109.7 inches [278 cm] |
Ground clearance | 25.2 inches [64 cm] (2WD) |
Turning radius | 45.3 feet [13.8 m] |
Rear tread size | 60 to 90 inches |
Front tread size | 60 to 84 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 401 ci or 6.6 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 144.5 hp or 107.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 416 lb-ft or 564.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 33 gal or 124.9 L |
Oil capacity | 20 qts or 18.9 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford TW-20 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 128 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 72 amps |
Trans system | Dual Power |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | 356mm cerametallic disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet discs |
Cabin type | Cab optional with available air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 16 gpm or 60.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm |
Tank capacity | 18.25 gal or 69.1 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 121.5 hp or 90.6 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 116.64 hp or 87.0 kW |
Fuel consumption | 8.9 gal/hour or 33.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 14155 lbs or 6420 kg |
Claimed power | 135 hp or 100.7 kW |
Real power | 131.43 hp or 98.0 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 | 8.1 gal/hour or 30.7 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 5,700 lbs or 2585 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 3255 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 3255 farm-tractor here
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