John Deere 3255 VS Minneapolis-Moline M-5 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 | - |

Minneapolis-Moline M-5
General InfosMake | Minneapolis-Moline |
Model | M-5 |
Country | England |
Production | From 1960 Until 1963 |
Price | 4,900 USD |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | gasoline |
Service repair manual | Minneapolis-Moline M-5 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 15.5-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 6,765 lbs or 3068 kg |
Length | 140 inches [355 cm] |
Width | 84 inches [213 cm] |
Height | 72 inches [182 cm] |
Wheelbase | 101.1 inches [256 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60 to 88 inches |
Front tread size | 52 to 76 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 336 ci or 5.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 69 hp or 51.5 kW |
Engine RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | gasoline |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | - |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Minneapolis-Moline M-5 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | - |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Ampli-Torc |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | differential disc |
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 | 54 hp or 40.3 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 51.37 hp or 38.3 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.9 gal/hour or 14.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 6,751 lbs or 3062 kg |
Claimed power | 61 hp or 45.5 kW |
Real power | 53.82 hp or 40.1 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 | 3.5 gal/hour or 13.2 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
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 3255 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 3255 farm-tractor here
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- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Minneapolis-Moline M-5 farm-tractor here