John Deere 420C VS Ford 5900 specs comparison

John Deere 420C
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 420C |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1956 Until 1958 |
Price | 2,350 USD |
Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
Fuel | gasoline |
Service repair manual | John Deere 420C Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10/12/14-inch tracks |
AG rear tires | 10/12/14-inch tracks |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4,140 lbs or 1877 kg |
Length | 102 inches [259 cm] |
Width | 60 inches [152 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | - |
Ground clearance | 14 inches [35 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 113 ci or 1.9 L |
Cylinders | 2 cylinders 4 valves |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 1850 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | gasoline |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 10.5 gal or 39.7 L |
Oil capacity | 5 qts or 4.7 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 6 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 420C Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | positive |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | unsynchronized gear |
Trans gears | 5 forward and 1 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | crawler |
Final drive | - |
Steering | mechanical disc clutches |
Braking system | mechanical 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 | 23.53 hp or 17.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | 4,862 lbs or 2205 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 560 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Ford 5900
General InfosMake | Ford |
Model | 5900 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1985 Until 1993 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Ford 5900 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 16.9-30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5760 lbs or 2612 kg |
Length | 146 inches [370 cm] |
Width | 76.9 inches [195 cm] |
Height | 94 inches [238 cm] |
Wheelbase | 87.5 inches [222 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 64 to 80 inches |
Front tread size | 54 to 78 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 256 ci or 4.2 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 73 hp or 54.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 20 gal or 75.7 L |
Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Ford 5900 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 128 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 32 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | sliding gear |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | 305mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | - |
Cabin type | Two-post fixed ROPS |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 |
Pump flow | 6 gpm or 22.7 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 3.6 gpm or 13.6 lpm |
Tank capacity | 14 gal or 53.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 53 hp or 39.5 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 62 hp or 46.2 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@1900 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 3340 lbs or 1515 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 420C service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 420C farm-tractor here
- Get your Ford 5900 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Ford 5900 farm-tractor here