John Deere 4240 VS David Brown 4600 Selectamatic specs comparison

John Deere 4240
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 4240 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1978 Until 1982 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 4240 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 11L-15 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 10,900 lbs or 4944 kg |
Length | 156.5 inches [397 cm] |
Width | 96 inches [243 cm] |
Height | 118.2 inches [300 cm] |
Wheelbase | 106.6 inches [270 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 13.1 feet [4.0 m] |
Rear tread size | 66 to 115.9 inches |
Front tread size | 50.1 to 93.5 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 466 ci or 7.6 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 46 gal or 174.1 L |
Oil capacity | 17 qts or 16.1 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 4240 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 850 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | John Deere Syncro-Range Creeper |
Trans type | partially synchronized |
Trans gears | 13 forward and 5 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab standard |
Differentiel lock | pedal-actuated hydraulic |
System | closed center |
Valves | 1 or 2 |
Pump flow | 23 gpm or 87.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 11 gal or 41.6 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 92.70 hp or 69.1 kW |
Fuel consumption | 7.6 gal/hour or 28.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 12,450 lbs or 5647 kg |
Claimed power | 110 hp or 82.0 kW |
Real power | 111.43 hp or 83.1 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 | 7.7 gal/hour or 29.1 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 5,732 lbs or 2600 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

David Brown 4600 Selectamatic
General InfosMake | David Brown |
Model | 4600 Selectamatic |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1968 Until 1971 |
Price | 4,600 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | gasoline |
Service repair manual | David Brown 4600 Selectamatic Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 14.9/13-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4300 lbs or 1950 kg |
Length | 121.5 inches [308 cm] |
Width | 68.375 inches [173 cm] (min) |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 79.75 inches [202 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 52 to 80 inches |
Front tread size | 52 to 72 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 164.4 ci or 2.7 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 140 lb-ft or 189.8 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | gasoline |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 13.75 gal or 52.0 L |
Oil capacity | 6.75 qts or 6.4 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | David Brown 4600 Selectamatic Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | gear |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | spur gear |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | expanding shoe |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | rear diff lock standard |
System | Selectamatic |
Valves | 0 to 2 |
Pump flow | 7.3 gpm or 27.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 6 gal or 22.7 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2000 psi or 137.9 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 38.34 hp or 28.6 kW |
Fuel consumption | 4.0 gal/hour or 15.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 5421 lbs or 2458 kg |
Claimed power | 46 hp or 34.3 kW |
Real power | 43.17 hp or 32.2 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1823 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 3.7 gal/hour or 14.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | position and draft control |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 1800 lbs or 816 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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