John Deere 4240 VS David Brown 900 specs comparison

John Deere 4240 1978 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 4240

General Infos
Make 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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 6 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 850
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere Syncro-Range Creeper
Trans type partially synchronized
Trans gears 13 forward and 5 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
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
Hydraulics specifications
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 specifications
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
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II/I
Rear hitch lift 5,732 lbs or 2600 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

David Brown 900 1956 comparison online with competitors

David Brown 900

General Infos
Make David Brown
Model 900
Country United states
Production From 1956  Until 1958
Price -
Tractor type -
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual David Brown 900 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 6.00x16
AG rear tires 11.25x28
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 4000 lbs or 1814 kg
Length 113 inches [287 cm]
Width 65 inches [165 cm]
Height 77.75 inches [197 cm]
Wheelbase 72 inches [182 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 52/56/60/64/68/72/86 inches
Front tread size 52/56/60/64/68/72/86 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 165 ci or 2.7 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 45.5 hp or 33.9 kW
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque 110 lb-ft or 149.2 Nm
Torque RPM 1000 (rpm)
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection Solex 30FV carburetor
Fuel tank size 11.5 gal or 43.5 L
Oil capacity 7 qts or 6.6 L
Oil change -
Starter motor electric
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories David Brown 900 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 51 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system David Brown
Trans type -
Trans gears 6 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system 254mm dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering manual
Braking system mechanical drum
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power -
Engine @RPM 545@1600 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO transmission
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift 1800 lbs or 816 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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