John Deere 4500 VS Versatile 256 specs comparison

John Deere 4500
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 4500 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1998 Until 2001 |
Price | 18,000 USD |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 4500 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 13.6-24 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 3,450 lbs or 1564 kg |
Length | 135 inches [342 cm] |
Width | 62 inches [157 cm] (R1 tires) |
Height | 97.6 inches [247 cm] |
Wheelbase | 71.5 inches [181 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 122 ci or 2.0 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 37 hp or 27.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | 92 lb-ft or 124.8 Nm | Torque RPM | 1700 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 12.5 gal or 47.3 L |
Oil capacity | 5.1 qts or 4.8 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 4500 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 650 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 40 amps |
Trans system | PowrReverser |
Trans type | partially synhcronized power shuttle |
Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc, two clutch packs with three 5-inch discs each |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | mechanical |
System | open center |
Valves | 3 optional |
Pump flow | 9.9 gpm or 37.5 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 4.8 gpm or 18.2 lpm |
Tank capacity | 6.8 gal or 25.7 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
Max flow | 14.7 gpm or 55.6 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 33 hp or 24.6 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | independent |
Mid PTO RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 2,500 lbs or 1134 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Versatile 256
General InfosMake | Versatile |
Model | 256 |
Country | Canada |
Production | From 1984 Until 1985 |
Price | 41,000 USD |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Versatile 256 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 13.6x28 |
AG rear tires | 13.6x28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 8,700 lbs or 3946 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | 112 inches [284 cm] |
Wheelbase | 86 inches [218 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 239 ci or 3.9 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 100 hp or 74.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | 250 lb-ft or 339.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 39 gal or 147.6 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | Versatile 256 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 580 |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | hydrostatic |
Trans gears | infinite (3-range) forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | - |
Cabin type | Cab with heat and A/C |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center |
Valves | 3 |
Pump flow | 18 gpm or 68.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 5 gpm or 18.9 lpm |
Tank capacity | 8.5 gal or 32.2 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2800 psi or 193.1 bar |
Max flow | 23 gpm or 87.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 84 hp or 62.6 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | 2/1 |
Rear hitch lift | 4400 lbs or 1995 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 4500 service repair manual
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