John Deere 4840 VS Ford 5900 specs comparison

John Deere 4840 1978 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 4840

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 4840
Country United states
Production From 1978  Until 1982
Price -
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 4840 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 10.00-16
AG rear tires 24.5-32
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 14,900 lbs or 6758 kg
Length 177 inches [449 cm]
Width 96 inches [243 cm]
Height 117 inches [297 cm]
Wheelbase 118.5 inches [300 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius 14.7 feet [4.5 m]
Rear tread size 60 to 131.5 inches
Front tread size 58 to 100 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 103 gal or 389.9 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 4840 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 6 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere PowerShift
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears 8 forward and 4 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
Differentiel lock pedal-actuated hydraulic
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center
Valves 2 or 3
Pump flow 23 gpm or 87.1 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 16.5 gal or 62.5 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 157 hp or 117.1 kW
Drawbar horsepower 151.21 hp or 112.8 kW
Fuel consumption 11.3 gal/hour or 42.8 l/hour
Pulling power 17,307 lbs or 7850 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 180 hp or 134.2 kW
Real power 181.63 hp or 135.4 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 11.5 gal/hour or 43.5 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III,IIIN
Rear hitch lift 8,295 lbs or 3762 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Ford 5900 1985 comparison online with competitors

Ford 5900

General Infos
Make 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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 128 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 32 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type sliding gear
Trans gears 8 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system 305mm dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering power
Braking system -
Cabin type Two-post fixed ROPS
Differentiel lock mechanical rear
Hydraulics specifications
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 specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 53 hp or 39.5 kW
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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 -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift 3340 lbs or 1515 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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