John Deere 4840 VS Kubota L185 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 -

Kubota L185 1977 comparison online with competitors

Kubota L185

General Infos
Make Kubota
Model L185
Country Japan
Production From 1977  Until 1982
Price -
Tractor type Compact Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Kubota L185 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 4.00-15
AG rear tires 9.5-2
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 1595 lbs or 723 kg
Length 100 inches [254 cm]
Width 54 inches [137 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 60 inches [152 cm]
Ground clearance 10 inches [25 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 40.5 inches
Front tread size 39.375 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 45.3 ci or 0.7 L
Cylinders 2 cylinders
Engine power 17 hp or 12.7 kW
Engine RPM 2800 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 5.8 gal or 22.0 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Kubota L185 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type creeper
Trans gears 16 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering manual
Braking system -
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 15 hp or 11.2 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM 540@2430 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO transmission
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM 2430 (rpm)
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position control
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift 2200 lbs or 997 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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