John Deere 4840 VS Leyland 255 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 -

Leyland 255 1972 comparison online with competitors

Leyland 255

General Infos
Make Leyland
Model 255
Country England
Production From 1972  Until 1976
Price -
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Leyland 255 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 7.50-16
AG rear tires 16.9-28
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 5379 lbs or 2439 kg
Length 131.5 inches [334 cm]
Width 63.8 inches [162 cm]
Height 92.9 inches [235 cm]
Wheelbase 79.9 inches [202 cm]
Ground clearance 16.9 inches [42 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 222 ci or 3.6 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 56 hp or 41.8 kW
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 18 gal or 68.1 L
Oil capacity 9.5 qts or 9.0 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Leyland 255 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type gear
Trans gears 10 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system mechanical dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering power assist
Braking system mechanical dry disc
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves -
Pump flow 7.9 gpm or 29.9 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 14.8 gal or 56.0 L
Hydraulic pressure 2610 psi or 180.0 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 40.50 hp or 30.2 kW
Fuel consumption 3.2 gal/hour or 12.1 l/hour
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 50 hp or 37.3 kW
Real power 43.85 hp or 32.7 kW
Engine @RPM 540@1813 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 2.7 gal/hour or 10.2 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II/I
Rear hitch lift 4012 lbs or 1819 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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