John Deere 4840 VS Massey Ferguson 240 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 -

Massey Ferguson 240 1980 comparison online with competitors

Massey Ferguson 240

General Infos
Make Massey Ferguson
Model 240
Country United states
Production From 1980  Until 1999
Price -
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Massey Ferguson 240 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 6.00-16
AG rear tires 13.6-2
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 4,015 lbs or 1821 kg
Length 127.1 inches [322 cm]
Width 66.1 inches [167 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 77 inches [195 cm]
Ground clearance 10.5 inches [26 cm]
Turning radius 11.6 feet [3.5 m]
Rear tread size 52 to 76 inches
Front tread size 52 to 72 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 152 ci or 2.5 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power 46 hp or 34.3 kW
Engine RPM 2000 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 12.6 gal or 47.7 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Massey Ferguson 240 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries 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 -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system mechanical drum (early)
Cabin type Two-post ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open
Valves 2
Pump flow 9.5 gpm or 36.0 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 8.6 gal or 32.6 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 28.69 hp or 21.4 kW
Fuel consumption 2.1 gal/hour or 7.9 l/hour
Pulling power 3,824 lbs or 1734 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 41 hp or 30.6 kW
Real power 31.89 hp or 23.8 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO live
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 2.0 gal/hour or 7.6 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position and draft control
Rear hitch II/I
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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