John Deere 4840 VS Massey Ferguson 4243 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 4243 1998 comparison online with competitors

Massey Ferguson 4243

General Infos
Make Massey Ferguson
Model 4243
Country United states
Production From 1998  Until 2001
Price -
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Massey Ferguson 4243 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 7.5L-15
AG rear tires 18.4-30
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 6914 lbs or 3136 kg
Length 159 inches [403 cm] (2WD)
Width 79 inches [200 cm] (min)
Height 103 inches [261 cm]
Wheelbase 93 inches [236 cm]
Ground clearance 14 inches [35 cm]
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 60 to 84 inches
Front tread size 57 to 77 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 243.5 ci or 4.0 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 85 hp or 63.4 kW
Engine RPM 2200 (rpm)
Torque 229 lb-ft or 310.5 Nm
Torque RPM 1500 (rpm)
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 33.6 gal or 127.2 L
Oil capacity 6.9 qts or 6.5 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Massey Ferguson 4243 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 590
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 45 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type synchronized shuttle
Trans gears 12 forward and reverse
Clutch system dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive outboard planetary
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Two-post foldable ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 2 to 4
Pump flow 10 gpm or 37.9 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 13.2 gal or 50.0 L
Hydraulic pressure 3046 psi or 210.0 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 63.2 hp or 47.1 kW
Fuel consumption 5.2 gal/hour or 19.7 l/hour
Pulling power 8950 lbs or 4059 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 75 hp or 55.9 kW
Real power 74.8 hp or 55.8 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch hydraulic wet disc
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 4.7 gal/hour or 17.8 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position and draft control
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift 4339 lbs or 1968 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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