John Deere 5055E VS Massey Ferguson 178 specs comparison

John Deere 5055E
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 5055E |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2008 Until 2018 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 5055E Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 9.5-24 |
AG rear tires | 14.9-28 |
Lawn front tires | 9.5-16 |
Lawn rear tires | 9.5-16 |
Indus front tires | 12.5/80-18 |
Indus rear tires | 16.9-24 |
Weight | 5,070 lbs or 2299 kg |
Length | 137.8 inches [350 cm] |
Width | 57.3 inches [145 cm] |
Height | 94.8 inches [240 cm] |
Wheelbase | 80.7 inches [204 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 179 ci or 2.9 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 55 hp or 41.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | 158.6 lb-ft or 215.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1700 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 18 gal or 68.1 L |
Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
Oil change | 100 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 5055E Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 623 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 40 amps |
Trans system | SyncShuttle |
Trans type | partially synchronized |
Trans gears | 9 forward and 3 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | planetary |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Folding 2-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | rear diff lock standard |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 or 2 |
Pump flow | 11.4 gpm or 43.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 6.8 gpm or 25.7 lpm |
Tank capacity | 10.3 gal or 39.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2828 psi or 195.0 bar |
Max flow | 18.2 gpm or 68.9 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 45 hp or 33.6 kW |
Real power | 48.43 hp or 36.1 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | mechanical |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 3.2 gal/hour or 12.1 l/hour |
Hitch system | position and top-link draft control |
Rear hitch | 2 |
Rear hitch lift | 3,192 lbs or 1447 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Massey Ferguson 178
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 178 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1968 Until 1971 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 178 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.5x16 |
AG rear tires | 12x36 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 6,878 lbs or 3119 kg |
Length | 136 inches [345 cm] |
Width | 72 inches [182 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 84 inches [213 cm] |
Ground clearance | 17.5 inches [44 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 247.8 ci or 4.1 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 73 hp or 54.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | 212 lb-ft or 287.5 Nm | Torque RPM | 1300 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 21.7 gal or 82.1 L |
Oil capacity | 15 qts or 14.2 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 178 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Multi Power |
Trans type | unsynchronized |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | dry disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | 1 or 2 |
Pump flow | 3.1 gpm or 11.7 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 62 hp or 46.2 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 3,900 lbs or 1769 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 5055E service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 5055E farm-tractor here
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