John Deere 5500 VS CaseIH MX230 Magnum specs comparison

John Deere 5500
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 5500 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1996 Until 1997 |
Price | 28,000 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 5500 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 16.9-3 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5,780 lbs or 2621 kg |
Length | 138.2 inches [351 cm] |
Width | 68.7 inches [174 cm] |
Height | 97.7 inches [248 cm] |
Wheelbase | 85.7 inches [217 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 12.9 feet [3.9 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 239 ci or 3.9 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 83.2 hp or 62.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 23 gal or 87.1 L |
Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 5500 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | John Deere TSS Reverser |
Trans type | power shuttle |
Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post folding ROPS |
Differentiel lock | mechanical standard |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 to 3 |
Pump flow | 16.4 gpm or 62.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 6.8 gpm or 25.7 lpm |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2750 psi or 189.6 bar |
Max flow | 23.2 gpm or 87.8 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 63.11 hp or 47.1 kW |
Fuel consumption | 4.5 gal/hour or 17.0 l/hour |
Pulling power | 5,243 lbs or 2378 kg |
Claimed power | 73 hp or 54.4 kW |
Real power | 74.04 hp or 55.2 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 4.5 gal/hour or 17.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | position control with top-link draft sensing |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 3,374 lbs or 1530 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

CaseIH MX230 Magnum
General InfosMake | CaseIH |
Model | MX230 Magnum |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2003 Until 2006 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | CaseIH MX230 Magnum Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 18,700 lbs or 8482 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | 124.6 inches [316 cm] |
Wheelbase | 120 inches [304 cm] (2WD) |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | 60 to 88 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 504.5 ci or 8.3 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
Engine power | 234 hp or 174.5 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | 1445 lb-ft or 1959.4 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 130 gal or 492.1 L |
Oil capacity | 22 qts or 20.8 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | CaseIH MX230 Magnum Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 1000 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | 12 V |
Charging Amps | 135 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 18 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | electro-hydraulic wet discs |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Surveyor Cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center pressure flow compensated |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 45.5 gal or 172.2 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2950 psi or 203.4 bar |
Max flow | 38.6 gpm or 146.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 165.17 hp or 123.2 kW |
Fuel consumption | 12.4 gal/hour or 46.9 l/hour |
Pulling power | 19,628 lbs or 8903 kg |
Claimed power | 190 hp or 141.7 kW |
Real power | 192.02 hp or 143.2 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 | 12.4 gal/hour or 46.9 l/hour |
Hitch system | electronic draft control |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 13,960 lbs or 6332 kg |
Front hitch | optional |
Front hitch lift | 7,170 lbs or 3252 kg |
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- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 5500 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 5500 farm-tractor here
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