John Deere 5500 VS David Brown 1290 specs comparison
John Deere 5500
General Infos| Make | 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 | - |
David Brown 1290
General Infos| Make | David Brown |
| Model | 1290 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1980 Until 1983 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | David Brown 1290 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
| AG rear tires | 16.9-30 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 5,390 lbs or 2444 kg |
| Length | 135 inches [342 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 83 inches [210 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 219 ci or 3.6 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 19 gal or 71.9 L |
| Oil capacity | 7.9 qts or 7.5 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | David Brown 1290 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 26 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | synchromesh |
| Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | mechanical drum |
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | 1 or 2 |
| Pump flow | 7.25 gpm or 27.4 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 7.1 gal or 26.9 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 44.81 hp or 33.4 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 3.5 gal/hour or 13.2 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 8445 lbs or 3830 kg |
| Claimed power | 53 hp or 39.5 kW |
| Real power | 47.80 hp or 35.6 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | transmission |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 3.1 gal/hour or 11.7 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | 2/1 |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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