John Deere 5500 VS Kubota M8540 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

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	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	John Deere TSS Reverser
Trans type	power shuttle
Trans gears	12 forward and reverse
Clutch system	wet disc

Cabine and mechanical specs

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

Hydraulics specifications

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 specifications

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

Power take-off (PTO) specs

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

3 point hitch specifiations

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	-

Kubota M8540

General Infos

Make	Kubota
Model	M8540
Country	Japan
Production	From 2007  Until 2013
Price	29,955  USD
Tractor type	Utility tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Kubota M8540 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	7.50-18
AG rear tires	18.4-2
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	12.5/80-18 (4WD)
Indus rear tires	18.5L-24 (4WD)
Weight	5,005 lbs or 2270 kg
Length	153 inches [388 cm] (2WD)
Width	78 inches [198 cm]
Height	101 inches [256 cm]
Wheelbase	88.6 inches [225 cm]
Ground clearance	18.3 inches [46 cm]
Turning radius	13.8 feet [4.2 m]
Rear tread size	59.8 to 75.6 inches
Front tread size	56.7 to 80.3 inches
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	230 ci or 3.8 L
Cylinders	4 cylinders 16 valves
Engine power	85.5 hp or 63.8 kW
Engine RPM	2600 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	23.8 gal or 90.1 L
Oil capacity	11.3 qts or 10.7 L
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	Kubota M8540 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	1
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	900
Ground force	-
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	45 ROPS amps

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	Hydraulic-Shuttle
Trans type	power shuttle
Trans gears	12 forward and reverse
Clutch system	wet discs

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	hydrostatic power
Braking system	hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type	Two-post foldable ROPS with optional canopy
Differentiel lock	rear standard

Hydraulics specifications

System	open center
Valves	1 to 3
Pump flow	17 gpm or 64.3 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	6.1 gpm or 23.1 lpm
Tank capacity	14.25 gal or 53.9 L
Hydraulic pressure	2844 psi or 196.1 bar
Max flow	23.1 gpm or 87.4 lpm

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	-
Fuel consumption	-
Pulling power	-

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	76 hp or 56.7 kW
Real power	-
Engine @RPM	540@2205 (rpm)
PTO Clutch	-
Rear PTO	independent
Rear PTO RPM	540 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	-

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	II
Rear hitch lift	5,510 lbs or 2499 kg
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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