John Deere 60 VS Allis Chalmers 8550 specs comparison
John Deere 60
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 60 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1952 Until 1956 |
| Price | 2500 USD |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | gasoline |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 60 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
| AG rear tires | 12-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 5,300 lbs or 2404 kg |
| Length | 139 inches [353 cm] |
| Width | 86.625 inches [220 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 90 inches [228 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 56 to 88 inches |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 321 ci or 5.3 L |
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 975 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | gasoline |
| Fuel injection | duplex carburetor |
| Fuel tank size | 20.5 gal or 77.6 L |
| Oil capacity | 8 qts or 7.6 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 60 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 6 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | positive |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | John Deere |
| Trans type | unsynchronized gear |
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 1 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual |
| Braking system | differential mechanical expanding shoe |
| Cabin type | Open operator station with foam padded seat |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | Powr-Trol |
| Valves | 1 |
| Pump flow | 8.9 gpm or 33.7 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 1.5 gal or 5.7 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 930 psi or 64.1 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 36.94 hp or 27.5 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 37.68 hp or 28.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | 5,352 lbs or 2427 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | transmission |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | - |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Allis Chalmers 8550
General Infos| Make | Allis Chalmers |
| Model | 8550 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1978 Until 1981 |
| Price | 86,753 USD |
| Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Allis Chalmers 8550 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 20.8x34 |
| AG rear tires | 20.8x34 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 26,400 lbs or 11975 kg |
| Length | 285 inches [723 cm] |
| Width | 95.5 inches [242 cm] |
| Height | 139 inches [353 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 126 inches [320 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 17 inches [43 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 62 to 123 inches |
| Front tread size | 62 to 123 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 731 ci or 12.0 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
| Engine power | 300 hp or 223.7 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 170 gal or 643.5 L |
| Oil capacity | 46 qts or 43.5 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Allis Chalmers 8550 Parts |
| Batteries number | 4 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Power Director |
| Trans type | partial power shift |
| Trans gears | 20 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet discs |
| Cabin type | Acousta Cab II standard with heat and air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | 3 or 4 |
| Pump flow | 74.9 gpm or 283.5 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 210 hp or 156.6 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 217.92 hp or 162.5 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 17.5 gal/hour or 66.2 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 26,220 lbs or 11893 kg |
| Claimed power | 250 hp or 186.4 kW |
| Real power | 253.88 hp or 189.3 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 | 17.4 gal/hour or 65.9 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | IV/III |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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