John Deere 8420 VS Leyland 255 specs comparison

John Deere 8420
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8420 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2002 Until 2005 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8420 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 16.9R30 |
AG rear tires | 18.4R46 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 21,650 lbs or 9820 kg |
Length | 211.9 inches [538 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 122.2 inches [310 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118.9 inches [302 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | 60 to 80 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 496 ci or 8.1 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 314 hp or 234.1 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | electronic high-pressure common rail (HPCR) |
Fuel tank size | 160 gal or 605.6 L |
Oil capacity | 28.5 qts or 27.0 L |
Oil change | 250 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8420 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 150 amps |
Trans system | John Deere PowerShift |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center pressure-flow compensated |
Valves | 4 to 5 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | 30 gpm or 113.6 lpm |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 37 gal or 140.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
Max flow | 33.5 gpm or 126.8 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 207.49 hp or 154.7 kW |
Fuel consumption | 13.6 gal/hour or 51.5 l/hour |
Pulling power | 29,964 lbs or 13591 kg |
Claimed power | 235 hp or 175.2 kW |
Real power | 235.45 hp or 175.6 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1975 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet discs |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 13.7 gal/hour or 51.9 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 15180 lbs or 6885 kg |
Front hitch | IIIN |
Front hitch lift | 11000 lbs or 4989 kg |

Leyland 255
General InfosMake | Leyland |
Model | 255 |
Country | England |
Production | From 1972 Until 1976 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Leyland 255 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 16.9-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5379 lbs or 2439 kg |
Length | 131.5 inches [334 cm] |
Width | 63.8 inches [162 cm] |
Height | 92.9 inches [235 cm] |
Wheelbase | 79.9 inches [202 cm] |
Ground clearance | 16.9 inches [42 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 222 ci or 3.6 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 56 hp or 41.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 18 gal or 68.1 L |
Oil capacity | 9.5 qts or 9.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Leyland 255 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | gear |
Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | mechanical dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | mechanical dry disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 7.9 gpm or 29.9 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 14.8 gal or 56.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2610 psi or 180.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 40.50 hp or 30.2 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.2 gal/hour or 12.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 50 hp or 37.3 kW |
Real power | 43.85 hp or 32.7 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1813 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 2.7 gal/hour or 10.2 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 4012 lbs or 1819 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8420 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8420 farm-tractor here
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