John Deere 8430 VS CaseIH MX255 Magnum specs comparison

John Deere 8430
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8430 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1975 Until 1978 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8430 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 18.4-34 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-34 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 22010 lbs or 9983 kg |
Length | 223.5 inches [567 cm] |
Width | 95.8 inches [243 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 125 inches [317 cm] |
Ground clearance | 19.4 inches [49 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 60 to 134 inches |
Front tread size | 60 to 134 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 466 ci or 7.6 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 156 gal or 590.5 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8430 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 850 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Quad-Range |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center constant pressure |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 155.56 hp or 116.0 kW |
Fuel consumption | 11.6 gal/hour or 43.9 l/hour |
Pulling power | 22,503 lbs or 10207 kg |
Claimed power | 175 hp or 130.5 kW |
Real power | 178.16 hp or 132.9 kW |
Engine @RPM | 1000@2100 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

CaseIH MX255 Magnum
General InfosMake | CaseIH |
Model | MX255 Magnum |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2003 Until 2006 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | CaseIH MX255 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 | 20,200 lbs or 9162 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | 124.6 inches [316 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118.3 inches [300 cm] |
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 | 262 hp or 195.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | 1670 lb-ft or 2264.5 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 160 gal or 605.6 L |
Oil capacity | 22 qts or 20.8 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | CaseIH MX255 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 | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
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 | 187.68 hp or 140.0 kW |
Fuel consumption | 12.8 gal/hour or 48.4 l/hour |
Pulling power | 21,234 lbs or 9631 kg |
Claimed power | 215 hp or 160.3 kW |
Real power | 219.19 hp or 163.4 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 | 12.5 gal/hour or 47.3 l/hour |
Hitch system | electronic draft control |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 14,970 lbs or 6790 kg |
Front hitch | optional |
Front hitch lift | 7,170 lbs or 3252 kg |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8430 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8430 farm-tractor here
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