John Deere 8430 VS Massey Ferguson 398 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 | - |

Massey Ferguson 398
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 398 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1987 Until 1991 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 398 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-18 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-3 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 7047 lbs or 3196 kg |
Length | 146.1 inches [371 cm] (2WD) |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | - |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 236 ci or 3.9 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 28.5 gal or 107.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 398 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Multi-Power |
Trans type | two-speed power shift |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 7.2 gpm or 27.3 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 3000 psi or 206.8 bar |
Max flow | 16.8 gpm or 63.6 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 78 hp or 58.2 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position and draft control |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 5507 lbs or 2497 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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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
- Get your Massey Ferguson 398 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Massey Ferguson 398 farm-tractor here