John Deere 8430 VS Massey Ferguson 85 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 85
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 85 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1959 Until 1962 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | gasoline |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 85 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.00x16 |
AG rear tires | 15x3 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5737 lbs or 2602 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | 64.5 inches [163 cm] |
Wheelbase | 88 inches [223 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 52 to 88 inches |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 276.5 ci or 4.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | gasoline |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 23 gal or 87.1 L |
Oil capacity | 7 qts or 6.6 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 85 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | 304.8mm mechanical dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | mechanical disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | 7 gpm or 26.5 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 55.23 hp or 41.2 kW |
Fuel consumption | 6.6 gal/hour or 25.0 l/hour |
Pulling power | 8,666 lbs or 3930 kg |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | 52.49 hp or 39.1 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1500 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 5.9 gal/hour or 22.3 l/hour |
Hitch system | mechanical lower-link draft control |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | - |
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
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