John Deere 8440 VS Versatile 555 specs comparison

John Deere 8440
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8440 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1979 Until 1982 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8440 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 | 26,590 lbs or 12061 kg |
Length | 223.5 inches [567 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 126.6 inches [321 cm] |
Wheelbase | 125 inches [317 cm] |
Ground clearance | 19.4 inches [49 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 63 to 130 inches |
Front tread size | 63 to 130 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 466 ci or 7.6 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 215 hp or 160.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 156 gal or 590.5 L |
Oil capacity | 22 qts or 20.8 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8440 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 850 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 90 amps |
Trans system | John Deere Quad-Range |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 6 reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | articulated power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | hydraulic front and rear |
System | closed center |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | 33 gpm or 124.9 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 40 gal or 151.4 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 160.58 hp or 119.7 kW |
Fuel consumption | 11.2 gal/hour or 42.4 l/hour |
Pulling power | 25,383 lbs or 11513 kg |
Claimed power | 175 hp or 130.5 kW |
Real power | 179.83 hp or 134.1 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 | 11.3 gal/hour or 42.8 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 8545 lbs or 3876 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Versatile 555
General InfosMake | Versatile |
Model | 555 |
Country | Canada |
Production | From 1979 Until 1984 |
Price | 82,000 USD |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Versatile 555 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 23.1x30 |
AG rear tires | 23.1x30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 22,000 lbs or 9979 kg |
Length | 253 inches [642 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 120 inches [304 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 555 ci or 9.1 L |
Cylinders | 8 cylinders |
Engine power | 210 hp or 156.6 kW |
Engine RPM | - |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 120 gal or 454.2 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | Versatile 555 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | - |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 15 forward and 5 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | - |
Braking system | - |
Cabin type | - |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 3 |
Pump flow | 23.2 gpm or 87.8 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 21 gal or 79.5 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 40.5 gpm or 153.3 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 182 hp or 135.7 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | 3, 3N/2 |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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