John Deere 8520 VS John Deere 4255 specs comparison
John Deere 8520
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 8520 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2002 Until 2005 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8520 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - |
| AG rear tires | 18.4R46 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 23,050 lbs or 10455 kg |
| Length | 211.9 inches [538 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 122.2 inches [310 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 117.7 inches [298 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 | 335 hp or 249.8 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 | 32.7 qts or 30.9 L |
| Oil change | 250 h |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8520 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 | 5 |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | 30 gpm or 113.6 lpm |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 39.6 gal or 149.9 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | 33.5 gpm or 126.8 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 225.13 hp or 167.9 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 14.9 gal/hour or 56.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 35,611 lbs or 16153 kg |
| Claimed power | 255 hp or 190.2 kW |
| Real power | 256.49 hp or 191.3 kW |
| Engine @RPM | 1000@2200 (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 | 15.0 gal/hour or 56.8 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 |
John Deere 4255
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 4255 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1988 Until 1992 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 4255 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 18.4-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 12,225 lbs or 5545 kg |
| Length | 158.6 inches [402 cm] |
| Width | 96 inches [243 cm] |
| Height | 116.5 inches [295 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 105.3 inches [267 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 466 ci or 7.6 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | direct injection |
| Fuel tank size | 65 gal or 246.0 L |
| Oil capacity | 19 qts or 18.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 4255 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 925 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 120 amps |
| Trans system | John Deere Power Shift |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 15 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | inboard planetary |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet discs |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | 2 or 3 |
| Pump flow | 26.5 gpm or 100.3 lpm |
| SVC flow | 20.6 gpm or 78.0 lpm |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 13.5 gal or 51.1 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2530 psi or 174.4 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 112.26 hp or 83.7 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 7.5 gal/hour or 28.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 14,635 lbs or 6638 kg |
| Claimed power | 120 hp or 89.5 kW |
| Real power | 123.69 hp or 92.2 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | hydraulic |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 7.5 gal/hour or 28.4 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | 6175 lbs or 2800 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8520 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8520 farm-tractor here
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