John Deere 855 VS Long 550 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 855
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 855 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1986 Until 1998 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 855 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 4.00x15 | 
| AG rear tires | 9.5x16 | 
| Lawn front tires | 23x8.50-12 | 
| Lawn rear tires | 23x8.50-12 | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 1790 lbs or 811 kg | 
| Length | 110.3 inches [280 cm] | 
| Width | 42.6 inches [108 cm] | 
| Height | 75.6 inches [192 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 64 inches [162 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | 8.8 feet [2.7 m] | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 60.7 ci or 1.0 L | 
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 24 hp or 17.9 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 3200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 6.6 gal or 25.0 L | 
| Oil capacity | 3.8 qts or 3.6 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 855 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 475 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 40 amps | 
| Trans system | Sunstrand Series 17 | 
| Trans type | hydrostatic | 
| Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Two-post Roll-Gard ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | standard | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 4.5 gal or 17.0 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2050 psi or 141.3 bar | 
| Max flow | 5.6 gpm or 21.2 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 19 hp or 14.2 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | 2100@3200 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | independent | 
| Mid PTO RPM | 2100 (rpm) | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | position control | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 785 lbs or 356 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Long 550
General Infos| Make | Long | 
| Model | 550 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1972 Until 1975 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Long 550 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-28 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 4570 lbs or 2072 kg | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 81.5 inches [207 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 47.25 to 74.7 inches | 
| Front tread size | 52 to 79 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 190.7 ci or 3.1 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 60 hp or 44.7 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | direct injection | 
| Fuel tank size | 14.25 gal or 53.9 L | 
| Oil capacity | 11 qts or 10.4 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Long 550 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | gear | 
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | 279.4mm dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | manual | 
| Braking system | independent contracting band | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | 5.75 gpm or 21.8 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2133 psi or 147.1 bar | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | 46.7 hp or 34.8 kW | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 46.73 hp or 34.8 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 3.6 gal/hour or 13.6 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 6,944 lbs or 3149 kg | 
| Claimed power | 53.7 hp or 40.0 kW | 
| Real power | 47.66 hp or 35.5 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | 540@1970 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 3.2 gal/hour or 12.1 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II/I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 2660 lbs or 1206 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
Related tractor comparison
                        
                    
                    John Deere 855 International Harvester Hydro 70
                        
                    
                    John Deere 855 Massey Ferguson 285
                        
                    
                    John Deere 855 International Harvester 272
                        
                    
                    John Deere 855 Renault 1451
                        
                    
                    Long 550 John Deere 3420
                        
                    
                    Long 550 David Brown 1410
Choose another tractor
Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 855 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 855 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Long 550 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Long 550 farm-tractor here