John Deere 8560 VS Massey Ferguson 261 specs comparison

John Deere 8560
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8560 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1989 Until 1993 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8560 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 32075 lbs or 14549 kg |
Length | 268.9 inches [683 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 133.9 inches [340 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 | 235 hp or 175.2 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 220 gal or 832.7 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8560 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 PowrSync |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 24 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 | Sound-Gard Cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed-center pressure compensated |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 44.8 gpm or 169.6 lpm |
SVC flow | 33.3 gpm or 126.0 lpm |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 37 gal or 140.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 180.74 hp or 134.8 kW |
Fuel consumption | 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour |
Pulling power | 32,166 lbs or 14590 kg |
Claimed power | 200 hp or 149.1 kW |
Real power | 210.12 hp or 156.7 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 11.7 gal/hour or 44.3 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 14983 lbs or 6796 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Massey Ferguson 261
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 261 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1992 Until 1997 |
Price | 16,400 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 261 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 16.9-30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5,380 lbs or 2440 kg |
Length | 148 inches [375 cm] |
Width | 75.9 inches [192 cm] |
Height | 96.5 inches [245 cm] |
Wheelbase | 87.5 inches [222 cm] |
Ground clearance | 13.4 inches [34 cm] |
Turning radius | 12.1 feet [3.7 m] (with brakes) |
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 | 60 hp or 44.7 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 21 gal or 79.5 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 261 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | sliding gear |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 11 gal or 41.6 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 53 hp or 39.5 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | live |
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/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 8560 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8560 farm-tractor here
- Get your Massey Ferguson 261 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Massey Ferguson 261 farm-tractor here