John Deere 8640 VS Long 550 specs comparison

John Deere 8640
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8640 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1979 Until 1982 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8640 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 | 28,270 lbs or 12823 kg |
Length | 223.5 inches [567 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 126.6 inches [321 cm] |
Wheelbase | 125 inches [317 cm] |
Ground clearance | 18.4 inches [46 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 | 619 ci or 10.1 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 275 hp or 205.1 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 214 gal or 810.0 L |
Oil capacity | 26 qts or 24.6 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8640 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 975 |
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 | 41 gal or 155.2 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 203.34 hp or 151.6 kW |
Fuel consumption | 14.5 gal/hour or 54.9 l/hour |
Pulling power | 27,782 lbs or 12601 kg |
Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
Real power | 228.75 hp or 170.6 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 | 14.7 gal/hour or 55.6 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 8545 lbs or 3876 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Long 550
General InfosMake | 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 | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 8640 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 8640 farm-tractor here
- Get your Long 550 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Long 550 farm-tractor here