John Deere 955 VS Ford 740 specs comparison
John Deere 955
General Infos| Make | John Deere |
| Model | 955 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1989 Until 1998 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | John Deere 955 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7-12 |
| AG rear tires | 11.2-16 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 1,990 lbs or 902 kg |
| Length | 110 inches [279 cm] |
| Width | 50.2 inches [127 cm] (min) |
| Height | 77.1 inches [195 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 64 inches [162 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | 8.8 feet [2.7 m] |
| Rear tread size | 40.4 to 45.5 inches |
| Front tread size | 38.6 to 47.3 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 87.3 ci or 1.4 L |
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Engine power | 33 hp or 24.6 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 | 4.5 qts or 4.3 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 955 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 472 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| 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 | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post Roll-Gard ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | standard |
| System | open center |
| Valves | 0 to 2 |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 4.5 gal or 17.0 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
| Max flow | 7.2 gpm or 27.3 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 23 hp or 17.2 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 27 hp or 20.1 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 | - |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 957 lbs or 434 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Ford 740
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 740 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1954 Until 1957 |
| Price | 2,671 USD |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | gasoline |
| Service repair manual | Ford 740 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6x16 |
| AG rear tires | 11x28 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 3,079 lbs or 1396 kg |
| Length | 132.1 inches [335 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 65.07 inches [165 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 85.3 inches [216 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 27.25 inches [69 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 56 to 80 inches |
| Front tread size | 8.3 to 16.3 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 134 ci or 2.2 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders 8 valves |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | gasoline |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | - |
| Oil capacity | 5 qts or 4.7 L |
| Oil change | 100 h |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 6 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 740 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 6 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | positive |
| Charging system | generator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 20 amps |
| Trans system | Ford |
| Trans type | unsynchronized gear |
| Trans gears | 4 forward and 1 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry plate |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | - |
| Braking system | differential mechanical internal expanding shoe |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 2.25 gal or 8.5 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 28.32 hp or 21.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | 3,117 lbs or 1413 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | transmission |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 1,250 lbs or 567 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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- John Deere provided us with the latest version of its 955 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of John Deere 955 farm-tractor here
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