John Deere 955 VS Massey Ferguson 8730 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 | - |
Massey Ferguson 8730
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson |
| Model | 8730 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 2014 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 8730 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - |
| AG rear tires | - |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 23810 lbs or 10800 kg |
| Length | 218.6 inches [555 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 141 inches [358 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 122 inches [309 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 512.6 ci or 8.4 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
| Engine power | 265 hp or 197.6 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 166 gal or 628.3 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 8730 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | 12 V |
| Charging Amps | 240 amps |
| Trans system | Dyna-VT |
| Trans type | continuously variable transmission (CVT) |
| Trans gears | infinite (2-range) forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | electro-hydraulic |
| System | closed center load sensing |
| Valves | 4 to 6 |
| Pump flow | 54 gpm or 204.4 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | Cat |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 225 hp or 167.8 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III/IVN |
| Rear hitch lift | 26455 lbs or 11999 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- 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
- Get your Massey Ferguson 8730 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Massey Ferguson 8730 farm-tractor here