Kubota B40 VS Massey Ferguson 596 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Kubota B40
General Infos| Make | Kubota | 
| Model | B40 | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Production | From 1988 Until 1992 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Sub Compact Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Kubota B40 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.00-12 | 
| AG rear tires | 8-16 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 1213 lbs or 550 kg | 
| Length | 84.7 inches [215 cm] | 
| Width | 41.5 inches [105 cm] | 
| Height | 49 inches [124 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 49 inches [124 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 9.3 inches [23 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 31.9/35.4 inches | 
| Front tread size | 30.3 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 52.2 ci or 0.9 L | 
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 14 hp or 10.4 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 4.5 gal or 17.0 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | electric | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota B40 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 | gear | 
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | - | 
| Braking system | - | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | - | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | 447@2600 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | JIS0 | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Massey Ferguson 596
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson | 
| Model | 596 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 2006 Until 2010 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 596 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 14.9-24 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-34 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 6,812 lbs or 3089 kg | 
| Length | 142.8 inches [362 cm] (2WD) | 
| Width | 83.7 inches [212 cm] | 
| Height | 100.5 inches [255 cm] (ROPS) | 
| Wheelbase | 90.2 inches [229 cm] (2WD) | 
| Ground clearance | 13.8 inches [35 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 268.6 ci or 4.4 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 99 hp or 73.8 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 27.7 gal or 104.8 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 596 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | partial synch | 
| Trans type | - | 
| Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | 330mm dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | planetary | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | independent hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | 2 or 3 | 
| Pump flow | 17 gpm or 64.3 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | 25 gpm or 94.6 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 85 hp or 63.4 kW | 
| Real power | 90.37 hp or 67.4 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 5.1 gal/hour or 19.3 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II | 
| Rear hitch lift | 4,199 lbs or 1904 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its B40 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Kubota B40 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Massey Ferguson 596 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Massey Ferguson 596 farm-tractor here