Kubota GL281 VS Massey Ferguson 6490 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Kubota GL281
General Infos| Make | Kubota | 
| Model | GL281 | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Production | From 1996 Until 2001 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Kubota GL281 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 8-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 11.2-26 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 2679 lbs or 1215 kg | 
| Length | 123.2 inches [312 cm] | 
| Width | 55.1 inches [139 cm] | 
| Height | 78 inches [198 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 66.9 inches [169 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 14.2 inches [36 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 44.5 to 55.9 inches | 
| Front tread size | 44.5 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 91.5 ci or 1.5 L | 
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 28.6 hp or 21.3 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2700 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 7.1 gal or 26.9 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | electric | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota GL281 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 | power shift | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and reverse | 
| Clutch system | dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | mechanical wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | - | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | 5.9 gpm or 22.3 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 27.6 hp or 20.6 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 545 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 1918 lbs or 870 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Massey Ferguson 6490
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson | 
| Model | 6490 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 2004 Until 2012 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 6490 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 14.9R28 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4R38 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 14,275 lbs or 6475 kg | 
| Length | 198 inches [502 cm] (2WD) | 
| Width | 120 inches [304 cm] | 
| Height | 98.2 inches [249 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 120.1 inches [305 cm] (2WD) | 
| Ground clearance | 17.8 inches [45 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 402.5 ci or 6.6 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 168 hp or 125.3 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 93.8 gal or 355.0 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 6490 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 120 amps | 
| Trans system | Dyna-6 | 
| Trans type | creeper | 
| Trans gears | 32 forward and reverse | 
| Clutch system | wet disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | independent hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Cab standard | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | closed center PFC | 
| Valves | 3 to 5 | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar | 
| Max flow | 29 gpm or 109.8 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 121.5 hp or 90.6 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 8.6 gal/hour or 32.6 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 15130 lbs or 6862 kg | 
| Claimed power | 140 hp or 104.4 kW | 
| Real power | 145.2 hp or 108.3 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 | 8.2 gal/hour or 31.0 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II/IIIN | 
| Rear hitch lift | 15,240 lbs or 6912 kg | 
| Front hitch | optional | 
| Front hitch lift | 7,000 lbs or 3175 kg | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its GL281 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Kubota GL281 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Massey Ferguson 6490 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Massey Ferguson 6490 farm-tractor here