Kubota L260 VS John Deere 8440 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Kubota L260
General Infos| Make | Kubota | 
| Model | L260 | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Production | From 1970 Until 1976 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Kubota L260 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.00-15 | 
| AG rear tires | 11.2-24 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 2,640 lbs or 1197 kg | 
| Length | 101 inches [256 cm] | 
| Width | 51 inches [129 cm] | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 63 inches [160 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 14 inches [35 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 40 to 61.75 inches | 
| Front tread size | 40 to 56 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 77.6 ci or 1.3 L | 
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 26 hp or 19.4 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) | 
| Torque | 58.8 lb-ft or 79.7 Nm | Torque RPM | 1600 (rpm) | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 8 gal or 30.3 L | 
| Oil capacity | 5.1 qts or 4.8 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | electric | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota L260 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | 110 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 | dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | manual | 
| Braking system | differential mechanical expanding shoe | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 1990 psi or 137.2 bar | 
| Max flow | 4.7 gpm or 17.8 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 18.98 hp or 14.2 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 1.8 gal/hour or 6.8 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 2,575 lbs or 1168 kg | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Real power | 22.88 hp or 17.1 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 1.7 gal/hour or 6.4 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | position and draft control | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 2650 lbs or 1202 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 8440
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 8440 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1979 Until 1982 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8440 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 | 26,590 lbs or 12061 kg | 
| Length | 223.5 inches [567 cm] | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | 126.6 inches [321 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 125 inches [317 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 19.4 inches [49 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 | 466 ci or 7.6 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 215 hp or 160.3 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 156 gal or 590.5 L | 
| Oil capacity | 22 qts or 20.8 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8440 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 6 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 850 | 
| 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 | 40 gal or 151.4 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 160.58 hp or 119.7 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 11.2 gal/hour or 42.4 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 25,383 lbs or 11513 kg | 
| Claimed power | 175 hp or 130.5 kW | 
| Real power | 179.83 hp or 134.1 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 11.3 gal/hour or 42.8 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | III | 
| Rear hitch lift | 8545 lbs or 3876 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its L260 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Kubota L260 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your John Deere 8440 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 8440 farm-tractor here