Kubota L285 VS John Deere 940 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Kubota L285
General Infos| Make | Kubota | 
| Model | L285 | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Production | From 1975 Until 1981 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Kubota L285 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 | 2,230 lbs or 1011 kg | 
| Length | 118.5 inches [300 cm] | 
| Width | 62.625 inches [159 cm] | 
| Height | 55.25 inches [140 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 67 inches [170 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 13.325 inches [33 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 90.7 ci or 1.5 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 30 hp or 22.4 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 9.2 gal or 34.8 L | 
| Oil capacity | 9.4 qts or 8.9 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | - | 
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota L285 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | - | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | gear | 
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | - | 
| Braking system | - | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | 22.1 hp or 16.5 kW | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 26.5 hp or 19.8 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 695 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 940
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 940 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1980 Until 1986 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 940 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 9.5-36 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 5004 lbs or 2269 kg | 
| Length | 138 inches [350 cm] | 
| Width | 65.4 inches [166 cm] | 
| Height | 94.1 inches [239 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 74.4 inches [188 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 53.5 to 73.2 inches | 
| Front tread size | 49.6 to 79.5 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 179 ci or 2.9 L | 
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 42.9 hp or 32.0 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 20.6 gal or 78.0 L | 
| Oil capacity | 7.4 qts or 7.0 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 940 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 33 amps | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | two-speed power shift | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse | 
| Clutch system | dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | planetary | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Four-post ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | closed center | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | 6.1 gpm or 23.1 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 10.8 gal or 40.9 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2756 psi or 190.0 bar | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 38.9 hp or 29.0 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | 1000@2070 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | dry disc | 
| Rear PTO | live | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | optional | 
| Front PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II/I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 4878 lbs or 2212 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its L285 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Kubota L285 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your John Deere 940 manual book version
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