Kubota M8540 VS John Deere 4520 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Kubota M8540
General Infos| Make | Kubota | 
| Model | M8540 | 
| Country | Japan | 
| Production | From 2007 Until 2013 | 
| Price | 29,955 USD | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Kubota M8540 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-18 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-2 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | 12.5/80-18 (4WD) | 
| Indus rear tires | 18.5L-24 (4WD) | 
| Weight | 5,005 lbs or 2270 kg | 
| Length | 153 inches [388 cm] (2WD) | 
| Width | 78 inches [198 cm] | 
| Height | 101 inches [256 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 88.6 inches [225 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 18.3 inches [46 cm] | 
| Turning radius | 13.8 feet [4.2 m] | 
| Rear tread size | 59.8 to 75.6 inches | 
| Front tread size | 56.7 to 80.3 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 230 ci or 3.8 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders 16 valves | 
| Engine power | 85.5 hp or 63.8 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 23.8 gal or 90.1 L | 
| Oil capacity | 11.3 qts or 10.7 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota M8540 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 900 | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 45 ROPS amps | 
| Trans system | Hydraulic-Shuttle | 
| Trans type | power shuttle | 
| Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse | 
| Clutch system | wet discs | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS with optional canopy | 
| Differentiel lock | rear standard | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | 1 to 3 | 
| Pump flow | 17 gpm or 64.3 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | 6.1 gpm or 23.1 lpm | 
| Tank capacity | 14.25 gal or 53.9 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2844 psi or 196.1 bar | 
| Max flow | 23.1 gpm or 87.4 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 76 hp or 56.7 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | 540@2205 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II | 
| Rear hitch lift | 5,510 lbs or 2499 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 4520
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 4520 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1969 Until 1970 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 4520 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 9.50-20 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-38 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 15,000 lbs or 6804 kg | 
| Length | 170.75 inches [433 cm] | 
| Width | 95.9 inches [243 cm] | 
| Height | 106 inches [269 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 106.5 inches [270 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | 12.6 feet [3.8 m] | 
| Rear tread size | 63 to 107.5 inches | 
| Front tread size | 57.5 to 83.25 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 404 ci or 6.6 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 50 gal or 189.3 L | 
| Oil capacity | 14 qts or 13.2 L | 
| Oil change | 100 h | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 4520 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 6 V | 
| Battries Amps | 172 amps | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 55 amps | 
| Trans system | John Deere Power Shift | 
| Trans type | full power shift | 
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | wet disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | hydraulic rear | 
| System | closed center | 
| Valves | 1 to 3 | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 16 gal or 60.6 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2250 psi or 155.1 bar | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | 107 hp or 79.8 kW | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 111.21 hp or 82.9 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 8.2 gal/hour or 31.0 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 13,221 lbs or 5997 kg | 
| Claimed power | 120 hp or 89.5 kW | 
| Real power | 115.22 hp or 85.9 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | dry disc | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 7.2 gal/hour or 27.3 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | III/II | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Kubota provided us with the latest version of its M8540 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Kubota M8540 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your John Deere 4520 manual book version
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