Leyland 255 VS Hesston 980 specs comparison

Leyland 255
General InfosMake | Leyland |
Model | 255 |
Country | England |
Production | From 1972 Until 1976 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Leyland 255 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 16.9-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5379 lbs or 2439 kg |
Length | 131.5 inches [334 cm] |
Width | 63.8 inches [162 cm] |
Height | 92.9 inches [235 cm] |
Wheelbase | 79.9 inches [202 cm] |
Ground clearance | 16.9 inches [42 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 222 ci or 3.6 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 56 hp or 41.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 18 gal or 68.1 L |
Oil capacity | 9.5 qts or 9.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Leyland 255 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | gear |
Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | mechanical dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | mechanical dry disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 7.9 gpm or 29.9 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 14.8 gal or 56.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2610 psi or 180.0 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 40.50 hp or 30.2 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.2 gal/hour or 12.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 50 hp or 37.3 kW |
Real power | 43.85 hp or 32.7 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1813 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 2.7 gal/hour or 10.2 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 4012 lbs or 1819 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Hesston 980
General InfosMake | Hesston |
Model | 980 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1981 Until 1984 |
Price | 37,000 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Hesston 980 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 12.4-28 (4WD) |
AG rear tires | 13.6-38 (2WD) |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 8,251 lbs or 3742 kg |
Length | 152 inches [386 cm] (2WD) |
Width | - |
Height | 104.5 inches [265 cm] |
Wheelbase | 101 inches [256 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 316 ci or 5.2 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 30.6 gal or 115.8 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Hesston 980 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | - |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 55 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic disc |
Cabin type | Supercomfort cab standard with air conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | 11 gpm or 41.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2702 psi or 186.3 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 74.93 hp or 55.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 5.3 gal/hour or 20.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 90 hp or 67.1 kW |
Real power | 91.12 hp or 67.9 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 | 5.4 gal/hour or 20.4 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Leyland provided us with the latest version of its 255 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Leyland 255 farm-tractor here
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- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Hesston 980 farm-tractor here