Massey Ferguson 1230 VS JCB Fastrac 185 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 1230
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 1230 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1993 Until 2002 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 1230 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.00-15 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 12.4-16 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 1896 lbs or 860 kg |
Length | 116.5 inches [295 cm] |
Width | 55.6 inches [141 cm] (min) |
Height | 79.1 inches [200 cm] |
Wheelbase | 64.6 inches [164 cm] |
Ground clearance | 12 inches [30 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 43.1 inches |
Front tread size | 35.9 to 39.9 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 87.2 ci or 1.4 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 25 hp or 18.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | 58.6 lb-ft or 79.5 Nm | Torque RPM | 1800 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | indirect injection |
Fuel tank size | 6 gal or 22.7 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 1230 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 | hydrostatic |
Trans gears | infinite (3-range) forward and reverse |
Clutch system | 215mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual (2WD) |
Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 5.2 gpm or 19.7 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 3.2 gal or 12.1 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2130 psi or 146.9 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 21.5 hp or 16.0 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 2000@2500 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | live |
Mid PTO RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position control |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1984 lbs or 899 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

JCB Fastrac 185
General InfosMake | JCB |
Model | Fastrac 185 |
Country | England |
Production | From 1994 Until 1997 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | JCB Fastrac 185 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 520/70R30 |
AG rear tires | 520/70R30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 14332 lbs or 6500 kg |
Length | 227 inches [576 cm] |
Width | 93 inches [236 cm] |
Height | 117 inches [297 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118 inches [299 cm] |
Ground clearance | 16 inches [40 cm] |
Turning radius | 44.3 feet [13.5 m] |
Rear tread size | 74 inches |
Front tread size | 74 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 358.8 ci or 5.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 188 hp or 140.2 kW |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | 553.2 lb-ft or 750.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 74 gal or 280.1 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | JCB Fastrac 185 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 95 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | synchromesh |
Trans gears | 36 forward and 12 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | pneumatic dry disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with air conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | 15.85 gpm or 60.0 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 15.85 gal or 60.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 3046 psi or 210.0 bar |
Max flow | 20.8 gpm or 78.7 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | - |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@1966 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | electro-hydraulic |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | independent |
Front PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | electronic draft control |
Rear hitch | III/IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 15435 lbs or 7001 kg |
Front hitch | II |
Front hitch lift | 6615 lbs or 3000 kg |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 1230 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 1230 farm-tractor here
- Get your JCB Fastrac 185 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for JCB Fastrac 185 farm-tractor here