Massey Ferguson 1230 VS John Deere 5420 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 | - |

John Deere 5420
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 5420 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2002 Until 2004 |
Price | 28,000 USD |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 5420 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
AG rear tires | 16.9-30 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4,285 lbs or 1943 kg |
Length | 151.5 inches [384 cm] (ROPS) |
Width | 74.1 inches [188 cm] (ROPS) |
Height | 100.4 inches [255 cm] |
Wheelbase | 85.7 inches [217 cm] (ROPS) |
Ground clearance | 18.8 inches [47 cm] (2WD) |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 276 ci or 4.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 81 hp or 60.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
Torque | 179.2 lb-ft or 243.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 18 gal or 68.1 L |
Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
Oil change | 100 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 5420 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 700 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 65 amps |
Trans system | John Deere PowrReverser |
Trans type | power shuttle |
Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | ROPS with straddle-mount platform |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 2 to 3 |
Pump flow | 15.9 gpm or 60.2 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 6.6 gpm or 25.0 lpm |
Tank capacity | 10 gal or 37.9 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2800 psi or 193.1 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 65 hp or 48.5 kW |
Real power | 65.44 hp or 48.8 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@2400 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 4.0 gal/hour or 15.1 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 3,374 lbs or 1530 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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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 John Deere 5420 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 5420 farm-tractor here