Massey Ferguson 1240 VS David Brown 780 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 1240
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 1240 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1992 Until 2002 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 1240 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 | 2535 lbs or 1149 kg |
Length | 118.7 inches [301 cm] |
Width | 55.1 inches [139 cm] (min) |
Height | 84.2 inches [213 cm] |
Wheelbase | 64.6 inches [164 cm] |
Ground clearance | 11.8 inches [29 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 43.3 to 55.9 inches |
Front tread size | 37.5 to 41.7 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 89.3 ci or 1.5 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 28 hp or 20.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | 69 lb-ft or 93.6 Nm | Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | indirect injection |
Fuel tank size | 7.9 gal or 29.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 1240 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 | synchro shuttle |
Trans gears | 16 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | 225mm dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 6.0 gpm or 22.7 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 3.2 gpm or 12.1 lpm |
Tank capacity | 6.1 gal or 23.1 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 9.2 gpm or 34.8 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 23.1 hp or 17.2 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 1885@2500 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | electro-hydraulic |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | independent |
Mid PTO RPM | 1885 (rpm) |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position control |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 2866 lbs or 1300 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

David Brown 780
General InfosMake | David Brown |
Model | 780 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1967 Until 1971 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | David Brown 780 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 12.4/11-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 3,470 lbs or 1573 kg |
Length | 111.75 inches [283 cm] |
Width | 64 inches [162 cm] |
Height | 82.5 inches [209 cm] |
Wheelbase | 75.8 inches [192 cm] |
Ground clearance | 11.75 inches [29 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 164.4 ci or 2.7 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 46 hp or 34.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 9.5 gal or 36.0 L |
Oil capacity | 6.5 qts or 6.2 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | David Brown 780 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | - |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | sliding gear |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | mechanical drum |
Cabin type | - |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 7.4 gpm or 28.0 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2000 psi or 137.9 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 38.9 hp or 29.0 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 42.9 hp or 32.0 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | 540@1828 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | live |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1600 lbs or 725 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 1240 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 1240 farm-tractor here
- Get your David Brown 780 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for David Brown 780 farm-tractor here