Massey Ferguson 178 VS Chamberlain 4290 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 178
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 178 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1968 Until 1971 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 178 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 7.5x16 |
AG rear tires | 12x36 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 6,878 lbs or 3119 kg |
Length | 136 inches [345 cm] |
Width | 72 inches [182 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 84 inches [213 cm] |
Ground clearance | 17.5 inches [44 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 247.8 ci or 4.1 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 73 hp or 54.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | 212 lb-ft or 287.5 Nm | Torque RPM | 1300 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 21.7 gal or 82.1 L |
Oil capacity | 15 qts or 14.2 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | - |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 178 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | Multi Power |
Trans type | unsynchronized |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | dry disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | 1 or 2 |
Pump flow | 3.1 gpm or 11.7 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 62 hp or 46.2 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
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 | 3,900 lbs or 1769 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Chamberlain 4290
General InfosMake | Chamberlain |
Model | 4290 |
Country | Australia |
Production | From 1985 Until 1986 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Chamberlain 4290 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 11.00x16 |
AG rear tires | 24.5x3 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 13,228 lbs or 6000 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 115 inches [292 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 22 feet [6.7 m] |
Rear tread size | 62.6 to 98.4 inches |
Front tread size | 64 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 359 ci or 5.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 118 hp or 88.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | 324.5 lb-ft or 440.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 87.2 gal or 330.1 L |
Oil capacity | 18 qts or 17.0 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Chamberlain 4290 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 55 amps |
Trans system | Hi-Lo |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | 14-inch dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 4 |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 7.2 gal or 27.3 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
Max flow | 15.6 gpm or 59.0 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 110 hp or 82.0 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | hydraulic disc |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | top-link sensing |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 6,517 lbs or 2956 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 178 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 178 farm-tractor here
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