Massey Ferguson 230 VS John Deere 8560 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 230 1976 comparison online with competitors

Massey Ferguson 230

General Infos
Make Massey Ferguson
Model 230
Country United states
Production From 1976  Until 1983
Price -
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Massey Ferguson 230 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 5.50-16
AG rear tires 12.4-24
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 3200 lbs or 1451 kg
Length 116.1 inches [294 cm]
Width 61.8 inches [156 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 72.4 inches [183 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 48 to 76 inches
Front tread size 48 to 72 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 145 ci or 2.4 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 38 hp or 28.3 kW
Engine RPM 2000 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection direct injection
Fuel tank size 14 gal or 53.0 L
Oil capacity 5 qts or 4.7 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Massey Ferguson 230 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 60 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type gear
Trans gears 6 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering power
Braking system mechanical drum
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves -
Pump flow 4.5 gpm or 17.0 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 5.0 gpm or 18.9 lpm
Tank capacity 8 gal or 30.3 L
Hydraulic pressure 3000 psi or 206.8 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 28.24 hp or 21.1 kW
Fuel consumption 2.9 gal/hour or 11.0 l/hour
Pulling power 3,717 lbs or 1686 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 34 hp or 25.4 kW
Real power 31.29 hp or 23.3 kW
Engine @RPM 540@1700 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO live
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
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position and draft control
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

John Deere 8560 1989 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 8560

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 8560
Country United states
Production From 1989  Until 1993
Price -
Tractor type Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 8560 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires -
AG rear tires -
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 32075 lbs or 14549 kg
Length 268.9 inches [683 cm]
Width -
Height -
Wheelbase 133.9 inches [340 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 466 ci or 7.6 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 235 hp or 175.2 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 220 gal or 832.7 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 8560 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 925
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 120 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system John Deere PowrSync
Trans type partial power shift
Trans gears 24 forward and 6 reverse
Clutch system hydraulic wet disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive -
Steering articulated power
Braking system hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Sound-Gard Cab standard
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed-center pressure compensated
Valves -
Pump flow 44.8 gpm or 169.6 lpm
SVC flow 33.3 gpm or 126.0 lpm
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 37 gal or 140.0 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 180.74 hp or 134.8 kW
Fuel consumption 11.8 gal/hour or 44.7 l/hour
Pulling power 32,166 lbs or 14590 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 200 hp or 149.1 kW
Real power 210.12 hp or 156.7 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO -
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 11.7 gal/hour or 44.3 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch III
Rear hitch lift 14983 lbs or 6796 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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