Massey Ferguson 243 VS Farmall 656 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 243

General Infos

Make	Massey Ferguson
Model	243
Country	United states
Production	From 1999  Until 2003
Price	20,050  USD
Tractor type	Utility tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Massey Ferguson 243 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	6.00-16
AG rear tires	13.6-28
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	5,045 lbs or 2288 kg
Length	-
Width	-
Height	-
Wheelbase	76.1 inches [193 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	-
Rear tread size	56 to 84 inches
Front tread size	48 to 72 inches
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	165 ci or 2.7 L
Cylinders	3 cylinders
Engine power	52 hp or 38.8 kW
Engine RPM	2250 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	12.7 gal or 48.1 L
Oil capacity	-
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	Massey Ferguson 243 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	-
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	-
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	negative
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	-

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	-
Trans type	synchro shuttle
Trans gears	8 forward and reverse
Clutch system	dry disc

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	hydrostatic power
Braking system	independent wet disc
Cabin type	Two-post folding ROPS
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	-
Valves	-
Pump flow	9.5 gpm or 36.0 lpm
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	8.5 gal or 32.2 L
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	9.5 gpm or 36.0 lpm

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	37.7 hp or 28.1 kW
Fuel consumption	2.9 gal/hour or 11.0 l/hour
Pulling power	4,310 lbs or 1955 kg

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	47 hp or 35.0 kW
Real power	42.5 hp or 31.7 kW
Engine @RPM	-
PTO Clutch	-
Rear PTO	live
Rear PTO RPM	540 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	2.4 gal/hour or 9.1 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	II/I
Rear hitch lift	-
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

Farmall 656

General Infos

Make	Farmall
Model	656
Country	United states
Production	From 1965  Until 1973
Price	-
Tractor type	utility tractor
Fuel	diesel
Service repair manual	Farmall 656 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires

AG front tires	6.00-16
AG rear tires	15.5-38
Lawn front tires	-
Lawn rear tires	-
Indus front tires	-
Indus rear tires	-
Weight	6,250 lbs or 2835 kg
Length	152 inches [386 cm]
Width	87 inches [220 cm]
Height	-
Wheelbase	96.3 inches [244 cm]
Ground clearance	-
Turning radius	9.7 feet [3.0 m]
Rear tread size	50 to 96 inches
Front tread size	8 inches
Turning radius	-

Horsepower and engin specs

Engine capacity	263 ci or 4.3 L
Cylinders	6 cylinders
Engine power	-
Engine RPM	1800 (rpm)
Torque	-
Torque RPM	-
Fuel type	diesel
Fuel injection	-
Fuel tank size	33 gal or 124.9 L
Oil capacity	9 qts or 8.5 L
Oil change	-
Starter motor	-
Starter volts	12 V
Parts And Accessories	Farmall 656 Parts

Electrical and battery specs

Batteries number	1
Batteries voltage	12 V
Battries Amps	50 amps
Cold Amps	-
Ground force	-
Charging system	-
Charging Volts	-
Charging Amps	55 amps

Clutch and gearbox specs

Trans system	hydrostatic
Trans type	-
Trans gears	infinite (2-range) forward and reverse
Clutch system	-

Cabine and mechanical specs

Wheel drive	4x2 2WD
Final drive	-
Steering	hydrostatic power
Braking system	independent mechanical disc
Cabin type	Open operator station
Differentiel lock	-

Hydraulics specifications

System	-
Valves	-
Pump flow	-
SVC flow	-
Steering flow	-
Tank capacity	-
Hydraulic pressure	-
Max flow	12 gpm or 45.4 lpm

Drawbar specifications

Drawbar type	-
Claimed power	-
Drawbar horsepower	50.09 hp or 37.4 kW
Fuel consumption	6.4 gal/hour or 24.2 l/hour
Pulling power	7,587 lbs or 3441 kg

Power take-off (PTO) specs

Claimed power	63 hp or 47.0 kW
Real power	60.81 hp or 45.3 kW
Engine @RPM	1000@1800 (rpm)
PTO Clutch	-
Rear PTO	independent
Rear PTO RPM	540 (rpm)
Front PTO	-
Front PTO RPM	-
Mid PTO	-
Mid PTO RPM	-
Fuel consumption	5.6 gal/hour or 21.2 l/hour

3 point hitch specifiations

Hitch system	-
Rear hitch	2/1
Rear hitch lift	-
Front hitch	-
Front hitch lift	-

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