Massey Ferguson 243 VS Hesston 980 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 243 1999 comparison online with competitors

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 -

Hesston 980 1981 comparison online with competitors

Hesston 980

General Infos
Make Hesston
Model 980
Country United states
Production From 1981  Until 1984
Price 37,000  USD
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Hesston 980 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 12.4-28 (4WD)
AG rear tires 13.6-38 (2WD)
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 8,251 lbs or 3742 kg
Length 152 inches [386 cm] (2WD)
Width -
Height 104.5 inches [265 cm]
Wheelbase 101 inches [256 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 316 ci or 5.2 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2400 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 30.6 gal or 115.8 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Hesston 980 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage -
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 55 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type -
Trans gears 16 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system differential hydraulic disc
Cabin type Supercomfort cab standard with air conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves 2
Pump flow 11 gpm or 41.6 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2702 psi or 186.3 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 74.93 hp or 55.9 kW
Fuel consumption 5.3 gal/hour or 20.1 l/hour
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 90 hp or 67.1 kW
Real power 91.12 hp or 67.9 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 5.4 gal/hour or 20.4 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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