Massey Ferguson 243 VS International Harvester 5488 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 |
| Batteries number | - |
| 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 | 8 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | independent wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post folding ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II/I |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
International Harvester 5488
General Infos| Make | International Harvester |
| Model | 5488 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1981 Until 1985 |
| Price | 78,340 USD |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | International Harvester 5488 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 14L-16.1 |
| AG rear tires | 20.8-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 14,710 lbs or 6672 kg |
| Length | 196.6 inches [499 cm] |
| Width | 114 inches [289 cm] |
| Height | 116 inches [294 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 111.6 inches [283 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 18.3 inches [46 cm] |
| Turning radius | 14.3 feet [4.4 m] |
| 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 | - |
| Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 87 gal or 329.3 L |
| Oil capacity | 20 qts or 18.9 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | International Harvester 5488 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Synchro Tri-Six (STS) |
| Trans type | - |
| Trans gears | 18 forward and 6 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard with heat and A/C |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center |
| Valves | 2 |
| Pump flow | 25 gpm or 94.6 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 43.5 gal or 164.6 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | 67 gpm or 253.6 lpm |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 163 hp or 121.5 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | 163.44 hp or 121.9 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 11.5 gal/hour or 43.5 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 18,646 lbs or 8457 kg |
| Claimed power | 185 hp or 138.0 kW |
| Real power | 187.22 hp or 139.6 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 11.6 gal/hour or 43.9 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | 3 |
| Rear hitch lift | 8,076 lbs or 3663 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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