Massey Ferguson 243 VS John Deere 1250 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 243
General InfosMake | 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 | - |

John Deere 1250
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 1250 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1982 Until 1989 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 1250 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 9.5-24 |
AG rear tires | 14.9-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4125 lbs or 1871 kg |
Length | 134.3 inches [341 cm] |
Width | 65.2 inches [165 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 78 inches [198 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 51 to 79 inches |
Front tread size | 55 to 74.8 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 142.7 ci or 2.3 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 44 hp or 32.8 kW |
Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 17.2 gal or 65.1 L |
Oil capacity | 11.2 qts or 10.6 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 1250 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 25 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | sliding gear |
Trans gears | 9 forward and 3 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | inboard planetary |
Steering | power assist |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | mechanical |
System | open center |
Valves | 0 to 2 |
Pump flow | 11.2 gpm or 42.4 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 4.7 gpm or 17.8 lpm |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 15.9 gpm or 60.2 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 33.44 hp or 24.9 kW |
Fuel consumption | 2.4 gal/hour or 9.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 5,164 lbs or 2342 kg |
Claimed power | 40 hp or 29.8 kW |
Real power | 40.98 hp or 30.6 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | continuous |
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 | center-link draft sensing with position and control |
Rear hitch | II/I |
Rear hitch lift | 2240 lbs or 1016 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 243 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 243 farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 1250 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 1250 farm-tractor here