Massey Ferguson 243 VS Oliver 550 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 | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Oliver 550
General Infos| Make | Oliver | 
| Model | 550 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1958 Until 1975 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | gasoline | 
| Service repair manual | Oliver 550 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.00-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 12-26 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 3,730 lbs or 1691 kg | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 73.5 inches [186 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 48 to 76 inches | 
| Front tread size | 48 to 76 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 155 ci or 2.5 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | gasoline | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 13 gal or 49.2 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Oliver 550 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 6 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | positive | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | gear | 
| Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power assist | 
| Braking system | differential mechanical dry disc | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | 5.25 gpm or 19.9 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 2.5 gal or 9.5 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | 35.3 hp or 26.3 kW | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 35.09 hp or 26.2 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 2.8 gal/hour or 10.6 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 5,110 lbs or 2317 kg | 
| Claimed power | 41.39 hp or 30.9 kW | 
| Real power | 39.21 hp or 29.2 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 | 2.8 gal/hour or 10.6 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| 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 Oliver 550 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Oliver 550 farm-tractor here