Massey Ferguson 243 VS Versatile 956 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 -

Versatile 956 1985 comparison online with competitors

Versatile 956

General Infos
Make Versatile
Model 956
Country Canada
Production From 1985  Until 1985
Price -
Tractor type -
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Versatile 956 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires -
AG rear tires -
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 24,500 lbs or 11113 kg
Length 260 inches [660 cm]
Width -
Height -
Wheelbase 130 inches [330 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 855 ci or 14.0 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 335 hp or 249.8 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque 1075 lb-ft or 1457.7 Nm
Torque RPM 1400 (rpm)
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 286 gal or 1082.5 L
Oil capacity 39.2 qts or 37.1 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Versatile 956 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 4
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 625
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 90 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type full power shift
Trans gears 12 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive -
Steering hydraulic power
Braking system hydraulic disc
Cabin type Cab standard with air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center load sensing
Valves 4 to 4
Pump flow 24.5 gpm or 92.7 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 26.1 gpm or 98.8 lpm
Tank capacity 14.5 gal or 54.9 L
Hydraulic pressure 2400 psi or 165.5 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO -
Rear PTO RPM -
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch IVN/III
Rear hitch lift 21,700 lbs or 9843 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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