Massey Ferguson 253 VS Farmall 856 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 253 1988 comparison online with competitors

Massey Ferguson 253

General Infos
Make Massey Ferguson
Model 253
Country United states
Production From 1988  Until 1998
Price 20600  USD
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Massey Ferguson 253 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 6.50-16
AG rear tires 13.6-2
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 4,020 lbs or 1823 kg
Length 128 inches [325 cm]
Width 73.3 inches [186 cm]
Height 87 inches [220 cm]
Wheelbase 77 inches [195 cm]
Ground clearance 11.5 inches [29 cm]
Turning radius 11.6 feet [3.5 m]
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 152 ci or 2.5 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power 57 hp or 42.5 kW
Engine RPM 2250 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 12.6 gal or 47.7 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Massey Ferguson 253 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
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 synchronized manual shuttle
Trans gears 8 forward and reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system wet disc
Cabin type Two-post ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open
Valves -
Pump flow 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 11.4 gal or 43.1 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 48 hp or 35.8 kW
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO live
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position and draft control
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift 2,621 lbs or 1188 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Farmall 856 1967 comparison online with competitors

Farmall 856

General Infos
Make Farmall
Model 856
Country United states
Production From 1967  Until 1971
Price -
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Farmall 856 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 7.50-16
AG rear tires 16.9-38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 9,270 lbs or 4204 kg
Length 164 inches [416 cm]
Width 92 inches [233 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 105 inches [266 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius 11 feet [3.4 m]
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 301 ci or 4.9 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2400 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 42 gal or 159.0 L
Oil capacity 9 qts or 8.5 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Farmall 856 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 6 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Torque Amplifier
Trans type -
Trans gears 16 forward and 8 reverse
Clutch system dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system independent hydraulic disc
Cabin type Cab optional with heat and A/C
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 87.17 hp or 65.0 kW
Fuel consumption 6.6 gal/hour or 25.0 l/hour
Pulling power 9,417 lbs or 4271 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 95 hp or 70.8 kW
Real power 94.29 hp or 70.3 kW
Engine @RPM 540@2100 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 6.0 gal/hour or 22.7 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch 2
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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