Massey Ferguson 253 VS Kubota GL281 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 253
General InfosMake | 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 |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | synchronized manual shuttle |
Trans gears | 8 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
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 type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
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 | - |
Hitch system | position and draft control |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 2,621 lbs or 1188 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Kubota GL281
General InfosMake | Kubota |
Model | GL281 |
Country | Japan |
Production | From 1996 Until 2001 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Kubota GL281 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 8-16 |
AG rear tires | 11.2-26 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 2679 lbs or 1215 kg |
Length | 123.2 inches [312 cm] |
Width | 55.1 inches [139 cm] |
Height | 78 inches [198 cm] |
Wheelbase | 66.9 inches [169 cm] |
Ground clearance | 14.2 inches [36 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 44.5 to 55.9 inches |
Front tread size | 44.5 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 91.5 ci or 1.5 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 28.6 hp or 21.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 2700 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 7.1 gal or 26.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | electric |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Kubota GL281 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | power shift |
Trans gears | 16 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 5.9 gpm or 22.3 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 27.6 hp or 20.6 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 545 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 1918 lbs or 870 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 253 service repair manual
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