Massey Ferguson 254 VS John Deere 4840 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 254
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 254 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1982 Until 1987 |
Price | 20,600 USD |
Tractor type | - |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 254 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 9.5-20 |
AG rear tires | 13.6-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5,485 lbs or 2487 kg |
Length | 140 inches [355 cm] |
Width | 68.5 inches [173 cm] |
Height | 94.5 inches [240 cm] |
Wheelbase | 81.1 inches [205 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 55 to 75 inches |
Front tread size | 59.5 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 152 ci or 2.5 L |
Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
Engine power | 50 hp or 37.3 kW |
Engine RPM | 2250 (rpm) |
Torque | 132 lb-ft or 179.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | direct injection |
Fuel tank size | 16 gal or 60.6 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 254 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | synchromesh |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | 11-inch dual dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential mechanical dry disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | pedal-operated |
System | open |
Valves | 2 |
Pump flow | 9.2 gpm or 34.8 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | 2250 psi or 155.1 bar |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 33.97 hp or 25.3 kW |
Fuel consumption | 2.6 gal/hour or 9.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 5,279 lbs or 2394 kg |
Claimed power | 42 hp or 31.3 kW |
Real power | 40.71 hp or 30.4 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | direct-drive |
Front PTO RPM | 2250 (rpm) |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 2.5 gal/hour or 9.5 l/hour |
Hitch system | draft and position control |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 5,070 lbs or 2299 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

John Deere 4840
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 4840 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1978 Until 1982 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 4840 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
AG rear tires | 24.5-32 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 14,900 lbs or 6758 kg |
Length | 177 inches [449 cm] |
Width | 96 inches [243 cm] |
Height | 117 inches [297 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118.5 inches [300 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 14.7 feet [4.5 m] |
Rear tread size | 60 to 131.5 inches |
Front tread size | 58 to 100 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 466 ci or 7.6 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 103 gal or 389.9 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 4840 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | John Deere PowerShift |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab |
Differentiel lock | pedal-actuated hydraulic |
System | closed center |
Valves | 2 or 3 |
Pump flow | 23 gpm or 87.1 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 16.5 gal or 62.5 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 157 hp or 117.1 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 151.21 hp or 112.8 kW |
Fuel consumption | 11.3 gal/hour or 42.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 17,307 lbs or 7850 kg |
Claimed power | 180 hp or 134.2 kW |
Real power | 181.63 hp or 135.4 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 11.5 gal/hour or 43.5 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III,IIIN |
Rear hitch lift | 8,295 lbs or 3762 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
Related tractor comparison


Massey Ferguson 254 County 1174


John Deere 4840 International Harvester 686


Massey Ferguson 254 John Deere 8430


John Deere 4840 Kubota L1501


John Deere 4840 John Deere 8440


Massey Ferguson 254 Deutz-Fahr DX 160
Choose another tractor
Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 254 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 254 farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 4840 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 4840 farm-tractor here