Massey Ferguson 255 VS Farmall 706 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 255
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 255 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1975 Until 1981 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 255 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 5.50-16 (row-crop) |
AG rear tires | 14.9-38 (row-crop) |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 5600 lbs or 2540 kg |
Length | - |
Width | - |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 82 inches [208 cm] |
Ground clearance | 10.4 inches [26 cm] (low-profile) |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 56 to 90 inches |
Front tread size | 48 to 72 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 212 ci or 3.5 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 18.5 gal or 70.0 L |
Oil capacity | 6 qts or 5.7 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 255 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 95 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 37 amps |
Trans system | Multi-Power |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 12 forward and 4 reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | differential dry disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
System | - |
Valves | 0 to 2 |
Pump flow | 10 gpm or 37.9 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 5 gpm or 18.9 lpm |
Tank capacity | 8 gal or 30.3 L |
Hydraulic pressure | 2300 psi or 158.6 bar |
Max flow | 19.5 gpm or 73.8 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 42 hp or 31.3 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 43.49 hp or 32.4 kW |
Fuel consumption | 3.3 gal/hour or 12.5 l/hour |
Pulling power | 5,591 lbs or 2536 kg |
Claimed power | 50 hp or 37.3 kW |
Real power | 48.37 hp or 36.1 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 | 2.9 gal/hour or 11.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I/II |
Rear hitch lift | 3800 lbs or 1723 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Farmall 706
General InfosMake | Farmall |
Model | 706 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1963 Until 1967 |
Price | 6,100 USD |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Farmall 706 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 6.50-16 (2WD) |
AG rear tires | 15.5-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 7,530 lbs or 3415 kg |
Length | 157 inches [398 cm] (2WD) |
Width | 92 inches [233 cm] (min) |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 97.5 inches [247 cm] (2WD) |
Ground clearance | 17 inches [43 cm] |
Turning radius | 16.3 feet [5.0 m] |
Rear tread size | 56 to 94 inches |
Front tread size | 8/16 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 291 ci or 4.8 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | 89 hp or 66.4 kW |
Engine RPM | 2300 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 33 gal or 124.9 L |
Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Farmall 706 Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | 60 amps |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 25 amps |
Trans system | Torque Amplifier |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse |
Clutch system | 12-inch dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic dry double disc |
Cabin type | Cab optional |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 1 or 2 |
Pump flow | 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | 9 gpm or 34.1 lpm |
Tank capacity | 17 gal or 64.3 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 65 hp or 48.5 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 65.67 hp or 49.0 kW |
Fuel consumption | 6.3 gal/hour or 23.8 l/hour |
Pulling power | 8,387 lbs or 3804 kg |
Claimed power | 73.5 hp or 54.8 kW |
Real power | 71.8 hp or 53.5 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@2100 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 5.8 gal/hour or 22.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | 2 |
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 255 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 255 farm-tractor here
- Get your Farmall 706 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Farmall 706 farm-tractor here