Massey Ferguson 261 VS Simplicity 9523 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Massey Ferguson 261
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson | 
| Model | 261 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1992 Until 1997 | 
| Price | 16,400 USD | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 261 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 16.9-30 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 5,380 lbs or 2440 kg | 
| Length | 148 inches [375 cm] | 
| Width | 75.9 inches [192 cm] | 
| Height | 96.5 inches [245 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 87.5 inches [222 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 13.4 inches [34 cm] | 
| Turning radius | 12.1 feet [3.7 m] (with brakes) | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 236 ci or 3.9 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 60 hp or 44.7 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 21 gal or 79.5 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 261 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 | sliding gear | 
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 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 | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 11 gal or 41.6 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 53 hp or 39.5 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/I | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Simplicity 9523
General Infos| Make | Simplicity | 
| Model | 9523 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1978 Until 1983 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Sub Compact Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Simplicity 9523 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 4.00x12 | 
| AG rear tires | 9.5x24 | 
| Lawn front tires | 20x8.00-10 | 
| Lawn rear tires | 20x8.00-10 | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 1,825 lbs or 827 kg | 
| Length | 98.9 inches [251 cm] | 
| Width | 48 inches [121 cm] | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | 59.8 inches [151 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 37/41.7 inches | 
| Front tread size | 37.4/44.1 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 77.1 ci or 1.3 L | 
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 23 hp or 17.2 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2500 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | Kiki NP-PE injection | 
| Fuel tank size | 7 gal or 26.5 L | 
| Oil capacity | 5 qts or 4.7 L | 
| Oil change | 50 h | 
| Starter motor | electric | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Simplicity 9523 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | 70 amps | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | Hitachi LR115-58 alternator | 
| Charging Volts | 12 V | 
| Charging Amps | 15 amps | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | unsynchronized gear | 
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | 215mm dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | - | 
| Braking system | drum | 
| Cabin type | Open operator station | 
| Differentiel lock | rear standard | 
| System | gear pump | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 5.5 gal or 20.8 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | 5.44 gpm or 20.6 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 21 hp or 15.7 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | 540@2300 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | continuous | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | position control | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| 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 261 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 261 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Simplicity 9523 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Simplicity 9523 farm-tractor here