Massey Ferguson 283 VS John Deere 4040 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Massey Ferguson 283
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson | 
| Model | 283 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1985 Until 1999 | 
| Price | 21,000 USD | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 283 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-30 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 5,432 lbs or 2463 kg | 
| Length | 145.6 inches [369 cm] | 
| Width | 79.3 inches [201 cm] | 
| Height | 99.5 inches [252 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 84.3 inches [214 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 16.3 inches [41 cm] | 
| Turning radius | 12.5 feet [3.8 m] | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 248 ci or 4.1 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 89 hp or 66.4 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 21.7 gal or 82.1 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 283 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 center | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 10.8 gal or 40.9 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 67 hp or 50.0 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 | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 4040
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 4040 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1978 Until 1982 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 4040 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 9.5L-15 | 
| AG rear tires | 15.5-38 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 9630 lbs or 4368 kg | 
| Length | 153.2 inches [389 cm] | 
| Width | 96 inches [243 cm] | 
| Height | 109.8 inches [278 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 104 inches [264 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | 12.8 feet [3.9 m] | 
| Rear tread size | 60 to 118.3 inches | 
| Front tread size | 50 to 91.3 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 404 ci or 6.6 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 37 gal or 140.0 L | 
| Oil capacity | 17 qts or 16.1 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 4040 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 6 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 850 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | John Deere Syncro-Range Creeper | 
| Trans type | full power shift | 
| Trans gears | 13 forward and 5 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Sound-Gard cab standard | 
| Differentiel lock | pedal-actuated hydraulic | 
| System | closed center | 
| Valves | 1 or 2 | 
| Pump flow | 23 gpm or 87.1 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 11 gal or 41.6 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | 77 hp or 57.4 kW | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 76.56 hp or 57.1 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 6.7 gal/hour or 25.4 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 9,195 lbs or 4170 kg | 
| Claimed power | 90 hp or 67.1 kW | 
| Real power | 90.88 hp or 67.8 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 6.7 gal/hour or 25.4 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II/I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 4,316 lbs or 1957 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 283 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 283 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your John Deere 4040 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 4040 farm-tractor here