Massey Ferguson 298 VS Caterpillar D8 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 298 1983 comparison online with competitors

Massey Ferguson 298

General Infos
Make Massey Ferguson
Model 298
Country United states
Production From 1983  Until 1986
Price 26,000  USD
Tractor type -
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Massey Ferguson 298 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 9.5L-15
AG rear tires 18.4-34
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 6,979 lbs or 3165 kg
Length 160.5 inches [407 cm]
Width 79 inches [200 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 96 inches [243 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 60 to 96 inches
Front tread size 57 to 77 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 318 ci or 5.2 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 2000 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 26.4 gal or 99.9 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Massey Ferguson 298 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 32 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Multi-Power
Trans type partial power shift
Trans gears 12 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system differential hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type ROPS canopy optional
Differentiel lock foot pedal standard
Hydraulics specifications
System open
Valves 2 to 3
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow 17 gpm or 64.3 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 66.12 hp or 49.3 kW
Fuel consumption 5.3 gal/hour or 20.1 l/hour
Pulling power 8,663 lbs or 3929 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 78 hp or 58.2 kW
Real power 74.25 hp or 55.4 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 4.7 gal/hour or 17.8 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift 4,440 lbs or 2013 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Caterpillar D8 1937 comparison online with competitors

Caterpillar D8

General Infos
Make Caterpillar
Model D8
Country United states
Production From 1937  Until 1965
Price -
Tractor type -
Fuel -
Service repair manual Caterpillar D8 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires -
AG rear tires -
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 36520 lbs 16565 kg
Length 186 inches 472 cm
Width 101 inches 256 cm
Height 84 inches 213 cm
Wheelbase -
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity -
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power 115 hp 85.8 kW
Engine RPM 850 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type -
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 57 gal 215.7 L
Oil capacity -
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts -
Parts And Accessories Caterpillar D8 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 6 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type gear
Trans gears 6 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive crawler
Final drive -
Steering -
Braking system -
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power -
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO -
Rear PTO RPM -
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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