Massey Ferguson 298 VS Fordson Dexta specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 298
General InfosMake | 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 |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | - |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 32 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 | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | ROPS canopy optional |
Differentiel lock | foot pedal standard |
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 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 |
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 |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | II |
Rear hitch lift | 4,440 lbs or 2013 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

Fordson Dexta
General InfosMake | Fordson |
Model | Dexta |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1958 Until 1961 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Fordson Dexta Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 4.00-19 |
AG rear tires | 10-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 3,300 lbs or 1496 kg |
Length | 118.5 inches [300 cm] (diesel) |
Width | 64.5 inches [163 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 71 inches [180 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 133.5 ci or 2.2 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders 8 valves |
Engine power | 32 hp or 23.9 kW |
Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
Torque | 93 lb-ft or 126.1 Nm | Torque RPM | 1200 (rpm) |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 8.4 gal or 31.8 L |
Oil capacity | 7.2 qts or 6.8 L |
Oil change | 200 h |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Fordson Dexta Parts |
Batteries number | 1 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | positive |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 6 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | dry disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | manual |
Braking system | differential mechanical expanding shoe |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 4.42 gpm or 16.7 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 23.0 hp or 17.2 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 27.03 hp or 20.2 kW |
Fuel consumption | 2.0 gal/hour or 7.6 l/hour |
Pulling power | 4,362 lbs or 1978 kg |
Claimed power | 31.41 hp or 23.4 kW |
Real power | 26.07 hp or 19.4 kW |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | transmission |
Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 1.6 gal/hour or 6.1 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | - |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 298 service repair manual
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