Massey Ferguson 298 VS John Deere 990 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        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 | 
| 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 | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 990
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 990 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 2000 Until 2007 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 990 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 6.5-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 14.9-24 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 2594 lbs or 1176 kg | 
| Length | 123 inches [312 cm] | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | 84.2 inches [213 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 68.9 inches [175 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | 46.2 inches | 
| Front tread size | 48.2 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 121.7 ci or 2.0 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 38.5 hp or 28.7 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2700 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 8.5 gal or 32.2 L | 
| Oil capacity | 5.6 qts or 5.3 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 990 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 650 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 20 amps | 
| Trans system | Collar Shift | 
| Trans type | partially synchronized | 
| Trans gears | 9 forward and 3 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | - | 
| Pump flow | 8.5 gpm or 32.2 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | 4.5 gpm or 17.0 lpm | 
| Tank capacity | 5.5 gal or 20.8 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2262 psi or 156.0 bar | 
| Max flow | 13 gpm or 49.2 lpm | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 35 hp or 26.1 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 | - | 
| Rear hitch | I | 
| Rear hitch lift | 1,573 lbs or 713 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 298 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 298 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your John Deere 990 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 990 farm-tractor here