Massey Ferguson 4243 VS Challenger 65B specs comparison
Massey Ferguson 4243
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson |
| Model | 4243 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1998 Until 2001 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 4243 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.5L-15 |
| AG rear tires | 18.4-30 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 6914 lbs or 3136 kg |
| Length | 159 inches [403 cm] (2WD) |
| Width | 79 inches [200 cm] (min) |
| Height | 103 inches [261 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 93 inches [236 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 14 inches [35 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 60 to 84 inches |
| Front tread size | 57 to 77 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 243.5 ci or 4.0 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 85 hp or 63.4 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | 229 lb-ft or 310.5 Nm | Torque RPM | 1500 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 33.6 gal or 127.2 L |
| Oil capacity | 6.9 qts or 6.5 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 4243 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 590 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 45 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | synchronized shuttle |
| Trans gears | 12 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | outboard planetary |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | open center |
| Valves | 2 to 4 |
| Pump flow | 10 gpm or 37.9 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 13.2 gal or 50.0 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 3046 psi or 210.0 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 63.2 hp or 47.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 5.2 gal/hour or 19.7 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 8950 lbs or 4059 kg |
| Claimed power | 75 hp or 55.9 kW |
| Real power | 74.8 hp or 55.8 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | hydraulic wet disc |
| 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 | position and draft control |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | 4339 lbs or 1968 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Challenger 65B
General Infos| Make | Challenger |
| Model | 65B |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1991 Until 1992 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Challenger 65B Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 25-in track |
| AG rear tires | 25-in track |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 34,030 lbs or 15436 kg |
| Length | - |
| Width | - |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 106 inches [269 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 638 ci or 10.5 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 285 hp or 212.5 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 220 gal or 832.7 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Challenger 65B Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 10 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic differential steering |
| Braking system | hydraulic caliper disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed |
| Valves | 4 |
| Pump flow | 26 gpm or 98.4 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 220.32 hp or 164.3 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 15.7 gal/hour or 59.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | 250.16 hp or 186.5 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 15.3 gal/hour or 57.9 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | III/IV |
| Rear hitch lift | 11,370 lbs or 5157 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Massey Ferguson provided us with the latest version of its 4243 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 4243 farm-tractor here
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