Massey Ferguson 4243 VS Farmall 656 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 4243 1998 comparison online with competitors

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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 2
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 590
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 45 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type synchronized shuttle
Trans gears 12 forward and reverse
Clutch system dry disc
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive outboard planetary
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type Two-post foldable ROPS
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
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 specifications
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
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position and draft control
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift 4339 lbs or 1968 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Farmall 656 1965 comparison online with competitors

Farmall 656

General Infos
Make Farmall
Model 656
Country United states
Production From 1965  Until 1973
Price -
Tractor type utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Farmall 656 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 6.00-16
AG rear tires 15.5-38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 6,250 lbs or 2835 kg
Length 152 inches [386 cm]
Width 87 inches [220 cm]
Height -
Wheelbase 96.3 inches [244 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius 9.7 feet [3.0 m]
Rear tread size 50 to 96 inches
Front tread size 8 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 263 ci or 4.3 L
Cylinders 6 cylinders
Engine power -
Engine RPM 1800 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 33 gal or 124.9 L
Oil capacity 9 qts or 8.5 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Farmall 656 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 50 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 55 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system hydrostatic
Trans type -
Trans gears infinite (2-range) forward and reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system independent mechanical disc
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 50.09 hp or 37.4 kW
Fuel consumption 6.4 gal/hour or 24.2 l/hour
Pulling power 7,587 lbs or 3441 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 63 hp or 47.0 kW
Real power 60.81 hp or 45.3 kW
Engine @RPM 1000@1800 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 5.6 gal/hour or 21.2 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch 2/1
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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