Massey Ferguson 4243 VS Fordson Dexta 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 | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Fordson Dexta
General Infos| Make | 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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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
 
- Get your Fordson Dexta manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Fordson Dexta farm-tractor here