Massey Ferguson 4900 VS John Deere 4230 specs comparison

Massey Ferguson 4900
General InfosMake | Massey Ferguson |
Model | 4900 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1980 Until 1983 |
Price | 123,400 USD |
Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 4900 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 18.4-38 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-38 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 27,000 lbs or 12247 kg |
Length | 252 inches [640 cm] |
Width | 108 inches [274 cm] |
Height | 130 inches [330 cm] |
Wheelbase | 137 inches [347 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 17 feet [5.2 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 903 ci or 14.8 L |
Cylinders | 8 cylinders |
Engine power | 375 hp or 279.6 kW |
Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 190 gal or 719.1 L |
Oil capacity | 37.5 qts or 35.5 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 4900 Parts |
Batteries number | 4 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 60 amps |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | partial power shift |
Trans gears | 18 forward and 6 reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc with four 14-inch plates |
Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | hydrostatic power |
Braking system | hydraulic caliper |
Cabin type | Cab standard with heat and air-conditioning |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | open center |
Valves | 3 to 4 |
Pump flow | 16 gpm or 60.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 60 gpm or 227.1 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 266.16 hp or 198.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | 20.1 gal/hour or 76.1 l/hour |
Pulling power | 30,090 lbs or 13648 kg |
Claimed power | 321 hp or 239.4 kW |
Real power | 323.88 hp or 241.5 kW |
Engine @RPM | 1000@2350 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 19.3 gal/hour or 73.1 l/hour |
Hitch system | position control with electronic lower link sensing |
Rear hitch | IV |
Rear hitch lift | 13,000 lbs or 5896 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |

John Deere 4230
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 4230 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 1973 Until 1977 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 4230 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 11.00x16 |
AG rear tires | 18.4-26 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 8,100 lbs or 3674 kg |
Length | - |
Width | 54.375 inches [138 cm] |
Height | - |
Wheelbase | 104 inches [264 cm] |
Ground clearance | - |
Turning radius | 11.3 feet [3.4 m] |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 362 ci or 5.9 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
Engine power | - |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 37 gal or 140.0 L |
Oil capacity | 17 qts or 16.1 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 4230 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 6 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | John Deere Syncro-Range |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
Clutch system | wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
Cabin type | Open operator station |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | - |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | 86 hp or 64.1 kW |
Drawbar horsepower | 83.95 hp or 62.6 kW |
Fuel consumption | 7.0 gal/hour or 26.5 l/hour |
Pulling power | 11,150 lbs or 5057 kg |
Claimed power | 100 hp or 74.6 kW |
Real power | 100.32 hp or 74.8 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 | 7.1 gal/hour or 26.9 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | - |
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 4900 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Massey Ferguson 4900 farm-tractor here
- Get your John Deere 4230 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 4230 farm-tractor here