Massey Ferguson 4900 VS John Deere 8430 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 8430
General InfosMake | John Deere |
Model | 8430 |
Country | United states |
Production | From 2006 Until 2009 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | John Deere 8430 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | - |
AG rear tires | - |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 24,825 lbs or 11260 kg |
Length | 219.1 inches [556 cm] |
Width | - |
Height | 122.9 inches [312 cm] |
Wheelbase | 118.9 inches [302 cm] (ILS) |
Ground clearance | 17.4 inches [44 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | - |
Front tread size | - |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 548 ci or 9.0 L |
Cylinders | 6 cylinders 24 valves |
Engine power | 330 hp or 246.1 kW |
Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 180 gal or 681.3 L |
Oil capacity | 25.5 qts or 24.1 L |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | - |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8430 Parts |
Batteries number | 2 |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | 925 |
Ground force | negative |
Charging system | alternator |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | 200 amps |
Trans system | John Deere Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT) |
Trans type | full power shift |
Trans gears | infinite forward and reverse |
Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc |
Wheel drive | 4x4 Independent Link Suspension |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | CommandView cab standard |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | closed center PFC |
Valves | 3 to 5 |
Pump flow | 31.7 gpm or 120.0 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | 9.5 gal or 36.0 L |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | 211.26 hp or 157.5 kW |
Fuel consumption | 13.6 gal/hour or 51.5 l/hour |
Pulling power | 34,671 lbs or 15726 kg |
Claimed power | 250 hp or 186.4 kW |
Real power | 272.59 hp or 203.3 kW |
Engine @RPM | 540@1817 (rpm) |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | independent |
Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | 14.8 gal/hour or 56.0 l/hour |
Hitch system | - |
Rear hitch | III |
Rear hitch lift | 17,300 lbs or 7847 kg |
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 8430 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 8430 farm-tractor here