Versatile 500 VS Hesston 980 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Versatile 500
General Infos| Make | Versatile | 
| Model | 500 | 
| Country | Canada | 
| Production | From 1977 Until 1979 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Versatile 500 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 18.4x34 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4x34 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | - | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | - | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 504 ci or 8.3 L | 
| Cylinders | 8 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 192 hp or 143.2 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2850 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 106 gal or 401.2 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | - | 
| Parts And Accessories | Versatile 500 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | 204 amps | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | Delco alternator | 
| Charging Volts | 12 V | 
| Charging Amps | 75 amps | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | - | 
| Trans gears | 15 forward and 5 reverse | 
| Clutch system | 196mm hydraulic discs | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD | 
| Final drive | inboard planetary | 
| Steering | articulated power | 
| Braking system | hydraulic disc | 
| Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | 3 | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 160 hp or 119.3 kW | 
| Real power | - | 
| Engine @RPM | 540@2850 (rpm) | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | - | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Hesston 980
General Infos| Make | Hesston | 
| Model | 980 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1981 Until 1984 | 
| Price | 37,000 USD | 
| Tractor type | Utility tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Hesston 980 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 12.4-28 (4WD) | 
| AG rear tires | 13.6-38 (2WD) | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 8,251 lbs or 3742 kg | 
| Length | 152 inches [386 cm] (2WD) | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | 104.5 inches [265 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 101 inches [256 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 316 ci or 5.2 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 30.6 gal or 115.8 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Hesston 980 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | - | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 55 amps | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | - | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | differential hydraulic disc | 
| Cabin type | Supercomfort cab standard with air conditioning | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | 2 | 
| Pump flow | 11 gpm or 41.6 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2702 psi or 186.3 bar | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 74.93 hp or 55.9 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 5.3 gal/hour or 20.1 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| Claimed power | 90 hp or 67.1 kW | 
| Real power | 91.12 hp or 67.9 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 | 5.4 gal/hour or 20.4 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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