Planting Corn near Platteviile Wisconsin | John Deere 4840 Tractor & Kinze Planter
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Years in Production / 1978–1982
John Deere
4840
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the John Deere 4840.
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200hp
Engine estimate · from PTO
2WD Only
Drive
1978–1982
Production years
John Deere
Manufacturer
4840 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1978 - 1982
Iron Horses Series
Row-Crop tractor
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Waterloo, Iowa, USA
Original price was $57,648 in 1982
- Manufacturer
- John Deere
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Power steering
Differential hydraulic wet disc brakes
Sound-Gard cab.
- Differential Lock
- pedal-actuated hydraulic
Capacity
- Fuel
- 103 gal389.9 L
- Hydraulic System
- 16.5 gal62.5 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed center
- Capacity
- 16.5 gal62.5 L
- Valves
- 2 or 3
- Pump Flow
- 23 gpm87.1 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III/IIIN
- Rear Lift
- 8295 lbs3762 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000 (1.75)
Serial Numbers
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- 1978
- 1000
- 1979
- 4233
- 1980
- 7539
- 1981
- 11042
- 1982
- 14933
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Volts
- 6
4840 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
John Deere
turbocharged intercooled diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 466 ci7.6 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.5625x4.75 inches116 x 121 mm
- Air Cleaner
- dual paper elements
- Pre Heating
- ether injection
- Compression Ratio
- 15.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2200
- Idle Rpm
- 800-2400
- Operating Rpm
- 1500-2200
- Firing Order
- 1-5-3-6-2-4
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Coolant Capacity
- 40 qts37.9 L
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
John Deere 7.6L 6-cyl diesel
4840 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Clutchless shift-on-the-move power shift between all eight forward and four reverse gears. Inching pedal provided for hooking up implements and other precision work.
- Transmission
- John Deere PowerShift
- Transmission Type
- full power shift
- Gears
- 8 forward and 4 reverse
- Oil Capacity
- 80 qts75.7 L
John Deere4840 Transmission
8-speed full power shift
4840 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 177 in449 cm
- Width
- 96 in243 cm
- Height (cab)
- 117 in297 cm
- Wheelbase
- 118.5 in300 cm
- Front tread
- 58 in147 cm
- Rear tread
- 60 in152 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 118.5 inches300 cm
- Weight
- 14900 to 18000 pounds
- Front Tire
- 11.00-16
- Rear Tire
- 18.4-38
Serial Number Location
Serial number plate on the rear of the 4840, above the PTO shaft.
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 11.00-16
- Front Ag
- 10.00-16
- Front Ag
- 14L-16.1
- Front Ag
- 16.5L-16.1
- Front Ag
- 9.50-20
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-38
- Rear Ag
- 24.5-32
- Rear Ag
- 30.5-32
- Rear Ag
- 20.8-38
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-42
See it in action
Videos
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4840 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1263
Diesel 8-speed 2WDNovember 2 - 12, 1977
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 4 used for power test.
Gear 2 used for pull test.
- Id
- 1263
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 180.63 hp134.7 kW
- Fuel Use
- 11.5 gal/hour43.5 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 11.3 gal/hour42.8 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 181.63 hp135.4 kW
- Max Power
- 151.21 hp112.8 kW
- Max Pull
- 17,307 lbs7850 kg