Lot 1 - Massey Ferguson 4243 Cab Tractor
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Years in Production / 1998–2001
Massey Ferguson
4243
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Massey Ferguson 4243.
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85hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
1998–2001
Production years
Massey Ferguson
Manufacturer
4243 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1998 - 2001
4200 Series
Utility tractor
Production
Utility tractor
Built in Coventry, England
Original price was $29,500 in 1999
- Manufacturer
- Massey Ferguson
Mechanical
Two- or four-wheel drive
Power steering
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Two-post folding ROPS. Cab optional with air-conditioning.
- Final Drives
- outboard planetary
Capacity
- Cab Fuel
- 33.6 gal127.2 L
- Rops Fuel
- 34.3 gal129.8 L
- Rops Fuel
- 16.4 gal (cab opt.)62.1 L
- Rops Fuel
- 18.5 gal (ROPS opt.)70.0 L
- Rops Fuel
- 29.1 gal (Hi-Viz)110.1 L
- Hydraulic System
- 13.2 gal50.0 L
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Capacity
- 13.2 gal50.0 L
- Pressure
- 3046 psi210.0 bar
- Valves
- 2 to 4
- Pump Flow
- 10 gpm37.9 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- II
- Control
- position and draft control
- Rear Lift At Ends
- 4339 lbs1968 kg
- Rear Lift At Ends
- 4984 lbsOptOptional2260 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Clutch
- hydraulic wet disc
- Rear Type
- 540 (1.375)
- Rear Type
- 540/1000 (1.375)
- Engine Rpm
- 540@1902
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@2000
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Rops Charging Amps
- 45
- Cab Charging Amps
- 70
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Cca
- 590
- Battery Volts
- 12
4243 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Perkins 1004.4TW
turbocharged diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 243.5 ci4.0 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.937x5.00 inches100 x 127 mm
- Power Net
- 85 hp63.4 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dual paper elements
- Compression Ratio
- 17.3:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2200
- Torque
- 229 lb-ft310.5 Nm
- Torque Rpm
- 1500
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Oil Capacity
- 6.9 qts6.5 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 18.5 qts17.5 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Perkins 4.0L 4-cyl diesel
4243 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission (Option 1)
Standard transmission on the ROPS-equipped 4233.
- Transmission Type
- nonsynchronized gear
- Gears
- 8 forward and 2 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
Transmission (Option 2)
Three gears (1-3) plus reverse in two ranges (low/high) two a two-speed synchronized hi-lo shift for each gear. Standard transmission on the cab-equipped 4233.
- Transmission Type
- partially synchronized
- Gears
- 12 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
Transmission (Option 3)
- Transmission Type
- synchronized shuttle
- Gears
- 8 forward and reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
Transmission (Option 4)
- Transmission Type
- synchronized shuttle
- Gears
- 12 forward and reverse
- Clutch
- dry disc
Transmission Options
8-speed nonsynchronized gear
12-speed partially synchronized
8-speed synchronized shuttle
12-speed synchronized shuttle
4243 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 160 in406 cm
- Width
- 79 in200 cm
- Height
- 73 in185 cm
- Height (cab)
- 103 in261 cm
- Height (ROPS)
- 103 in261 cm
- Wheelbase
- 93 in236 cm
- Ground clearance
- 14 in35 cm
- Front tread
- 55 in139 cm
- Rear tread
- 60 in152 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 93 inches236 cm
- Weight
- 6914 to 8287 pounds
- Front Tire
- 7.5L-15
- Rear Tire
- 18.4-30
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 7.5L-15
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-30
See it in action
Videos
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4243 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test1802
Diesel 12-speed 4WDJune 1 - November 1, 1998Link: OCED Tractor Test 1802 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 6 used for power test.
Gear 1L used for pull test.
- Max Power
- 75.2 hp56.1 kW
- Max Power
- 63.2 hp47.1 kW
- Fuel Use
- 4.7 gal/hour17.8 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 5.1 gal/hour19.3 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 5.2 gal/hour19.7 l/hour
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 73.1 hp54.5 kW
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 74.8 hp55.8 kW
- Max Pull
- 8950 lbs4059 kg