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Years in Production / 2004–2006
Massey Ferguson
491
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Massey Ferguson 491.
89hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
2004–2006
Production years
Massey Ferguson
Manufacturer
491 / 01
At a glance
Overview
2004 - 2006
400 Series
Utility tractor
Production
Utility tractor
Built in Brazil
- Manufacturer
- Massey Ferguson (a part of AGCO)
Mechanical
Two- or four-wheel drive
Power steering
Independent hydraulic wet disc brakes
Flat-deck platform with two-post folding ROPS. Optional cab with air-conditioning.
- Final Drives
- planetary
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Valves
- 2 or 3
- Pump Flow
- 7.0 gpm (3-point)26.5 lpm
- Pump Flow
- 10 gpm (aux)37.9 lpm
- Scv Flow
- 17 gpm64.3 lpm
- Total Flow
- 25 gpm94.6 lpm
- Steering Flow
- 8.0 gpm30.3 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- II
- Control
- position control and top-link draft sensing
- Rear Lift At24610mm
- 4199 lbs1904 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Clutch
- hydraulic wet disc
- Rear Type
- 540/1000 (1.375)
- Engine Rpm
- 540@1900
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@1900
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Battery Volts
- 12
491 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Perkins 1104C-44T
turbocharged diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled vertical
- Displacement
- 268.6 ci4.4 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.134x5.00 inches105 x 127 mm
- Emissions
- Tier II
- Power Gross
- 89 hp66.4 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dual paper elements
- Compression Ratio
- 18.2:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2200
- Torque
- 282 lb-ft382.4 Nm
- Torque Rpm
- 1200
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical
Engine Options
Perkins 4.4L 4-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 29 gal109.8 L
491 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Three gears (1-3) plus reverse (R) with low/high ranges and an additional synchronized slow/fast range lever. Synchronized shifting between gears 2-3 and the slow/fast range.
- Transmission Type
- partially synchronized
- Gears
- 12 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- 330mm dry disc
Massey Ferguson491 Transmission
12-speed partially synchronized
491 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 155 in393 cm
- Width
- 80 in203 cm
- Height (cab)
- 106 in269 cm
- Height (ROPS)
- 102.5 in260 cm
- Wheelbase
- 93 in236 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 93 inches236 cm
- Weight
- 6812 to 8025 pounds
- Front Tire
- 12.4-24
- Rear Tire
- 18.4-30
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 12.4-24
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-30
See it in action
Videos
Watch Massey Ferguson 491 videos from their original YouTube creators.
491 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1851Nebraska test report ↗
Diesel 12-speed 4WDMay 25 - 26, 2005
PTO performance
- Id
- 1851
- Max Power
- 85.87 hp64.0 kW
- Fuel Use
- 5.2 gal/hour19.7 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 5.0 gal/hour18.9 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 4.9 gal/hour18.5 l/hour
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 78.81 hp58.8 kW
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 84.16 hp62.8 kW