Massey Ferguson 6497 in the field Cultivating w/ 4-meter Väderstad Cultus 400 | Danish Agriculture
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Years in Production / 2008–2012
Massey Ferguson
6497
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Massey Ferguson 6497.
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200hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
2008–2012
Production years
Massey Ferguson
Manufacturer
6497 / 01
At a glance
Overview
2008 - 2012
6400 Series
Row-Crop tractor
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Original price was $110 in 750 with 2009
- Manufacturer
- Massey Ferguson
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
Power steering
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Cab standard with air-conditioning.
- Differential Lock
- electro-hydraulic front and rear
- Trailer Brakes
- hydraulic OptOptional
Hydraulics
- Type
- closed center pressure flow compensating (PFC)
- Pressure
- 2900 psi200.0 bar
- Valves
- 3 to 5
- Total Flow
- 29 gpm109.8 lpm
- Total Flow
- 39 gpmOptOptional147.6 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III/IIIN
- Control
- lower-link draft sensing
- Rear Lift At24610mm
- 15,700 lbs7121 kg
- Front Hitch
- optional
- Front Lift
- 8,800 lbs3991 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 540/1000
- Rear Type
- 540/540E/1000 OptOptional
- Front Pto
- independent OptOptional
- Front Pto Type
- 1000 (1.375)
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Charging Amps
- 150
- Batteries
- 2
- Battery Cca
- 600
- Battery Volts
- 12
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Under the hood
Engine Detail
SisuDiesel 74 CTA
turbocharged diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 449 ci7.4 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.252x5.276 inches108 x 134 mm
- Emissions
- Tier III
- Power Gross
- 200 hp149.1 kW
- Air Cleaner
- dry
- Compression Ratio
- 17.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 2200
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
SisuDiesel 7.4L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 93.8 gal355.0 L
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Gears & controls
Transmission
Six power shift gears in four ranges.
- Transmission
- Dyna-6
- Transmission Type
- partial power shift
- Gears
- 24 forward and reverse
- Clutch
- hydraulic wet disc
Massey Ferguson6497 Transmission
24-speed partial power shift
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Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 214 in543 cm
- Width
- 98.2 in249 cm
- Height (cab)
- 120 in304 cm
- Wheelbase
- 118 in299 cm
- Front tread
- 60 in152 cm
- Rear tread
- 60 in152 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 118 inches299 cm
- Weight
- 17200 to 17460 pounds
- Front Tire
- 14.9R30
- Rear Tire
- 18.4R42
Tires And Tracks
- Standard Tires Ag
- Front: 14.9R30. Rear: 18.4R42
See it in action
Videos
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Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test2389
Diesel 24-speed 4WDApril 2007 - May 2007, Link: OCED Tractor Test 2389 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 3C used for power test.
Gear 1E used for pull test.
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 182.4 hp136.0 kW
- Fuel Use
- 11.3 gal/hour42.8 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 12.1 gal/hour45.8 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 11.1 gal/hour42.0 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 208.9 hp155.8 kW
- Max Power
- 149.8 hp111.7 kW
- Max Pull
- 19,700 lbs8935 kg