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Years in Production / 1983–1986
Massey Ferguson
698
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Massey Ferguson 698.
86hp
Engine estimate · from PTO
MFWD Optional
Drive
1983–1986
Production years
Massey Ferguson
Manufacturer
698 / 01
At a glance
Overview
1983 - 1986
600 Series
Utility tractor
Production
Utility tractor
Built in Beauvais, France
Original price was $32,300 in 1986
- Manufacturer
- Massey Ferguson
Mechanical
Two- or four-wheel drive
Power steering
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Four-post ROPS canopy. Cab available with air-conditioning.
- Final Drives
- outboard planetary
- Differential Lock
- mechanical rear
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Valves
- 2 or 3
- Pump Flow
- 10 gpm (implement)37.9 lpm
- Pump Flow
- 7 gpm (hitch)26.5 lpm
- Total Flow
- 17 gpm64.3 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- II
- Control
- position and draft control
- Rear Lift At24610mm
- 4440 lbs2013 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Clutch
- hydraulic
- Rear Type
- 540/1000 (1.375)
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Battery Volts
- 12
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Under the hood
Engine Detail
Perkins AD4.318.2
diesel
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 318 ci5.2 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.50x5.00 inches114 x 127 mm
- Fuel System
- direct injection
- Air Cleaner
- dual dry element
- Rated Rpm
- 2000
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
Perkins 5.2L 4-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 38.3 gal145.0 L
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Gears & controls
Transmission
Three gears (1-3), plus reverse gear, in two ranges with additional two-range speedshift. Gears 2-3 and the speedshift are synchronized.
- Gears
- 12 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- 330mm dry disc
- Speeds Description
- With 18.4-34 rear tires.
Massey Ferguson698 Transmission
12-speed
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Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 162 in411 cm
- Width
- 81 in205 cm
- Wheelbase
- 96 in243 cm
- Front tread
- 64 in162 cm
- Rear tread
- 60 in152 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 96 inches243 cm
- Weight
- 9940 lbs4508 kg
- Front Tire
- 7.50-16
- 2wd Rear Tire
- 18.4-34
Tires And Tracks
- 2wd Standard Tires Ag
- Front: 7.50-16. Rear: 18.4-34
- 4wd Standard Tires Ag
- Front: 14.9-24. Rear: 18.4-34
- 2wd Ag Rear
- 10.00-16:16.9-38
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Tractor Photos
698 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1540
Diesel 12-speed 4WDSeptember 11 - 19, 1984
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 7 used for power test.
Gear 2HL used for pull test.
- Id
- 1540
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 78.83 hp58.8 kW
- Fuel Use
- 5.3 gal/hour20.1 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 4.7 gal/hour17.8 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 74.41 hp55.5 kW
- Max Power
- 65.83 hp49.1 kW
- Max Pull
- 8707 lbs3949 kg