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Years in Production / 1995–2002
Valmet
8550
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the Valmet 8550.
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158hp
Source index power
MFWD Optional
Drive
1995–2002
Production years
Valmet
Manufacturer
8550 / 01
At a glance
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Suolahti, Finland
- Manufacturer
- Valmet
Hydraulics
- Pressure
- 2756 psi190.0 bar
- Pump Flow
- 19.3 gpm73.1 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- III
- Rear Lift
- 15432 lbs6999 kg
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 540/1000
- Rear Type
- 540/540E OptOptional
- Rear Type
- 1000 OptOptional
- Engine Rpm
- 540@1874
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@2080
- Engine Rpm
- 540E@1539
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Charging System
- alternator
- Battery Volts
- 12
Mechanical
Four-wheel drive
Power steering
Hydraulic wet disc brakes
Cab standard.
8550 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
SisuDiesel 634 DSRE
turbocharged diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 449.6 ci7.4 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.25x5.28 inches108 x 134 mm
- Power
- 158.2 hp118.0 kW
- Rated Rpm
- 2200
- Torque
- 479.4 lb-ft650.1 Nm
- Torque Rpm
- 1400
- Starter
- electric
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
SisuDiesel 7.4L 6-cyl diesel
- Fuel Tank
- 43.6 gal165.0 L
8550 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission
Four gears in three ranges with three-speed power shift and power shuttle.
- Transmission
- HiTech
- Transmission Type
- three-speed power shift
- Gears
- 36 forward and reverse
8550 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 194.5 in494 cm
- Width
- 88.2 in224 cm
- Height (cab)
- 111.4 in282 cm
- Wheelbase
- 100.7 in255 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wheelbase
- 100.7 inches255 cm
- Weight
- 11460 lbs5198 kg
- Front Tire
- 16.8R28
- Rear Tire
- 20.8R38
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 16.8R28
- Rear Ag
- 20.8R38
8550 / 05
Tests (NTTL)
Oced Tractor Test1633
Diesel HiTech 4WDMay 1996 - July 1996, Link: OCED Tractor Test 1633 file
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
- Max Power
- 145.0 hp108.1 kW
- Max Power
- 125.8 hp93.8 kW
- Fuel Use
- 8.4 gal/hour31.8 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 8.7 gal/hour32.9 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 8.6 gal/hour32.6 l/hour
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 141.6 hp105.6 kW
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 145.0 hp108.1 kW
- Max Pull
- 10565 lbs4792 kg