Case-IH MX 240 vs John Deere 8330

10 material differences · fewer than 12

Tractor one

Case-IH MX 240

1999–2002

235.2 hp

Measured at the PTO · OECD Test 1835

Tractor two

John Deere 8330

2006–2009

No measured PTO figure

Which should you choose?

We will not advise between these two machines, because they were not built in overlapping years (1999–2002; 2006–2009). The figures below are side by side so you can judge them yourself; each says whether it was measured, claimed or declared by its source.

Field by field

10 material differences · 5 fields identical or within 5%, which is not counted as material

Case-IH MX 240 and John Deere 8330, field by field
FieldMX 2408330Gap
Measured performance
PTO power, measured measured235.2 hp
Drawbar power, measured measured200.6 hp
Engine
Engine power, claimed claimed242.6 hp266.5 hp+10% 8330
Engine declaredConsolidated Diesel Co. 6TAA-8304John Deere PowerTech-Plus 6.090 HRW-02differs
Displacement declared8.27 L8.98 L+9% 8330
Maximum torque declared810 lb·ft · 1,098 N·m836 lb·ft · 1,133 N·m
Transmission
Top speed declared24.9 mph · 40 km/h24.9–31.1 mph · 40–50 km/hdiffers
Clutch declaredIntegrated wet Case-IH multi-plate clutch in transmission
Hydraulics & hitch
Hydraulic centre declaredClosed centre
Hydraulic control declaredLoad sensing
Pump flow declared31.1 gpm · 117.7 L/min
Pressure declared3,408 psi · 235 bar3,002 psi · 207 bar+14% MX 240
Three-point lift at ends declared18,706 lb · 8,485 kg23,783 lb · 10,788 kg+27% 8330
Rear PTO speeds declared540/1000 rpm1000 rpmdiffers
Weight & dimensions
Unladen weight declared20,754 lb · 9,414 kg23,307 lb · 10,572 kg+12% 8330
Maximum permissible mass declared30,865 lb · 14,000 kg30,865 lb · 14,000 kg
Wheelbase declared118.3 in · 3,006 mm120.1 in · 3,050 mm
Length declared222.0 in · 5,640 mm233.8 in · 5,938 mm+5% 8330
Width declared120.0 in · 3,048 mm118.6 in · 3,012 mm
Height declared127.9 in · 3,249 mm124.2 in · 3,155 mm
Ground clearance declared14.9 in · 378 mm13.2 in · 336 mm+13% MX 240
Fuel tank declared634.0 qt · 600.0 L720.0 qt · 681.4 L+14% 8330

Case-IH MX 240 sources

Source
  • Source: OECD test report 1835, 1999
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH MX240”

John Deere 8330 sources

Source
  • Source: Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 8330”