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John Deere 5203 Engine specifications
19 engine values on record for the 5203.
Measured at the PTO shaft
50.8 hp
Source · OECD Test 2267, measured
What engine is in a 5203?
A 5203 has a John Deere 3.029 DPY-13, a 3-cylinder 2.90 L diesel engine.
| Make & model | John Deere 3.029 DPY-13 |
|---|---|
| Fuel | Diesel |
| Cylinders | 3 |
| Displacement | 177.0 ci · 2.90 L |
| Cooling | Liquid-cooledSource 1 |
| Fuel injection | direct injection methodOn record for 1 of 3 configurations |
| Maximum torque | 138 lb·ft · 187.7 N·mSource 1 |
| Maximum torque speed | 1,298 rpmSource 1 |
| Air cleaner | Donaldson dry air filter with cyclone pre-separatorOn record for 1 of 3 configurations |
| Cylinders | 3Source 1 |
| Displacement | 3.1 qt · 2.9 LSource 1 |
| Bore | 4.2 in · 106.5 mmOn record for 1 of 3 configurations |
| Stroke | 4.3 in · 110 mmOn record for 1 of 3 configurations |
| Rated engine speed | 2,400 rpmOn record for 1 of 3 configurations |
| Torque rise | 25.1 %Source 1 |
Source · Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5203”
How much fuel does a 5203 use?
On OECD Test 2267, the 5203 used 3.11 gal/h (11.8 L/h) at maximum power.
| Fuel consumption, at maximum power | 3.11 gal/h · 11.8 L/h |
|---|---|
| Fuel consumption, at rated engine speed | 3.12 gal/h · 11.8 L/h |
| Fuel consumption, at standard PTO speed | 3.11 gal/h · 11.8 L/h |
| Engine speed, at maximum power | 2,376 rpm |
| Engine speed, at rated engine speed | 2,400 rpm |
| Engine speed, at standard PTO speed | 2,376 rpm |
| Maximum torque | 138 lb·ft · 187.7 N·m |
| Torque rise | 25.1% |
Source · OECD test report 2267, 2005
Where this page comes from
19 engine values from Traktorenlexikon, “John Deere 5203”; and OECD test report 2267, 2005.
Sources
Facts taken from these documents, units converted. Numbers beside a figure refer to this list. Licences and attribution
- OECD Code 2 test report 2/2 267: John Deere 5203 — Licence not stated by the publisher; facts cited, OECD-2267 · published 2005-09-02 · retrieved 2026-09-14. OECD; testing station Central Farm Machinery Training. Original document
- Traktorenlexikon: John Deere 5203 — CC BY-SA 4.0, WIKIBOOKS-TL-106247 · revision 874192. Wikibooks contributors (Traktorenlexikon). Original document