Massey Ferguson 590 – specifications
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Build year not documented · Data origin: Official register · sources
Successor: 690 →
The Massey Ferguson 590 is a mid-range tractor produced by Massey Ferguson. The model was manufactured at the Banner Lane plant in Coventry, England, with variants also produced in France and under license by Ursus in Poland. The machine is powered by a Perkins A4.248 diesel engine featuring four cylinders and a displacement of 248 cu in. It is a naturally aspirated, water-cooled engine delivering 79 hp.
Power transmission is handled by a Multi-power gearbox providing twelve forward gears and four reverse gears. This number of gears allows for differentiated speed adaptation to various field operations and transport tasks. The empty weight of 3,378 kg, measured with PAVT tires, ensures balanced traction in rear-wheel-drive configurations. The lifting capacity of the three-point hitch is 2,227 kg, which can be increased to 2,640 kg with an additional cylinder. The hitch is designed for Category I and Category II.
Within the model range, the Massey Ferguson 590 is positioned as the successor to the previous model and was later replaced by the Massey Ferguson 690. The machine features a safety cab from Massey Ferguson. The combination of the Perkins engine and the Multi-power gearbox makes the tractor suitable for a wide range of agricultural activities. The available data indicate a robust construction for use in mixed farms, with the technical equipment tailored to the requirements of the time.
Massey Ferguson – other models: the collective page of tractors outside the named ranges, from the MF 35 and 135 through the 1000, 2000 and 3000 series to the MF 1200 (compact) and the 8700 S, 5 to 313 kW, Perkins
This page gathers the Massey Ferguson tractors the register could not assign to a named range – from the classics of the 1950s and 1960s such as the MF 35 and MF 135 from Coventry to current compact tractors and big tractors. Massey Ferguson emerged in 1953 from the merger of Massey-Harris (Toronto) with Harry Ferguson's tractor company, whose three-point hydraulics with draft control became the world standard; since 1994 the brand has belonged to AGCO, which builds the tractors in Beauvais, France, and sources the compact class from Iseki in Japan. The brand's type logic changed several times: the three-digit types 130 to 1200 of the 1960s and 1970s order the size in ascending order, the four-digit 1000 to 8000 series of the 1980s to 2000s give the range in the thousands digit and the model in the remaining digits (MF 1250 as compact, MF 3060 as mid-range), and since 2005 two digits mark the range and the last two the power step – MF 5710 as a 5700 with about 100 hp, MF 8737 as an 8700 with about 370 hp; S and the suffix Dyna-VT denote equipment and stepless transmission. The engines come from Perkins (the AD3.152 and 1104 series), AGCO Power (formerly Sisu) in the big and Iseki, Simpson (India) and Kohler in the small models.
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The register lists here 1,011 versions with 5.2 to 313 kW from one- to eight-cylinders of 1,123 to 8,419 cm³, PTO outputs from 19 to 290 hp, lift capacities from 540 to 9,950 kg, unladen weights from 670 to 12,000 kg, lengths from 2,480 to 6,200 mm and widths from 1,003 to 3,000 mm.
By unit numbers Massey Ferguson is one of the world's best-selling tractor brands, with strongholds in Britain, France, Scandinavia, Africa and South Asia, where the MF 240 and its Indian and Pakistani licence builds shape the market.
Used, the span is as wide as the brand: on classics originality and Perkins parts count, on compacts hydrostat and front loader, on the 5700 to 8700 operating hours, Dyna transmissions, electronics and exhaust aftertreatment; parts run through AGCO and Perkins.
Sources: SpecCodex register, model data: Massey Ferguson (weitere Modelle), Massey Ferguson (AGCO, Hersteller)
Technical data
Engine
| Engine make | Perkinscorrect |
|---|---|
| Engine model | Perkins A4.248correct |
| Fuel | dieselcorrect |
| Power | 79 hpcorrect |
| Cylinders | 4correct |
| Displacement | 248 cu incorrect |
| Naturally aspirated | naturally aspiratedcorrect |
| Cooling | water-cooledcorrect |
Dimensions and weights
| Unladen weight | 3378 with PAVT wheels)correct |
|---|
Drivetrain and chassis
| Drive | rear-wheel drivecorrect |
|---|---|
| Gearbox | Multi-powercorrect |
| Forward gears | 12correct |
| Reverse gears | 4correct |
Working data
| Lifting capacity | 2227; (2640 with assister ram)correct |
|---|
Origin and approval
| Plant | Banner Lane, Coventry, England; ? France (4-wd model); Poland (Ursus)correct |
|---|---|
| Cab | Safetycorrect |
Other data
| Cab make | Massey Fergusoncorrect |
|---|---|
| Linkage category | Cat I, Cat IIcorrect |
| List price when new | ?correct |
| Predecessor | ?correct |
| Successor | Massey Ferguson 690correct |
More machines with this engine (Perkins Perkins A4.248, 2)
Frequently asked questions
How much power does the Massey Ferguson 590 have?
The Massey Ferguson 590 delivers 79 hp.
What engine does the Massey Ferguson 590 have?
4 cylinders, Diesel.
What to check before buying
- Check the hour meter against the service records — a replaced instrument is the most common gap.
- Compare the data plate and chassis number with the papers.
- Shift the gearbox cold and warm — jumps only show up at temperature.
- Load the hydraulics and watch for sag.
- Ask about parts availability for this build year — the running costs hang on it.
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