Farmall 856 Tests


Farmall 856 tractor photo
1967 - 1971
56 Series
Row-Crop tractor
Series map:
756
856
85.0hp*
105.6hp*
*Estimated engine power for comparison only.
Nebraska Tractor Test 970
856 fuel use from test 970
Nebraska Tractor Test 970
Diesel Torque Amplifier 2WD
April 15 - 30, 1968
Link: Nebraska Tractor Test 970 file
PTO performance
Power at rated engine speed100.49 hp
74.9 kW
Fuel use6.6 gal/hour
25.0 l/hour
Power at rated PTO speed94.29 hp
70.3 kW
Fuel use6.0 gal/hour
22.7 l/hour
Drawbar performance
Max power87.17 hp
65.0 kW
Fuel use6.6 gal/hour
25.0 l/hour
Gear 1-H-TA used for power test.
Max pull9,417 lbs
4271 kg
Gear 3-L-TA used for pull test.
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