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John Deere 540 Front End Loader
The
John Deere 540 non self leveling or mechanical self leveling front end loader
fits John Deere 5300, 5400, 5500 tractors. The loader has double acting
hydraulic bucket and boom cylinders.
The loader has a lifting capacity (at pivot pin) of 2800 lbs (1270 mm)
to maximum height of 130" (3300 mm), and bucket's breakout force of 4350
lbs (1977 kg). The bucket dump clearance with a 47-degree max dump angle
is 100.6" (2555 mm). The rated cycle times are 4.9 seconds lifting to
full height, and 3.3 seconds to full bucket dump.
The John Deere 540 loader is compatible with a 73" (1850 mm) standard
material bucket with a heaped capacity of 15 cu.ft (0.43 m3), and 85"
(2150 mm) standard material bucket with a heaped capacity of 23 cu.ft
(0.66 m3).
| Tractor models |
John Deere 5300, 5400, 5500 |
| Front tires |
11.2x24 |
| Rear tires |
16.9x30 |
| Pump capacity, gpm (lpm) |
11.4 (43.0) |
| Hydraulic pressure, bar (psi) |
190 (2750) |
| Loader model |
John Deere 540 NSL/MSL |
| Leveling system |
Non Self Leveling / Mechanical Self Leveling |
| Lift cylinders bore (NSL/MSL), in (mm) |
2.5 (63) |
| Bucket cylinders bore (NSL), in (mm) |
2.2 (56) |
| Bucket cylinders bore (MSL), in (mm) |
2.5 (63) |
| Lift cylinders rod diameter (NSL/MSL), in (mm) |
1.57 (40) |
| Bucket cylinders rod diameter (NSL), in (mm) |
1.26 (32) |
| Bucket cylinders rod diameter (MSL), in (mm) |
1.57 (40) |
| Lift cylinders stroke (NSL/MSL), in (mm) |
22.3 (566) |
| Bucket cylinders stroke (NSL), in (mm) |
24.4 (620) |
| Bucket cylinders stroke (MSL), in (mm) |
12 (305) |
| Weight, lb (kg) |
1870 (850) |
| 73" Standard Material Bucket |
| Width, in (mm) |
73 (1850) |
| Struck capacity, ft3 (m3) |
12.3 (0.35) |
| Heaped capacity, ft3 (m3) |
15.0 (0.43) |
| Weight, lb (kg) |
392 (178) |
| 85" Standard Material Bucket |
| Width, in (mm) |
85 (2150) |
| Struck capacity, ft3 (m3) |
19.2 (0.55) |
| Heaped capacity, ft3 (m3) |
23.0 (0.66) |
| Weight, lb (kg) |
473 (215) |
| Maximum lift height at pivot pin (NSL), in (mm) |
126 (3200) |
| Maximum lift height at pivot pin (MSL), in (mm) |
130 (3300) |
| Maximum lift height under level bucket (NSL), in (mm) |
120 (3050) |
| Maximum lift height under level bucket (MSL), in (mm) |
122.6 (3115) |
| Clearance with bucket dumped (NSL), in (mm) |
103 (2615) |
| Clearance with bucket dumped (MSL), in (mm) |
100.6 (2555) |
| Reach at maximum lift height (NSL), in (mm) |
34.6 (880) |
| Reach at maximum lift height (MSL), in (mm) |
30 (760) |
| Reach with bucket on ground level (NSL), in (mm) |
80 (2030) |
| Reach with bucket on ground level (MSL), in (mm) |
83 (2110) |
| Maximum dump angle (NSL), degrees |
40 |
| Maximum dump angle (MSL), degrees |
47 |
| Maximum rollback angle (NSL), degrees |
20 |
| Maximum rollback angle (MSL), degrees |
41 |
| Digging depth (NSL), in (mm) |
5.9 (150) |
| Digging depth (MSL), in (mm) |
6.1 (155) |
| Lift Capacity to maximum height at pivot pin (NSL), lbs (kg) |
2500 (1134) |
| Lift Capacity to maximum height at pivot pin (MSL), lbs (kg) |
2800 (1270) |
| Breakout force at pivot pin (NSL), lbs (kg) |
3485 (1585) |
| Breakout force at pivot pin (MSL), lbs (kg) |
4350 (1977) |
| Raising time to full height |
4.9 sec. |
| Lowering time |
3.7 sec. |
| Bucket dumping time |
3.3 sec |
| Bucket rollback time |
2.1 sec. |
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