Caterpillar D4 VS Ford 8340 specs comparison
Caterpillar D4
General Infos| Make | Caterpillar |
| Model | D4 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1938 Until 1957 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Caterpillar D4 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 13-inch tracks |
| AG rear tires | 13-inch tracks |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 9970 lbs or 4522 kg |
| Length | 120.7 inches [306 cm] |
| Width | 62 inches [157 cm] (44" gauge) |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 61.125 inches [155 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 11.125 inches [28 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 44 inches |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 350 ci or 5.7 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
| Torque | 421 lb-ft or 570.9 Nm | Torque RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 20 gal or 75.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 16 qts or 15.1 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | - |
| Parts And Accessories | Caterpillar D4 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | - |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | gear |
| Trans gears | 5 forward and 1 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual clutches |
| Braking system | - |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 50.18 hp or 37.4 kW |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | 11,694 lbs or 5304 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | - |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | - |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Ford 8340
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 8340 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1992 Until 1995 |
| Price | 43,500 USD |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 8340 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 18.4-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 8,684 lbs or 3939 kg |
| Length | 176 inches [447 cm] |
| Width | 83 inches [210 cm] |
| Height | 110 inches [279 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 103 inches [261 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 456 ci or 7.5 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders 12 valves |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 57.5 gal or 217.6 L |
| Oil capacity | 22.1 qts or 20.9 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 8340 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 800 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 55 amps |
| Trans system | ElectroShift/Pulse Command |
| Trans type | four-speed power shift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | inboard planetary |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post foldable ROPS with flat-deck platform |
| Differentiel lock | electro-hydraulic |
| System | gear pump |
| Valves | 1 to 4 |
| Pump flow | 17.4 gpm or 65.9 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 96.7 hp or 72.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 7.4 gal/hour or 28.0 l/hour |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 106 hp or 79.0 kW |
| Real power | 110.3 hp or 82.3 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 6.7 gal/hour or 25.4 l/hour |
| Hitch system | Position control and top-link draft sensing |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | 6,210 lbs or 2816 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Caterpillar provided us with the latest version of its D4 service repair manual
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