Caterpillar D6 VS Farmall 856 specs comparison
Caterpillar D6
General Infos| Make | Caterpillar |
| Model | D6 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1941 Until 1947 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Caterpillar D6 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 16-inch tracks |
| AG rear tires | 16-inch tracks |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 16,695 lbs or 7572 kg |
| Length | 149.2 inches [378 cm] |
| Width | 80.5 inches [204 cm] (60" gauge) |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 85.625 inches [217 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 12.5 inches [31 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 60 inches |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 525 ci or 8.6 L |
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders pony engine |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 1600 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 48 gal or 181.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 19 qts or 18.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | - |
| Parts And Accessories | Caterpillar D6 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 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual clutch |
| Braking system | contracting band |
| 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 | 74.82 hp or 55.8 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 6.1 gal/hour or 23.1 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 17,687 lbs or 8022 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 | - |
Farmall 856
General Infos| Make | Farmall |
| Model | 856 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1967 Until 1971 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Farmall 856 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-16 |
| AG rear tires | 16.9-38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 9,270 lbs or 4204 kg |
| Length | 164 inches [416 cm] |
| Width | 92 inches [233 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 105 inches [266 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | 11 feet [3.4 m] |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 301 ci or 4.9 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2400 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 42 gal or 159.0 L |
| Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Farmall 856 Parts |
| Batteries number | 2 |
| Batteries voltage | 6 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Torque Amplifier |
| Trans type | - |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | hydrostatic power |
| Braking system | independent hydraulic disc |
| Cabin type | Cab optional with heat and A/C |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 87.17 hp or 65.0 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 6.6 gal/hour or 25.0 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 9,417 lbs or 4271 kg |
| Claimed power | 95 hp or 70.8 kW |
| Real power | 94.29 hp or 70.3 kW |
| Engine @RPM | 540@2100 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | 6.0 gal/hour or 22.7 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | 2 |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Related tractor comparison
Caterpillar D6 Farmall 1456
Farmall 856 Steiger Super Wildcat
Caterpillar D6 Schluter Super 650
Farmall 856 John Deere 510
Farmall 856 Ford Commander 6000
Caterpillar D6 International Harvester A-564
Choose another tractor
Useful links and guides ....
- Caterpillar provided us with the latest version of its D6 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Caterpillar D6 farm-tractor here
- Get your Farmall 856 manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Farmall 856 farm-tractor here