Caterpillar D6 VS Massey Ferguson 178 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 | - |
Massey Ferguson 178
General Infos| Make | Massey Ferguson |
| Model | 178 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1968 Until 1971 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | - |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Massey Ferguson 178 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.5x16 |
| AG rear tires | 12x36 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 6,878 lbs or 3119 kg |
| Length | 136 inches [345 cm] |
| Width | 72 inches [182 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 84 inches [213 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 17.5 inches [44 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 247.8 ci or 4.1 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 73 hp or 54.4 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
| Torque | 212 lb-ft or 287.5 Nm | Torque RPM | 1300 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 21.7 gal or 82.1 L |
| Oil capacity | 15 qts or 14.2 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | - |
| Parts And Accessories | Massey Ferguson 178 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | Multi Power |
| Trans type | unsynchronized |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power assist |
| Braking system | dry disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | 1 or 2 |
| Pump flow | 3.1 gpm or 11.7 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | - |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 62 hp or 46.2 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | - |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | 3,900 lbs or 1769 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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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
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