Caterpillar D7 VS Ford 976 specs comparison
Caterpillar D7
General Infos| Make | Caterpillar |
| Model | D7 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1940 Until 1961 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Agricultural Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Caterpillar D7 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 20-inch tracks |
| AG rear tires | 20-inch tracks |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 24,330 lbs or 11036 kg |
| Length | 162.25 inches [412 cm] |
| Width | 97 inches [246 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | - |
| Ground clearance | 15.5 inches [39 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 74 inches |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 831 ci or 13.6 L |
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders pony engine |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 1200 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 65 gal or 246.0 L |
| Oil capacity | 22 qts or 20.8 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | - |
| Parts And Accessories | Caterpillar D7 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 6 V |
| 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 metallic disc |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual clutches |
| 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 | 109.79 hp or 81.9 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 8.3 gal/hour or 31.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 28,274 lbs or 12825 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 976
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 976 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1989 Until 1993 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 976 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 18.4x38 |
| AG rear tires | 18.4x38 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 21100 lbs or 9570 kg |
| Length | 260 inches [660 cm] |
| Width | - |
| Height | 125 inches [317 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 130 inches [330 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 16.1 inches [40 cm] |
| Turning radius | 14.2 feet [4.3 m] |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 855 ci or 14.0 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | 360 hp or 268.5 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | 1170 lb-ft or 1586.5 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 286 gal or 1082.5 L |
| Oil capacity | 39.1 qts or 37.0 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 976 Parts |
| Batteries number | 4 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | 625 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 90 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | full power shift |
| Trans gears | 12 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | 228mm wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x4 articulated 4WD |
| Final drive | outboard planetary |
| Steering | articulated power |
| Braking system | hydraulic disc |
| Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | closed center load sensing |
| Valves | 4 to 5 |
| Pump flow | 24.5 gpm or 92.7 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 26.1 gpm or 98.8 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 15.3 gal or 57.9 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2400 psi or 165.5 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | 290 hp or 216.3 kW |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 316 hp or 235.6 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | position control |
| Rear hitch | IVN/III |
| Rear hitch lift | 13036 lbs or 5913 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Caterpillar provided us with the latest version of its D7 service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Caterpillar D7 farm-tractor here
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