Caterpillar D8 VS Ford 6710 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Caterpillar D8
General Infos| Make | Caterpillar | 
| Model | D8 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1937 Until 1965 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | - | 
| Service repair manual | Caterpillar D8 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - | 
| AG rear tires | - | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 36520 lbs 16565 kg | 
| Length | 186 inches 472 cm | 
| Width | 101 inches 256 cm | 
| Height | 84 inches 213 cm | 
| Wheelbase | - | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | - | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 115 hp 85.8 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 850 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | - | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 57 gal 215.7 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | - | 
| Parts And Accessories | Caterpillar D8 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 | 6 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | crawler | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | - | 
| 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 | - | 
| Fuel consumption | - | 
| Pulling power | - | 
| 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 6710
General Infos| Make | Ford | 
| Model | 6710 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1982 Until 1987 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Ford 6710 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 7.50-15 (2WD) | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-30 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 6,344 lbs or 2877 kg | 
| Length | 152.5 inches [387 cm] | 
| Width | 76.9 inches [195 cm] | 
| Height | 114.6 inches [291 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 101.6 inches [258 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 20.7 inches [52 cm] | 
| Turning radius | 14.1 feet [4.3 m] | 
| Rear tread size | 60 to 80 inches | 
| Front tread size | 58.5 to 86.5 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 268 ci or 4.4 L | 
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 78.5 hp or 58.5 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) | 
| Torque | 219 lb-ft or 297.0 Nm | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 28 gal or 106.0 L | 
| Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 6710 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | 128 amps | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 32 amps | 
| Trans system | Dual Power | 
| Trans type | synchromesh partial power shift | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 8 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power assist | 
| Braking system | differential mechanical wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | open center | 
| Valves | 1 | 
| Pump flow | 9.7 gpm or 36.7 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | 3.6 gpm or 13.6 lpm | 
| Tank capacity | 15 gal or 56.8 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 61.37 hp or 45.8 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 4.7 gal/hour or 17.8 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 7,948 lbs or 3605 kg | 
| Claimed power | 72 hp or 53.7 kW | 
| Real power | 15.43 hp or 11.5 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 | 1.0 gal/hour or 3.8 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II | 
| Rear hitch lift | 4,137 lbs or 1876 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Caterpillar provided us with the latest version of its D8 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Caterpillar D8 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your Ford 6710 manual book version
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