Caterpillar D9L VS Ford 250C specs comparison
Caterpillar D9L
General Infos| Make | Caterpillar |
| Model | D9L |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1980 Until 1987 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Industrial Crawler tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Caterpillar D9L Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - |
| AG rear tires | - |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | 27-inch track |
| Indus rear tires | 27-inch track |
| Weight | 90605 lbs or 41098 kg |
| Length | 209 inches [530 cm] (tractor) |
| Width | 126 inches [320 cm] |
| Height | 166 inches [421 cm] |
| Wheelbase | - |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 1649 ci or 27.0 L |
| Cylinders | 12 cylinders |
| Engine power | 460 hp or 343.0 kW |
| Engine RPM | - |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | direct injection |
| Fuel tank size | 255 gal or 965.2 L |
| Oil capacity | 60 qts or 56.8 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | electric |
| Starter volts | 24 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Caterpillar D9L Parts |
| Batteries number | 4 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | 172 amps |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | - |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 35 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | power shift |
| Trans gears | 3 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | crawler |
| Final drive | planetary |
| Steering | - |
| Braking system | - |
| Cabin type | Cab optional with available air-conditioning |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 103 gpm or 389.9 lpm |
| 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 250C
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 250C |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1989 Until 1994 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Industrial tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 250C Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - |
| AG rear tires | - |
| Lawn front tires | 9.00-10 |
| Lawn rear tires | 9.00-10 |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | 16.9-24 |
| Weight | 4948 lbs or 2244 kg |
| Length | 132 inches [335 cm] |
| Width | 82 inches [208 cm] |
| Height | 92 inches [233 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 81 inches [205 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 61 inches |
| Front tread size | 58 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 192 ci or 3.1 L |
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Engine power | 52 hp or 38.8 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
| Torque | 149 lb-ft or 202.0 Nm | Torque RPM | 1400 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 16 gal or 60.6 L |
| Oil capacity | 7 qts or 6.6 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 250C Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | 128 amps |
| Cold Amps | 750 |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 55 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | torque converter |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | wet disc |
| Cabin type | Four-post ROPS/FOPS |
| Differentiel lock | mechanical rear |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 21.5 gpm or 81.4 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 5.9 gpm or 22.3 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 11 gal or 41.6 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2200 psi or 151.7 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Pulling power | - |
| Claimed power | 44 hp or 32.8 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | 540@1800 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | independent |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | position and draft control |
| Rear hitch | I/II |
| Rear hitch lift | 3080 lbs or 1397 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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Useful links and guides ....
- Caterpillar provided us with the latest version of its D9L service repair manual
- Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Caterpillar D9L industrial-tractor here
- Get your Ford 250C manual book version
- Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for Ford 250C industrial-tractor here