Ford 340 VS Caterpillar D9L specs comparison

Ford 340 1979 comparison online with competitors

Ford 340

General Infos
Make Ford
Model 340
Country United states
Production From 1979  Until 1981
Price -
Tractor type Industrial tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Ford 340 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires -
AG rear tires -
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires 7.50x16
Indus rear tires 14.9x24
Weight -
Length 122 inches [309 cm]
Width 66 inches [167 cm] (min)
Height 87 inches [220 cm] (two-post)
Wheelbase 81.8 inches [207 cm]
Ground clearance 14.4 inches [36 cm]
Turning radius 11.1 feet [3.4 m]
Rear tread size 56 to 76 inches
Front tread size 54 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 175 ci or 2.9 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power 44.5 hp or 33.2 kW
Engine RPM 2000 (rpm)
Torque 133.9 lb-ft or 181.6 Nm
Torque RPM 1000 (rpm)
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection updraft carburetor
Fuel tank size 16 gal or 60.6 L
Oil capacity 7 qts or 6.6 L
Oil change -
Starter motor electric
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Ford 340 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 77 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts 12 V
Charging Amps 32 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type unsynchronized gear
Trans gears 8 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system 330mm dry plate
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive inboard planetary
Steering power
Braking system mechanical wet disc
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves -
Pump flow 5.6 gpm or 21.2 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 2.74 gpm or 10.4 lpm
Tank capacity 8.5 gal or 32.2 L
Hydraulic pressure 2500 psi or 172.4 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power -
Real power -
Engine @RPM 540@1800 (rpm)
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO transmission
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position and upper-link draft sensing
Rear hitch I
Rear hitch lift 1940 lbs or 879 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Caterpillar D9L 1980 comparison online with competitors

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
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 4
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 172 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 35 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type power shift
Trans gears 3 forward and reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive crawler
Final drive planetary
Steering -
Braking system -
Cabin type Cab optional with available air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System -
Valves -
Pump flow 103 gpm or 389.9 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
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 -
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch -
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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