Ford 3550 VS Caterpillar D9L specs comparison

Ford 3550 1972 comparison online with competitors

Ford 3550

General Infos
Make Ford
Model 3550
Country United states
Production From 1972  Until 1975
Price -
Tractor type Industrial tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Ford 3550 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 9.00-16
AG rear tires 16.9-24
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires 9.00-16
Indus rear tires 14.9-24
Weight 4,399 lbs or 1995 kg
Length 119 inches [302 cm]
Width 75.9 inches [192 cm]
Height 98 inches [248 cm]
Wheelbase 81.1 inches [205 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size 61 inches
Front tread size 56 inches
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 158 ci or 2.6 L
Cylinders 3 cylinders
Engine power 50 hp or 37.3 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque 128 lb-ft or 173.6 Nm
Torque RPM 1350 (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 3550 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system generator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 22 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type torque converter
Trans gears 4 forward and reverse
Clutch system dry disc
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 5.4 gpm or 20.4 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow 5.5 gpm or 20.8 lpm
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2500 psi or 172.4 bar
Max flow 19.1 gpm or 72.3 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower -
Fuel consumption -
Pulling power -
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 38 hp or 28.3 kW
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 -

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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