Ford 6500 VS Ford 231 specs comparison
Ford 6500
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 6500 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1973 Until 1975 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Industrial tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 6500 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - |
| AG rear tires | - |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | 14-17.5 |
| Indus rear tires | 18.4-28 |
| Weight | 14250 lbs or 6463 kg |
| Length | 211 inches [535 cm] (with loader) |
| Width | 84 inches [213 cm] |
| Height | 107 inches [271 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 89 inches [226 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | 12.5 feet [3.8 m] |
| Rear tread size | 64 inches |
| Front tread size | 65 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 256 ci or 4.2 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 77.1 hp or 57.5 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2100 (rpm) |
| Torque | 218 lb-ft or 295.6 Nm | Torque RPM | 1300 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 20 gal or 75.7 L |
| Oil capacity | 9 qts or 8.5 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 6500 Parts |
| Batteries number | - |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | - |
| Trans gears | 3 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
| Cabin type | Cab optional |
| Differentiel lock | - |
| System | - |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | - |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | - |
| Tank capacity | 40 gal or 151.4 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | - |
| Max flow | 32.6 gpm or 123.4 lpm |
| 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 231
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 231 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1975 Until 1978 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Industrial tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 231 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - |
| AG rear tires | - |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | 9.00x10 |
| Indus rear tires | 18.4x16 |
| Weight | 3530 lbs or 1601 kg |
| Length | 126.5 inches [321 cm] |
| Width | 68.6 inches [174 cm] |
| Height | 80.7 inches [204 cm] |
| Wheelbase | 75.8 inches [192 cm] |
| Ground clearance | - |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 56 to 75 inches |
| Front tread size | 54 to 78 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 158 ci or 2.6 L |
| Cylinders | 3 cylinders |
| Engine power | 34.3 hp or 25.6 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2000 (rpm) |
| Torque | 100.5 lb-ft or 136.3 Nm | Torque RPM | 1350 (rpm) |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 13 gal or 49.2 L |
| Oil capacity | 7 qts or 6.6 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 231 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | 12 V |
| Charging Amps | 32 amps |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | gear |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse |
| Clutch system | dry disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | mechanical wet disc |
| 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 | 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 | - |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 6500 service repair manual
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