Ford 8000 VS Kubota L185 specs comparison
Ford 8000
General Infos| Make | Ford |
| Model | 8000 |
| Country | United states |
| Production | From 1968 Until 1972 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Ford 8000 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 10.00-16 |
| AG rear tires | 23.1-30 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 9,980 lbs or 4526 kg |
| Length | 154.8 inches [393 cm] (row crop) |
| Width | 85 inches [215 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 108 inches [274 cm] (row crop) |
| Ground clearance | 24 inches [60 cm] (row crop front axle) |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | - |
| Front tread size | - |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 401 ci or 6.6 L |
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders |
| Engine power | - |
| Engine RPM | 2300 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 43 gal or 162.8 L |
| Oil capacity | 12 qts or 11.4 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 8000 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | 128 amps |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | generator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 22 amps |
| Trans system | Dual Power |
| Trans type | partial powershift |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | power |
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc |
| Cabin type | Open operator station |
| Differentiel lock | hydraulic |
| System | open center |
| Valves | - |
| Pump flow | 12 gpm or 45.4 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 4.2 gpm or 15.9 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 10 gal or 37.9 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2500 psi or 172.4 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 92.61 hp or 69.1 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 6.8 gal/hour or 25.7 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 11,362 lbs or 5153 kg |
| Claimed power | - |
| Real power | 94.33 hp or 70.3 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 | 5.6 gal/hour or 21.2 l/hour |
| Hitch system | - |
| Rear hitch | II |
| Rear hitch lift | - |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
Kubota L185
General Infos| Make | Kubota |
| Model | L185 |
| Country | Japan |
| Production | From 1977 Until 1982 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Kubota L185 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 4.00-15 |
| AG rear tires | 9.5-2 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 1595 lbs or 723 kg |
| Length | 100 inches [254 cm] |
| Width | 54 inches [137 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 60 inches [152 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 10 inches [25 cm] |
| Turning radius | - |
| Rear tread size | 40.5 inches |
| Front tread size | 39.375 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 45.3 ci or 0.7 L |
| Cylinders | 2 cylinders |
| Engine power | 17 hp or 12.7 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2800 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 5.8 gal or 22.0 L |
| Oil capacity | - |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota L185 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | - |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | - |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | - |
| Trans system | - |
| Trans type | creeper |
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse |
| Clutch system | - |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual |
| 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 | 15 hp or 11.2 kW |
| Real power | - |
| Engine @RPM | 540@2430 (rpm) |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | transmission |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | 2430 (rpm) |
| Mid PTO | - |
| Mid PTO RPM | - |
| Fuel consumption | - |
| Hitch system | position control |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 2200 lbs or 997 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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