Ford 8700 VS New Holland TG230 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        Ford 8700
General Infos| Make | Ford | 
| Model | 8700 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1977 Until 1979 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | - | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | Ford 8700 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 10.00-16 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4-38 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 12270 lbs or 5565 kg | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | - | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| 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 | - | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | - | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | Ford 8700 Parts | 
| Batteries number | - | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | - | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | - | 
| Trans system | Dual Power | 
| Trans type | two-speed power shift | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | dry disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | - | 
| 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 | 96.0 hp or 71.6 kW | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 96.05 hp or 71.6 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 7.8 gal/hour or 29.5 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 11581 lbs or 5253 kg | 
| Claimed power | 110.58 hp or 82.5 kW | 
| Real power | 99.56 hp or 74.2 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | - | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 6.6 gal/hour or 25.0 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | - | 
| Rear hitch | II | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        New Holland TG230
General Infos| Make | New Holland | 
| Model | TG230 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 2002 Until 2006 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | New Holland TG230 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | - | 
| AG rear tires | - | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 20340 lbs or 9226 kg | 
| Length | - | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | - | 
| Wheelbase | - | 
| Ground clearance | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | - | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 505 ci or 8.3 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | 230 hp or 171.5 kW | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 130 gal or 492.1 L | 
| Oil capacity | - | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | New Holland TG230 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 1000 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 135 amps | 
| Trans system | - | 
| Trans type | creeper | 
| Trans gears | 24 forward and 6 reverse | 
| Clutch system | electro-hydraulic wet disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD | 
| Final drive | - | 
| Steering | power | 
| Braking system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | Cab standard with air-conditioning | 
| Differentiel lock | - | 
| System | closed center load sensing | 
| Valves | 3 to 5 | 
| Pump flow | 38.6 gpm or 146.1 lpm | 
| SVC flow | - | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | - | 
| Hydraulic pressure | - | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 163.29 hp or 121.8 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 12.9 gal/hour or 48.8 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 19826 lbs or 8993 kg | 
| Claimed power | 190 hp or 141.7 kW | 
| Real power | 213.61 hp or 159.3 kW | 
| Engine @RPM | - | 
| PTO Clutch | - | 
| Rear PTO | independent | 
| Rear PTO RPM | 1000 (rpm) | 
| Front PTO | - | 
| Front PTO RPM | - | 
| Mid PTO | - | 
| Mid PTO RPM | - | 
| Fuel consumption | 12.8 gal/hour or 48.4 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | position and electronic draft control | 
| Rear hitch | III/IIIN | 
| Rear hitch lift | 13520 lbs or 6132 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 8700 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 8700 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your New Holland TG230 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for New Holland TG230 farm-tractor here