Ford 8730 VS David Brown 1212 specs comparison

Ford 8730 1990 comparison online with competitors

Ford 8730

General Infos
Make Ford
Model 8730
Country United states
Production From 1990  Until 1993
Price 56,500  USD
Tractor type Row Crop tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Ford 8730 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 11.00-16 (2WD)
AG rear tires 18.4/15-38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 12,185 lbs or 5527 kg
Length 191 inches [485 cm]
Width 82 inches [208 cm]
Height 113.8 inches [289 cm]
Wheelbase 111 inches [281 cm]
Ground clearance 16.4 inches [41 cm]
Turning radius 16.75 feet [5.1 m]
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 2200 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 75 gal or 283.9 L
Oil capacity 19.6 qts or 18.5 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts -
Parts And Accessories Ford 8730 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 1
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 90 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Constant mesh
Trans type -
Trans gears 8 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system hydraulic wet disc
Cabin type optional cab with heat and A/C
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center gear pump, dual pumps optional
Valves 2 to 4
Pump flow 20 gpm or 75.7 lpm
SVC flow 16.9 gpm or 64.0 lpm
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2500 psi or 172.4 bar
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 124.84 hp or 93.1 kW
Fuel consumption 9.0 gal/hour or 34.1 l/hour
Pulling power 15,614 lbs or 7082 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 140 hp or 104.4 kW
Real power 135.70 hp or 101.2 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 8.1 gal/hour or 30.7 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system position and draft control
Rear hitch 3/2
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

David Brown 1212 1971 comparison online with competitors

David Brown 1212

General Infos
Make David Brown
Model 1212
Country United states
Production From 1971  Until 1976
Price 11,900  USD
Tractor type Utility tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual David Brown 1212 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 6.00-19
AG rear tires 16.9-34
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 6,730 lbs or 3052 kg
Length 143 inches [363 cm]
Width 70 inches [177 cm]
Height 105 inches [266 cm]
Wheelbase 89 inches [226 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 219 ci or 3.6 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 71 hp or 52.9 kW
Engine RPM 2300 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 21.3 gal or 80.6 L
Oil capacity 7.9 qts or 7.5 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories David Brown 1212 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps 96 amps
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Hydra-Shift
Trans type partial power shift
Trans gears 12 forward and 4 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system differential mechanical drum
Cabin type Cab optional
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves -
Pump flow -
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure 2000 psi or 137.9 bar
Max flow 6.9 gpm or 26.1 lpm
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power 55.9 hp or 41.7 kW
Drawbar horsepower 53.20 hp or 39.7 kW
Fuel consumption 4.2 gal/hour or 15.9 l/hour
Pulling power 8,137 lbs or 3690 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 63.7 hp or 47.5 kW
Real power 53.25 hp or 39.7 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 3.5 gal/hour or 13.2 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch II
Rear hitch lift 2,200 lbs or 997 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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