Ford 8730 VS John Deere 8100 specs comparison
                                         
                                        
                                    
                                
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        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 | 
| Batteries number | 1 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | - | 
| Ground force | - | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 90 amps | 
| Trans system | Constant mesh | 
| Trans type | - | 
| Trans gears | 8 forward and 2 reverse | 
| Clutch system | - | 
| 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 | - | 
| 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 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 | 
| 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 | 
| Hitch system | position and draft control | 
| Rear hitch | 3/2 | 
| Rear hitch lift | - | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                        
                                    
                                                                            
                                    
                                                                                        John Deere 8100
General Infos| Make | John Deere | 
| Model | 8100 | 
| Country | United states | 
| Production | From 1995 Until 1999 | 
| Price | - | 
| Tractor type | Row Crop tractor | 
| Fuel | diesel | 
| Service repair manual | John Deere 8100 Manual | 
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 11.00-24 | 
| AG rear tires | 18.4R46 | 
| Lawn front tires | - | 
| Lawn rear tires | - | 
| Indus front tires | - | 
| Indus rear tires | - | 
| Weight | 16435 lbs or 7454 kg | 
| Length | 206.5 inches [524 cm] | 
| Width | - | 
| Height | 120.2 inches [305 cm] | 
| Wheelbase | 116.1 inches [294 cm] | 
| Ground clearance | 31.5 inches [80 cm] | 
| Turning radius | - | 
| Rear tread size | - | 
| Front tread size | 60 to 84 inches | 
| Turning radius | - | 
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 466 ci or 7.6 L | 
| Cylinders | 6 cylinders | 
| Engine power | - | 
| Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) | 
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - | 
| Fuel type | diesel | 
| Fuel injection | - | 
| Fuel tank size | 135 gal or 511.0 L | 
| Oil capacity | 22.7 qts or 21.5 L | 
| Oil change | - | 
| Starter motor | - | 
| Starter volts | 12 V | 
| Parts And Accessories | John Deere 8100 Parts | 
| Batteries number | 2 | 
| Batteries voltage | 12 V | 
| Battries Amps | - | 
| Cold Amps | 925 | 
| Ground force | negative | 
| Charging system | alternator | 
| Charging Volts | - | 
| Charging Amps | 140 amps | 
| Trans system | John Deere PowerShift | 
| Trans type | full power shift | 
| Trans gears | 16 forward and 4 reverse | 
| Clutch system | hydraulic wet disc | 
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD | 
| Final drive | inboard planetary | 
| Steering | hydrostatic power | 
| Braking system | differential hydraulic wet disc | 
| Cabin type | CommandView Cab standard | 
| Differentiel lock | electro-hydraulic | 
| System | closed center pressure-flow compensated | 
| Valves | 3 to 5 | 
| Pump flow | - | 
| SVC flow | 30 gpm or 113.6 lpm | 
| Steering flow | - | 
| Tank capacity | 37 gal or 140.0 L | 
| Hydraulic pressure | 2900 psi or 200.0 bar | 
| Max flow | - | 
| Drawbar type | - | 
| Claimed power | - | 
| Drawbar horsepower | 141.81 hp or 105.7 kW | 
| Fuel consumption | 9.1 gal/hour or 34.4 l/hour | 
| Pulling power | 21,586 lbs or 9791 kg | 
| Claimed power | 160 hp or 119.3 kW | 
| Real power | 160.40 hp or 119.6 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 | 9.2 gal/hour or 34.8 l/hour | 
| Hitch system | electro-hydraulic draft sensing | 
| Rear hitch | 3/3N | 
| Rear hitch lift | 10,400 lbs or 4717 kg | 
| Front hitch | - | 
| Front hitch lift | - | 
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Useful links and guides ....
- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 8730 service repair manual
 - Find All mechanical and electrical parts and accessories of Ford 8730 farm-tractor here
 
- Get your John Deere 8100 manual book version
 - Cabine, electrical And mechanical parts for John Deere 8100 farm-tractor here