Ford 8730 VS Kubota GM49 specs comparison

Ford 8730
General InfosMake | 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 | - |

Kubota GM49
General InfosMake | Kubota |
Model | GM49 |
Country | Japan |
Production | From 1998 Until 2006 |
Price | - |
Tractor type | Utility tractor |
Fuel | diesel |
Service repair manual | Kubota GM49 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires | 8-18 |
AG rear tires | 13.6-28 |
Lawn front tires | - |
Lawn rear tires | - |
Indus front tires | - |
Indus rear tires | - |
Weight | 4608 lbs or 2090 kg |
Length | 143.9 inches [365 cm] |
Width | 61.6 inches [156 cm] |
Height | 93.7 inches [237 cm] |
Wheelbase | 80.7 inches [204 cm] |
Ground clearance | 14.8 inches [37 cm] |
Turning radius | - |
Rear tread size | 48 to 63.4 inches |
Front tread size | 47.2 inches |
Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity | 202.5 ci or 3.3 L |
Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
Engine power | 48.3 hp or 36.0 kW |
Engine RPM | 2200 (rpm) |
Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
Fuel type | diesel |
Fuel injection | - |
Fuel tank size | 15.9 gal or 60.2 L |
Oil capacity | - |
Oil change | - |
Starter motor | negative |
Starter volts | 12 V |
Parts And Accessories | Kubota GM49 Parts |
Batteries number | - |
Batteries voltage | 12 V |
Battries Amps | - |
Cold Amps | - |
Ground force | electric |
Charging system | - |
Charging Volts | - |
Charging Amps | - |
Trans system | - |
Trans type | - |
Trans gears | 24 forward and reverse |
Clutch system | - |
Wheel drive | 4x4 MFWD 4WD |
Final drive | - |
Steering | power |
Braking system | wet disc |
Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
Differentiel lock | - |
System | - |
Valves | - |
Pump flow | 11 gpm or 41.6 lpm |
SVC flow | - |
Steering flow | - |
Tank capacity | - |
Hydraulic pressure | - |
Max flow | - |
Drawbar type | - |
Claimed power | - |
Drawbar horsepower | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Pulling power | - |
Claimed power | 44.8 hp or 33.4 kW |
Real power | - |
Engine @RPM | - |
PTO Clutch | - |
Rear PTO | - |
Rear PTO RPM | 569 (rpm) |
Front PTO | - |
Front PTO RPM | - |
Mid PTO | - |
Mid PTO RPM | - |
Fuel consumption | - |
Hitch system | position and draft control |
Rear hitch | I |
Rear hitch lift | 3814 lbs or 1730 kg |
Front hitch | - |
Front hitch lift | - |
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- Ford provided us with the latest version of its 8730 service repair manual
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