Ford 8730 VS Kubota L2850 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 | - |
Kubota L2850
General Infos| Make | Kubota |
| Model | L2850 |
| Country | Japan |
| Production | From 1985 Until 1990 |
| Price | - |
| Tractor type | Compact Utility tractor |
| Fuel | diesel |
| Service repair manual | Kubota L2850 Manual |
Dimensions, sizes and tires
| AG front tires | 5.00-15 (2WD) |
| AG rear tires | 12.4-24 |
| Lawn front tires | - |
| Lawn rear tires | - |
| Indus front tires | - |
| Indus rear tires | - |
| Weight | 2480 lbs or 1124 kg |
| Length | 114.2 inches [290 cm] |
| Width | 53.9 inches [136 cm] |
| Height | - |
| Wheelbase | 68.3 inches [173 cm] |
| Ground clearance | 14.0 inches [35 cm] (2WD) |
| Turning radius | 7.9 feet [2.4 m] (with brakes) |
| Rear tread size | 41.3 to 59.6 inches |
| Front tread size | 45.3 to 57.1 inches |
| Turning radius | - |
Horsepower and engin specs
| Engine capacity | 105.7 ci or 1.7 L |
| Cylinders | 4 cylinders |
| Engine power | 34.0 hp or 25.4 kW |
| Engine RPM | 2600 (rpm) |
| Torque | - | Torque RPM | - |
| Fuel type | diesel |
| Fuel injection | - |
| Fuel tank size | 7.7 gal or 29.1 L |
| Oil capacity | 8.9 qts or 8.4 L |
| Oil change | - |
| Starter motor | - |
| Starter volts | 12 V |
| Parts And Accessories | Kubota L2850 Parts |
| Batteries number | 1 |
| Batteries voltage | 12 V |
| Battries Amps | 110 amps |
| Cold Amps | - |
| Ground force | negative |
| Charging system | alternator |
| Charging Volts | - |
| Charging Amps | 35 amps |
| Trans system | Glide Shift |
| Trans type | power shift |
| Trans gears | 8 forward and reverse |
| Clutch system | wet disc |
| Wheel drive | 4x2 2WD |
| Final drive | - |
| Steering | manual |
| Braking system | differential wet disc |
| Cabin type | Two-post ROPS |
| Differentiel lock | rear standard |
| System | open center |
| Valves | 1 to 3 |
| Pump flow | 7.8 gpm or 29.5 lpm |
| SVC flow | - |
| Steering flow | 2.8 gpm or 10.6 lpm |
| Tank capacity | 8.2 gal or 31.0 L |
| Hydraulic pressure | 2275 psi or 156.9 bar |
| Max flow | - |
| Drawbar type | - |
| Claimed power | - |
| Drawbar horsepower | 23.16 hp or 17.3 kW |
| Fuel consumption | 1.7 gal/hour or 6.4 l/hour |
| Pulling power | 4,030 lbs or 1828 kg |
| Claimed power | 27 hp or 20.1 kW |
| Real power | 27.96 hp or 20.8 kW |
| Engine @RPM | - |
| PTO Clutch | - |
| Rear PTO | continuous |
| Rear PTO RPM | 540 (rpm) |
| Front PTO | - |
| Front PTO RPM | - |
| Mid PTO | optional |
| Mid PTO RPM | 1080 (rpm) |
| Fuel consumption | 1.6 gal/hour or 6.1 l/hour |
| Hitch system | position and draft control |
| Rear hitch | I |
| Rear hitch lift | 2,425 lbs or 1099 kg |
| Front hitch | - |
| Front hitch lift | - |
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- 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
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